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ConCOVE connects and aligns industry, learners, and vocational education through education, innovation and research, to re-imagine clear, equitable, and supported career pathways within the construction and infrastructure sectors.

Apprenticeship toolkit for employers

The toolkit helps make training apprentices more productive, profitable, and sustainable.

Apprenticeship toolkit for employersMani Saini2025-11-07T14:50:24+13:00

Pathways to successful SMEs

ConCOVE’s report explores the skills and support tradespeople need to run successful SMEs, finding strong technical ability but limited business acumen driving high failure rates.

Pathways to successful SMEsMani Saini2025-11-07T14:45:54+13:00

AI-Generated assessments for vocational education and training

NZ's first comprehensive examination of whether artificial intelligence (AI) can design assessments capable of passing New Zealand’s national moderation system.

AI-Generated assessments for vocational education and trainingMani Saini2025-11-07T14:45:16+13:00

Webinar: AI-generated assessments: transforming VET for diverse learners

Discover how AI can create personalised assessments for diverse VET learners. This pioneering Aotearoa study explores AI-generated assessments transforming vocational education quality, relevance, and learner engagement across New Zealand.

Webinar: AI-generated assessments: transforming VET for diverse learnersMani Saini2025-11-07T14:44:31+13:00

Te Māramatanga ki ngā Tukanga Tūhura: Insights to Actions

Tūhura: Insights to Actions (20–21 August 2025, Te Papa, Wellington) convenes sector leaders to turn ConCOVE research into practical change, advancing a future-ready, inclusive vocational education and workforce system.

Te Māramatanga ki ngā Tukanga Tūhura: Insights to ActionsMani Saini2025-11-07T14:42:55+13:00

Webinar: Future focussed skills: growth opportunities for Māori and Pasifika owned businesses in greener construction

Present on recent analysis commissioned by ConCOVE Tūhura, Amotai and Poutama Trust on the future workforce skills needed for Māori and Pasifika-owned businesses in New Zealand's construction sector.

Webinar: Future focussed skills: growth opportunities for Māori and Pasifika owned businesses in greener constructionMani Saini2025-11-07T14:39:15+13:00

Future focussed skills: Growth opportunities for Māori and Pasifika owned businesses in greener construction

Future focussed skills: Growth opportunities for Māori and Pasifika owned businesses in greener construction.

Future focussed skills: Growth opportunities for Māori and Pasifika owned businesses in greener constructionMani Saini2025-11-07T14:38:51+13:00

Bystander Webinar: Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Fostering Safer Workplaces

Introduces the On Site Upstanders (tauiwi) and Te Maru o Hine (kaupapa Māori) theories.

Bystander Webinar: Eliminating Sexual Harassment and Fostering Safer WorkplacesMani Saini2025-11-07T14:38:19+13:00

Micro-credentials report

Micro-credentials, introduced to the NZQCF in 2018, offer targeted learning to bridge skill gaps, yet declining uptake highlights the need to reassess their role in workforce development.

Micro-credentials reportMani Saini2025-11-07T14:37:43+13:00

Strengthening support for apprenticeships – issues and opportunities

This analysis supports policy development to improve sector labour market outcomes, focusing on government-funded apprenticeship programmes as key interventions to strengthen workforce quality, quantity, and long-term sustainability.

Strengthening support for apprenticeships – issues and opportunitiesMani Saini2025-11-07T14:36:55+13:00

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