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Realising Relevance: Leading Workplace Skills
Development
Hon Pete Hodgson
6th Industry Training Federation Annual Conference
15 July 2004
Recent Growth in Industry Training
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2001 Industry Training Review
• Decisions arising from the review positioned ITOs as:– Providing strategic leadership in
proactively identifying and responding to skill needs in their industries
– Promoting training to employers and employees
– Developing strategic partnerships with other education organisations
Recent Achievements2003• Over 126,000 people participated in
industry training compared with the 106,000 who participated in 2002
• 14,181 National Certificates were completed – an impressive 45% increase on 2002 numbers
• Over 29,000 employers provided industry training to their employees compared to 24,576 in 2002
Budget 2004
Single STM Rate• $25 million Industry Training – Single STM
Rate initiative to fund the transition to a single STM rate of $3,200 for funding ITOs, while maintaining volume growth in industry training
• This represents an increase in the STM rate for the majority of ITOs
Budget 2004
Youth Transitions
• $8 million to expand Gateway to all decile 1-6 schools by 2008 and $11 million to fund an additional 500 Modern Apprentices. These proposals are part of the $56.875 million Youth Transitions package
Budget 2004
Learning Representatives
• $1.12 million skill new zealand Learning Representatives initiative to fund the identification and training of 100 learning representatives from work sites to encourage and facilitate further education and training in the workplace
skill new zealand
• A joint initiative between government, Business New Zealand and the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions to raise awareness of how to increase skills levels in New Zealand and promote the benefits of workplace learning
• Driven by the needs of employers and workers in business and industry
Building Relevance• 127% increase in National
Certificates completed between 2000 and 2003 through industry training arrangements
• Bite-size training packages relevant to the unique conditions of an individual company
Leading Skill Development
• Industry training needs to maximise its contribution to skill development:– Improve linkages of workplace
learning to other parts of the tertiary sector
– Highlight learning pathways within and across the sector
– Improve conections between the benefits for the individual learner and business, and benefits for society
Foundation Learning
• Foundation skills are crucial to our economic success
• Adult Literacy Strategy
• Over 800 participants
in ITO and employer
facilitated workplace
literacy programmes
(2003/04 year)
Keeping Up With Progress
• Strong technical and specialist skills
• Continual upskilling required to keep up with the changes in technology and work practices
• Upskilling makes dollars and sense
Ensuring Sustainability
• Retaining and upskilling existing staff
• Maintain competitive advantage and customer reputation
• The value of training and of a skilled person
• Training is an investment in industry
• “The only thing worse than a trained employee who leaves is an untrained employee who stays”
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