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Strengthening the manufacturing, engineering and logistics industries

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

Hanga-Aro-Rau played a key role in supporting our sectors to influence the direction of the vocational education system through a period of reform.

As the Workforce Development Council for manufacturing, engineering and logistics, we represented industries including wood manufacturing, bakery, butchery, mechanical, automotive and marine engineering, dairy processing, extractives and drilling, and transport.

Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council will close on 31 Dec 2025, with all functions being transferred to Industry Skills Boards at 1 January 2025

Learn more about the industries we represented.

Mā wai te huarahi e hora? Mā ngā ahumahi!

Who will pave the pathway forward? Industry will!

Our sectors contribute:

630000

People employed

82000

Businesses

$72 Billion

to New Zealand's GDP

36000

Learners (out of 280,000 VET Learners)

What matters to industry, matters to us.

We proudly partnered with industry to create transformational change in vocational education.

Read more from our industry partners.

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Launching the Good Employer Guide – Building Career Pathways for Young People
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Hanga-Aro-Rau Consent and Moderation Requirements Now Live on the NZQA Framework
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