by Victoria Maclennan | Mar 28, 2019 | Blog
Yesterday – March 27th – we held the first Digital Skills Hui, a 1 day event designed to engage participants via workshops, stimulate their thinking with focused panel discussions and inspire them to connect as a community who are interested in preparing...
by nzrisechair | Jun 28, 2018 | Blog, Research
Internships – do you, don’t you – will you, won’t you – why, why not? Tell us what you think! If you’re an employer you probably want to hire experienced staff. Pretty much everyone wants to hire experienced staff. We produce a lot of talented graduates in New...
by digitalskillsforum | Dec 18, 2017 | Blog, Research
A major report released today shows that New Zealand has a significant and growing digital skills shortage, primarily due to the speed and scale of the increase in demand for tech skills. The report, commissioned by the New Zealand Digital Skills Forum, should sound a...
by digitalskillsforum | Dec 14, 2017 | Blog, Research
A rapidly growing tech sector The tech sector is a rapidly growing segment of the New Zealand economy and accounts for approximately 8% of the country’s GDP and 9% of the exports. The top 200 tech exporters sold NZ$7.3 billion internationally in 2016, an increase of...
by digitalskillsforum | Jun 16, 2017 | Blog, Research
The New Zealand Digital Skills Forum has launched a national survey to help address the increasing digital skills shortage. As demand for tech skills accelerates across all sectors, plus the rapid growth of the tech sector itself, unfilled tech roles continue to rise....
