Develop a skilled and responsive labour force
Quick facts
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Skills gaps and labour shortages continue to be an issue for many Auckland businesses. With an increasingly competitive international market, Auckland’s workforce needs to have the right knowledge, skills and attitudes enabling them to continually adapt to changing business requirements.
A key focus for addressing skill issues in Auckland is better aligning training with businesses needs, and better utilisation of Auckland’s current and potential labour force talents to boost productivity.
Who’s involved?
The Metro skills workstream is managed by AucklandPlus. Participants are from the public and private sector, and include representatives from:
Auckland Regional Council
AUT
Beca
Career Services
Chamber of Commerce
COMET (City of Manukau Education Trust)
Committee for Auckland
Department of Labour
Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern)
FINSEC
Fulton Hogan
KPMG
Manukau City Council
Massey University
Ministry of Economic Development
Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs
Ministry of Social Development
NZ Van Lines
Noble
Pathways to Employment
Skills4Work
Tertiary Education Commission
UNITEC
Waitakere Enterprise
Work and Income New Zealand
Action Points
- Improve management and leadership capability in organisations to better develop and use skills
- Increase employer and workers' awareness of their skill needs and influence the supply of skills
- Better meet business skill needs by providing closer and clearer links between training and industry
- Encourage continuous skill building by promoting lifelong learning to parents and families
- Coordinate and bring to scale successful local initiatives
- Promote workplace productivity best practice to Auckland employers
More information
For more information contact Debra Howlett
Milestones
- Leadership group chaired by Peter Menzies established
July 2007 - Establish productivity reference group
December 2008 - Develop productivity intervention
Due for completion April 2009 - Implement productivity pilot
Due for completion October 2009 - Review and evaluate productivity pilot
Due for completion October 2009
