Weymouth have begun player talks for next season Picture: MARK PROBIN WEYMOUTH are actively engaging in player talks for the 2021/22 season, according to boss Brian Stock. Last season, previous boss Mark Molesley had the majority of the club’s business done in the Spring. And Stock is picking up the baton at a similar time as the Terras look to keep their core of star players. However, the situation is delicate with seven players on furlough – although Weymouth did pay a small fee to bring in centre-back Ben Morgan from Gloucester City. Asked if player talks for next season were active, Stock said: “Most definitely.
CASA Survey shows Marginal Increase in Stakeholder Satisfaction 14 April 2021
The results of the 2020 CASA stakeholder survey released this week have revealed an increase in the satisfaction level of only 0.1% over the 2018 results.
The survey–conducted by independent research company Faster Horses–showed a final satisfaction grading of 6.3 out of 10 compared to the 2018 result of 6.2.
Faster Horses collected responses from 755 stakeholders to determine the grading, which was a return of 11.4% from the 6600 survey invitations sent out. In 2018, 1168 responsed were gathered, a return of 17.7%.
CASA’s acting CEO and Director of Aviation Safety, Graeme Crawford, said the survey results showed there was still work to be done.
At the most basic level, New Zealanders bought 12 per cent more personal computers last year, 826,000 in total, as more people got kitted up to work from home, according to researcher IDC. Spark chief financial officer Stefan Knight says its revenues from providing IT and managed services grew 10 per cent last year to $1.1b and now make up 31 per cent of its overall sales, thanks to businesses investing more in “digital transformation” and cloud computing. Finding skilled staff, rather than finding customers, appears to be the main constraint on how large the industry can become. But it has been a wild ride for many of the mid-sized, export-oriented software firms that give the industry its special character and buzz.
He went on to say he hopes to announce the name of the new superintendent soon.
Dr. Eva Merkel, Lakelandâs current superintendent, announced late last year that she intends to retire at the end of this school year. Before becoming superintendent, Merkel was the principal at the schoolâs high school.
Larimer said he was pleased by the number of âqualityâ candidates that applied to be Lakelandâs next superintendent, although he made it clear he would not say how many applicants the school system had in that initial field of candidates.
Larimer did say that the search committee managed to narrow that field down to five, and after a round of interviews, narrowed that field down to three finalists.
NZ businesses must urgently address IT skills mismatch 17 Mar 2021
New Zealand will not become a hi-tech knowledge economy unless businesses urgently address a mismatch in IT skills between graduates and job vacancies, according to Accenture.
The warning comes after the release of the Digital Skills Aotearoa report, which found the economy is seriously restricted by a digital skills mismatch.
The report found that despite New Zealand producing almost 6,000 new IT graduates each year, most of the new roles in IT have required senior-level experience and were filled by international talent.
Ben Morgan, Accenture New Zealand Managing Director says New Zealand s business community must bear some responsibility for the skills mismatch and make changes to attract graduates, retain and upskill staff.