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Meenakshi Sankar and K Wong

Factors that help/hinder community economic development: Emerging learnings from CEDAR
June, 2003

The Community Economic Development Action Research Project (CEDAR) was designed to identify factors that contribute to successful community economic development. More

Department of Labour

Falls Prevention in Construction
October, 2004

Fall hazards are the construction industry''s main cause of death from traumatic injuries. They are also its second largest cause of non- fatal injuries to construction workers.

During May 2004, 134 inspectors from Australia''s eight state and territory workplace safety authorities, and from New Zealand''s Occupational Safety and Health Service, conducted a joint compliance campaign on falls prevention in the construction industry. More

NZ Immigration Service

Family Structures
July, 2000

The objectives of the family structures research were to identify how the concept of ‘family’ differs by ethnic group, to identify the different concepts of ‘family’ and the key relationships whereby obligatory ties exist, and to describe the key characteristics of relationships that involve a high level of interdependence. More

Business and Economic Research Ltd - BERL

Fiscal Impacts of Migrants to New Zealand
April, 2004

An exploratory study in 1997/98 followed by a further study of the fiscal impact of migrants to New Zealand for the 2001/2002 fiscal year. More

Department of Labour

Forces for Change in the Future Labour Market of New Zealand
October, 2008

Forces for Change in the Future Labour Market of New Zealand is intended to promote discussion on the challenges and opportunities in relation to the future New Zealand labour market. The Department of Labour will draw on this developing understanding to inform policy responses for current and additional approaches. More

Jon Manhire

Foundation Skills in Seasonal Workplaces Phase I Report 1

This report covers Phase I of the Foundation Skills in Seasonal Workplaces (FSSW) project which was undertaken and completed in 2005. The research explores barriers to engaging in foundation skills training and identifies levers to overcome these barriers. In particular it focuses on management, organisational and works structures in the horticulture and viticulture industries and how these may create barriers to engagement in a workplace learning programme.

Interviews were completed with a range of representatives from the kiwifruit, pipfruit and wine industries. From these interviews, five main barriers to foundation skills programmes were identified. These include the management structures in the industry, the type and nature of the work, employer perceptions, provider capability and time constraints.

Within the industries, a number of factors were also identified which may provide incentive for engaging in a foundations skill programme. These relate to changes in the nature of work and include the increasing complexity of the work, the drive for quality, compliance issues, skill shortages, immigration requirements and employability of workers.

The report recommends a number of further steps one of which, a skill needs analysis, was undertaken in Phase II of the project.
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Nicola Beentjes and Susan Reid

Foundation Skills In Seasonal Workplaces Phase II Report 1

The Department of Labour (DOL) engaged Workbase: The New Zealand Centre for Workforce Literacy Development to complete Phase II of the Foundation Skills in Seasonal Workplaces (FSSW) project. Phase I explored barriers to engaging in foundation skills training and identified levers to overcome these barriers. Phase II aimed to provide an understanding of specific foundation skills needs in the horticulture and viticulture seasonal industries.

Three enterprises were directly involved in the project, one from each of the pipfruit, viticulture, and kiwifruit sectors. A range of representatives from industry associations, training providers and government agencies also provided input. The report identifies a number of critical issues within the industry, what the future skill demands are likely to be and what the most important foundation skills were for the industry. The most important foundation skills were the ability to understand oral instructions and critical thinking and decision making skills.
Workbase also made a number of recommendations to address foundation skills in the horticulture and viticulture seasonal industries.
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Paul Merwood

From Work to Residence
August, 2006

In April 2002, the Department of Labour (DoL) introduced three new temporary work permit policies; designed to provide a direct pathway from skilled temporary worker to permanent resident. The purpose of this research was to describe the trends in the applications since the policies came into effect, the characteristics of accredited employers and the migrants they employ, and the strengths and limitations as experienced by key stakeholders. More

James O Newell and Martin Perry

Functional Labour Markets Revealed by Travel to Work data 1991 and 2001
December, 2003

Regional labour market analysis is ideally based on functional rather than administrative areas. Travel-to-work data obtained from the 1991 and 2001 Census are used to define a set of functional labour markets for New Zealand. More