Engineering job slump threatens graduate work placements
A 72 percent drop in the number of engineering jobs over the last two years is sparking concerns about the workforce and crucial work placements for would-be graduates. Engineering students can't graduate until they clock up 800 hours experience, with 400 of those hours needing to be engineering-related work through an internship or job. Brett Williams, General Manager Global for Engineering New Zealand spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.
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