Katherine Hall

The centre of vocational excellence for construction and infrastructure (ConCOVE) is responsible for using education, research and innovation to help build a more productive, sustainable and resilient national sector for both businesses and employees.

Katherine Hall has been appointed to the role after recently leading the Construction Sector Accord’s People Development and Health & Safety workstreams. This mahi included guiding initiatives such as a Roadmap towards diversity, equity and inclusion and a new Construction Skills Strategy.

“There is far too much duplication in this sector. The ConCOVE is aiming to harness the essence of the innovative work that is underway across industry, amplify this, and support the sector to embrace and adopt better practice,” says Ms Hall. A new Memorandum of Understanding with the construction sector Workforce Development Council Waihanga Ara Rau (see article here) underlines this kaupapa.

Ms Hall has also led the successful ‘Got a Trade? Got it Made!’ campaign and helped foster collaboration in the effort to attract more women to trades and engineering futures.

“I’ve been living and breathing workforce development for the last ten years. I have a passion and vision for the sector and look forward to linking and guiding the work currently underway across Tūhura projects,” she says.