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
From 1 January 2026, Hanga-Aro-Rau Workforce Development Council will be disestablished, and our sector responsibilities will transfer to the following Industry Skills Boards (ISBs). Contact details for each are listed below:
Automotive, Transport and Logistics ISB [email protected]
Manufacturing and Engineering ISB [email protected]
Energy and Infrastructure ISB [email protected]
Electrotechnology and Information Technology ISB [email protected]
We proudly partnered with industry to create transformational change in vocational education.
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