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.
A comprehensive body of work providing a national evidence base and practical guidance for embedding pastoral care and needs-based support across New Zealand’s construction and infrastructure workforce.
The toolkit helps make training apprentices more productive, profitable, and sustainable.
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.
NZ's first comprehensive examination of whether artificial intelligence (AI) can design assessments capable of passing New Zealand’s national moderation system.
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.
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.
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.
Future focussed skills: Growth opportunities for Māori and Pasifika owned businesses in greener construction.
Introduces the On Site Upstanders (tauiwi) and Te Maru o Hine (kaupapa Māori) theories.
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.
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