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| Media Release Funding to identify engineering skill gaps The Hon Michael Cullen announced today funding for an Institution of Professional Engineers (IPENZ) facilitated consortium to identify the knowledge and skill gaps of engineering and computer science occupational groups in New Zealand. The results of the research will be used to design and structure the content of postgraduate qualifications suited to an entrepreneurial environment. This research funding has been awarded by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). The IPENZ-facilitated consortium - made up of relevant industry associations, representatives from major ICT enterprises, and eight Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) - has been successful in gaining a Government investment of $135,000 for one year, from the Tertiary Education Commission’s Growth and Innovation Pilot initiative. This initiative will closely connect the teaching and research of tertiary education organisations, with the knowledge and skill-needs of these occupational groups in the ICT sector. “This project is an excellent fit with the Institutions’ core business, as the ICT sector needs professional development of engineers,” said IPENZ Chief Executive, Dr Andrew Cleland. “IPENZ’s longer term goal is to explore the potential of these postgraduate qualifications being extended to other engineering practice fields,” he said.
Caption: Hon Michael Cullen and IPENZ Chief Executive, Dr Andrew Cleland.
IPENZ - The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) is the professional body which represents professional engineers from all disciplines in New Zealand. For more information contact: Dr Andrew Cleland
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