Vocational Training
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Context
Trades and vocational roles are evolving with AI. Some face automation, while others become more valuable as AI handles routine tasks and skilled practitioners focus on complex, judgment-intensive work.
Key areas to explore
- Trades in the AI era — How construction, electrical, plumbing, and other trades are changing
- Healthcare vocational training — AI-augmented nursing, allied health, and aged care roles
- Te Pukenga reform — How NZ's vocational education reform can incorporate AI readiness
- Micro-credentials — Short, targeted training for specific AI-adjacent skills
- Apprenticeship models — Updating apprenticeships for AI-augmented workplaces
Questions for contributors
- Which vocational roles are most enhanced (rather than threatened) by AI?
- How should vocational training change to prepare workers for AI-augmented trades?
- What micro-credential programmes should NZ develop?