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Tripartite Initiative on Workplace Learning Campaign Road Show

Tripartite Initiative on Workplace Learning Campaign Road Show. Business and. Presentation by Business NZ. Successful Business – Shaping New Zealand’s Future. Growth, Skills and Work. Business NZ is committed to supporting improved sustainable economic growth

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Tripartite Initiative on Workplace Learning Campaign Road Show

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  1. Tripartite Initiative on Workplace Learning Campaign Road Show

  2. Business and Presentation by Business NZ Successful Business – Shaping New Zealand’s Future

  3. Growth, Skills and Work • Business NZ is committed to supporting improved sustainable economic growth • Skill development has a critical role to play in improving output, productivity and enabling innovation • Skill development in the workforce is a key and ongoing priority Successful Business – Shaping New Zealand’s Future

  4. Workplace Learning • Business NZ is committed to increasing the level and quality of learning in the workplace • We want to increase the number of people in formal workplace learning to 160,000 by 2005, and more beyond that • We need to help 15 to 20,000 additional businesses become involved in workplace learning for that to happen Successful Business – Shaping New Zealand’s Future

  5. Building Better Business • Skill development in the workplace needs to take place at all levels • Literacy and numeracy, foundation skills • High level generic and technical skills • Leadership, supervision and management skills • How do we assist those 15 to 20,000 businesses to improve and develop, so they can best take advantage of workplace learning? Successful Business – Shaping New Zealand’s Future

  6. Some Key Issues • Encouraging investment in learning by firms – linking learning to business strategy • Literacy and numeracy at work – a barrier to higher skill levels • Perceptions of workplace learning in schools and the wider public • Links between institutions and learning in the workplace • Ensuring ITOs and other agencies have the knowledge, links and resources they need Successful Business – Shaping New Zealand’s Future

  7. Unions and Presentation by NZCTU Towards a high wage, high skill economy

  8. Background • High skill/high wage economy • Workers want employabilityand skills are one vital component • 80% of 2010 workforce is at work now • An inclusive approach Towards a high wage, high skill economy

  9. Working Together • Employers and workers can benefit from more investment in skill and there are huge economic benefits • We want to see a massive increase in discussions in the workplace about training and education • We need co-operation with many stakeholders Towards a high wage, high skill economy

  10. Union Role in Skill Development • Involved in ITOs • Support for Modern Apprenticeships • Rebuilding the historic partnership with employers on training • The importance of an industry approach • Numbers - but quality and access Towards a high wage, high skill economy

  11. A Long Term Relationship • We are serious about building a long-term relationship • Shared vision • Room for differences • Seeking feedback • Want this Project to be relevant to workplaces Towards a high wage, high skill economy

  12. Industry Training and Presentation by the

  13. Industry Training ITOs • Set industry skill standards • Manage the delivery of Industry Training to attain the industry skill standards • Provide leadership within their industry on skill and training needs

  14. Industry Training • 45 ITOs, covering industries as diverse as agriculture, fire and rescue services, electrotechnology and funeral services • Nearly 107,000 trainees participated in Industry Training last year • 24,576 employers participated in Industry Training

  15. Industry Training • No longer just young pakeha men in the traditional trades • More women and Maori and Pacific Peoples now in Industry Training • Industry Training driven by industry need • Growing training culture

  16. Why Industry Training? • Employers: learning is customised to each enterprise’s needs. Get a better equipped, more motivated, efficient and effective work force • Employees: earn while you learn and gain credits that will lead to a recognised qualification. Increase chances for promotion

  17. Tripartite Initiative on Workplace Learning Campaign Road Show

  18. Skills Training • STEP priority for 2003/04 • Essential to enhance our national economy • Essential to building a flexible and dynamic workforce

  19. Recent AchievementsRise in Industry Trainees

  20. Recent AchievementsModern Apprenticeships • Young people aged 16-21 years • Training agreements • 28 industries • 7,500 target by June 2006 • www.modern-apprenticeships.govt.nz

  21. Joint initiative between Government, Business New Zealand and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions to promote workplace learning and industry training

  22. www.skillnz.org.nz skillnz@skillnz.org.nz

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