Joystick Trades: how gaming skills are transferring to New Zealand’s high-tech workforce | DEMM Engineering and Manufacturing
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Years spent gaming may be giving some young New Zealanders an unexpected head start in the modern trades, as automation, robotics and digital technology transform traditional workplaces. Industry training organisation Competenz has coined the term Joystick Trades after hearing the same story from apprentices across the more than 30 sectors it supports - young people who grew
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