The Government has a plan to help the construction industry train and source the 55,000 to 60,000 extra workers it needs over the next five years. Tradespeople tripping over each other, contractors coming and going in a tidal shift of sometimes frenetic energy. ROSA WOODS/STUFF Building and Construction Minister Jenny Salesa has the hard hat and the hi-vis vest, but can she project-manage the Government's plan to build training in the industry? Ministers Willie Jackson, Chris Hipkins and Carmel Sepuloni will work within their ministries to promote, support and build industry-specific training hubs around the country. Like those KiwiBuild homes, this will all take time, so short-term changes to immigration will support those longer term ambitions with a bit of foreign muscle.

Source: Stuff October 05, 2018 15:56 UTC