Skills Action Plan

Skills Action Reports

Update of activity on all the Skills Action Plan initiatives

Meeting Skill Needs: A Government Policy Responsean overview of reports on government poliy responses to skill shortages.

Industry profile: These reports look at key issues for the industry, trends, and action being taken to address skills and labour shortages.
Industries covered so far are

• Food and Beverage
• Wood Processing,
• Agriculture, and
• Tourism.

Focus report on Regions The reports summarise key industry issues on skills in a region, and gives an overview of how and where agencies are working together to address skills issues.
Regions covered so far are

• Bay of Plenty,
• Canterbury,
• Northland, and
• Taranaki.

Meeting Skill Needs: A Work and Income Response from the Ministry of Social Development details Work and Income initiatives across each region.

Good Employee Practices are Good for Your Business. This new report sets out why becoming an employer of choice is good for business. It looks at the key issues for employers to consider in moving to a more competitive position in attracting and retaining staff. The report has been adapted a paper the Department of Labour developed for the Nelson-Marlborough Seafood Cluster. The paper was prepared with assistance from the Tertiary Education Commission and ACC.