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Strengthening the manufacturing, engineering and logistics industries

We ensure our sectors lead and influence the vocational education system and its transformation.

Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council represents the manufacturing, engineering and logistics industries including wood manufacturing, bakery, butchery, mechanical, automotive and marine engineering, dairy processing, extractives and drilling, and transport.

Find out more about our industries.

Our sectors contribute:

650000

People employed

105000

Businesses

$80 Billion

to New Zealand's GDP

286000

Learners

What matters to industry, matters to us.

We are proud to be partnering with industry to create transformational change in vocational education.

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Mā wai te huarahi e hora? Mā ngā ahumahi!

Who will pave the pathway forward? Industry will!

Latest News

Industry leaders in Automotive Parts and Accessories – we need your expertise!
12/04/24

Industry leaders in Automotive Parts and Accessories – we need your expertise!

Working with our Qualification Advisory Group, made up of industry subject matter experts and training providers, we’ve been reviewing the New Zealand Certificate in Automotive...
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Māori workforce pivotal in driving economic growth 
11/04/24

Māori workforce pivotal in driving economic growth 

As part of an ongoing commitment to get more Māori with higher skills into higher-paid jobs with improved employment opportunities, Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council recently...
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Do you want to support disabled people to thrive in brilliant careers?
10/04/24

Do you want to support disabled people to thrive in brilliant careers?

We are committed to better support for disabled people in our sectors. So, in partnership with Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce Development Council, we have commissioned...
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Creating the first step in the pathway for a career in industrial sewing
04/04/24

Creating the first step in the pathway for a career in industrial sewing

Through our Qualification Advisory Group made up of industry subject matter experts, we recognise that the apparel, industrial textile fabrication and furniture upholstery industries need...
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Industry Stakeholder Group welcomes Amanda Wood
03/04/24

Industry Stakeholder Group welcomes Amanda Wood

The Industry Stakeholder Group (ISG) plays an instrumental role in providing industry voice to Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council (WDC).  The ISG is a Hanga-Aro-Rau-specific industry-led...
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Reducing barriers for the future workforce, Hanga-Aro-Rau and Waihanga Ara Rau join forces with All is for All
18/03/24

Reducing barriers for the future workforce, Hanga-Aro-Rau and Waihanga Ara Rau join forces with All is for All

“Employment outcomes haven’t substantially improved for disabled people in at least 30 years,” says Grace Stratton, Founder and Director of All is for All.  “Our...
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