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Today, Social Development and Employment Minister Carmel
Sepuloni and Transport and Workplace Relations and Safety
Minister Michael Wood joined the Road Transport Forum to
launch a traineeship dedicated to the road transport
industry - Te ara ki tua Road to success.
"On the back
of research that we conducted last year, trucking operators
clearly identified a shortage of drivers being a problem for
their businesses," Road Transport Forum (RTF) chief
executive Nick Leggett says.
"We believe in industry
solving its own problems where possible, so we decided the
time was right for a dedicated truck driver traineeship, run
by the RTF for the industry we represent.

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