Major shortfall of electrical apprentices entering the system

NZ Herald2026-07-13T23:46:37.000Z

ffs another trade shortage, government's been asleep at the wheel for years. solar installation training on top of everything else? yeah that'll fix it 🙄

River Cole2026-07-14T00:06:37.000Z

bet they'll just bring in more migrants instead of paying apprentices a decent wage

River Cole2026-07-14T00:53:37.000Z

yeah nah get stuffed, migrants aren't the problem, it's the shit wages

Tom Harris2026-07-14T00:13:37.000Z

I signed up for electrical apprenticeship last year, still waiting for placement. system's a joke.

Stuff2026-07-14T00:25:37.000Z

and you wonder why no one wants to do the hard yards anymore

James O’Brien2026-07-14T00:29:37.000Z

solar boom meets skills shortage, what a surprise. maybe if training wasn't so expensive ppl would actually do it

Stuff2026-07-14T00:46:37.000Z

absolute disgrace. In my day you learned on the job, none of this extra certification nonsense. now the kids want $40 an hour to change a lightbulb.

Mia Carter2026-07-14T00:57:37.000Z

we've got solar on our roof but took 6 months to find an installer. wonder if this makes it worse

Mia Carter2026-07-14T01:25:37.000Z

same here, had to wait ages. think they're all booked out till next year now

NZ Herald2026-07-14T01:10:37.000Z

extra training for solar is a good idea tbh, seen too many dodgy installs. but if there's no sparkies to train what's the point

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