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Tilt Renewables Waipipi wind farm, near Waverley, helping to lower emissions through renewable energy.
A partnership has been launched in Taranaki to train and upskill energy sector workers as New Zealand transitions to a lower-emission economy. Energy Skills Aotearoa, a collaboration of various energy companies, and Te Pūkenga, the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, will develop an energy skills action plan that meets the skills needs of emerging industries. “We have to support, retain and retrain our current highly-skilled workforce, who will be crucial in this transition,” Energy Resources Aotearoa skills manager Sheree Long said. “The planning for this needs to start now.”
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Taranaki Rugby scholarship recipient Kusitano Drauna, left, with Witt chief executive John Snook, Taranaki Rugby chief executive Laurence Corlett, and scholarship recipient Chloe Sampson.
Budding rugby players will be able to pursue their sporting career while prioritising their study thanks to a new partnership between the region s polytech and rugby union. Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (Witt) and Taranaki Rugby have come together to provide a number of scholarships to rugby players who are looking to further their tertiary education. Engineering student Kusitano Drauna, 18, and exercise student Chloe Sampson, 17, are the first two recipients of the scholarship for 2021.
Access to $4.6 million of funding helped support job placement subsidies during the lockdown. “Our region has a solid plan for our return to better,” Gilliland said in a statement released ahead of the function. “We need to be OK with uncertainty, taking risks, and taking action. “To be successful, we have to start thinking now about the possibilities and opportunities across all sectors that will sustain and improve the thriving Taranaki we have today.” Gilliland said unemployment figures among 15 to 24-year-olds were dropping but were still among the highest in New Zealand, at 13 per cent, particularly among youth, Maori, and women.