The River Managers’ Special Interest Group (RM SIG), supported by Te Uru Kahika, continues its work encouraging tertiary students to consider river management as an important career path by attending the CDES (Career Development and Employability Services) STEM Careers Expo was held in at Auckland University in April.
The successful event saw hundreds of people through its doors and those in attendance were impressed at the number of engaged students, coming away feeling very positive about the bright future pipeline of smart young students interested in a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Active attendance at the fair is part of the RM SIG’s strategic goal to build capacity into river engineering-related roles in regional and unitary councils across New Zealand and is connected to its Quality People workstream.
The RM SIG also offered a summer student programme from mid-November 2023 to mid-February 2024, through councils around the country. The programme has been billed as a fantastic way to gain experience in the industry.
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