Whanake’s Lily and Lydia

On this episode of Stirring the Pot, Kim Nugent chats with our Whanake Scholarship recipients Lily Sanson and Lydia Frater.

The future of work is increasingly Māori, and it is predicted that Māori will represent approximately 30% of the workforce by 2030. Specifically for the steel industry, it has already been found that the growth of Māori in high skilled occupations like managers and professionals has been exponential.

Kim dives into how the Whanake Scholarship is positioning the Heavy Engineering sector to become the employer of choice in this fast approaching reality

 

For more on the Whanake Scholarship and HERA's approach to Matauranga Maori head to www.hera.org.nz/matauranga-maori