INTERNATIONAL New Zealand: One year on from earthquake, jobs still to fill
28 March 2012
Exactly one year on from the Christchurch earthquake and the recruitment of thousands of new workers needed to rebuild the city is still ongoing.
Weds, 22 Feb 2012
Exactly one year on from the Christchurch earthquake and the recruitment of thousands of new workers needed to rebuild the city is still ongoing.
Alex Bouma, the deputy chairman of the Canterbury Employment and Skills Board (CESB), claimed last December that an extra 24,000 workers were needed in the area for rebuilding efforts and told TV ONE’s Breakfast show that there are still jobs to be filled.Bouma added that having visited the UK last year he was “staggered by the enthusiasm and the interest people are showing” for coming to find work in New Zealand.
But he also told the programme: “I’d love Cantabrians first and foremost to take advantage of that [job opportunities] and not leave, but we’re also looking at the wider New Zealand - we’d obviously love for people to come down and help us build a great new city.”
CESB was set up in 2011 “to provide a clear understanding and combined strategic approach to the workforce demands and priorities following the Canterbury earthquakes”, according to its website.
As reported by recruiter.co.uk in October 2011, the Rugby World Cup and general election in the country were delaying various expected drives to recruit across a number of sectors.
Exactly one year on from the Christchurch earthquake and the recruitment of thousands of new workers needed to rebuild the city is still ongoing.
Alex Bouma, the deputy chairman of the Canterbury Employment and Skills Board (CESB), claimed last December that an extra 24,000 workers were needed in the area for rebuilding efforts and told TV ONE’s Breakfast show that there are still jobs to be filled.Bouma added that having visited the UK last year he was “staggered by the enthusiasm and the interest people are showing” for coming to find work in New Zealand.
But he also told the programme: “I’d love Cantabrians first and foremost to take advantage of that [job opportunities] and not leave, but we’re also looking at the wider New Zealand - we’d obviously love for people to come down and help us build a great new city.”
CESB was set up in 2011 “to provide a clear understanding and combined strategic approach to the workforce demands and priorities following the Canterbury earthquakes”, according to its website.
As reported by recruiter.co.uk in October 2011, the Rugby World Cup and general election in the country were delaying various expected drives to recruit across a number of sectors.
