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Industry skills leadership The demand for skills. presentation to ITF conference 2013 Dr Ganesh Nana Chief Economist Business and Economic Research Ltd 12 June 2013. NZ population 2003 cf 2013. Change in population over past ten years ( 2003 to 2013).
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Industry skills leadershipThe demand for skills presentation to ITF conference 2013 Dr Ganesh Nana Chief Economist Business and Economic Research Ltd 12 June 2013
Agriculture prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • age of existing workforce • image • remote / location • business expertise • succession
Forestry prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • age of existing workforce • turnover of existing workforce • safety • remoteness
Mining and oil & gas prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • mitigation environment effects • safety • remoteness
Manufacturing prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • wages and competitiveness • business expertise • primary processing • new markets
Building and construction prospects/potential the future of NZ economy for next decade is in your hands issues/skill requirements • competition for workforce from abroad • safety • building regulations
Tourism prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • customer service focus • the market (is changing fast) • business expertise • SMEs cf larger corporates • wages
Other servicesdomestic economy prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • wages / staff turnover • seen as short-term option, not career • competition for workforce • from other industries • from abroad
Population serviceseg. education and health prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • wages • age of existing staff • competition for workforce from abroad
More generally • proactive sector leadership • even in absence of growth, training required to replace existing workforce • response to ageing, mentoring, succession • response to standards and related aspects • use/attraction of recent migrants • skill requirements • familiarise with NZ context • ethnicity dimension
Economic dependency ratioratio of total popn to labour force