working together

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working together

• Regional Forum on Employment SkillsTaranaki

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drive for employment

• Employment Strategy 2000
• Making Work Pay
• Tertiary Education Commission
• Youth transitions
• Jobs Jolt

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the Governments vision

• a prosperous, inclusive, environmentally
  sustainable society
• opportunities for all
• fuelled by economic growth and innovation

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why were here today

• a strong economy brings different challenges
• government, community, industry must work
  together
• new issue lack of staff

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new issues, new remedies

• regional development plans set out the first
  steps
• it is time to consolidate our efforts to work
  together, and move forward

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a region of solid growth

• 6.5 job growth
• robust growth in the regional economy
• 68.3 labour force participation
• 5.5 unemployed
• 18 increase in house prices
• retail sales, real estate, construction fuelling
  growth

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an evolving region

• new industries are integrating with traditional
  industries
• film making, arts, technology
• farming and manufacturing
• agriculture, fishery, service, sales
• cheese making, chemical engineering, hairdressing

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the outlook

• signals point to weakening growth
• strong NZ dollar, fall in world prices
  
• good news for Taranaki
• dairy prices are lifting
• local economy should stay positive
• unemployment is unlikely to rise

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balancing demand and supply

• skills shortages in Taranaki nursing, automotive
  industries, accounting technicians, drivers,
  trades
• also shortages of semi-skilled workers,
  professionals, graduates

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the pool of available labour

• 36 are aged between 25 and 39 years
• qualifications dont feature strongly
• employers report problems with motivation, life
  skills, literacy

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what are the solutions?

• social development tackling causes, not symptoms
• working in partnership, with a long-term focus
• harnessing vision and commitment

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strategies in Taranaki

• industry-driven and demand-led
• employers are in the drivers seat
• building on successful industry-based
  opportunities

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the results

• training in the meat processing and hospitality
  industries
• jobs for security staff following The Last
  Samurai
• supplying truck drivers and road
  construction workers
• retrofitting low-income homes

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the results

• Mayors Taskforce for Jobs Career Start cadetship
  scheme, rock carving
• Taranaki Youth Connections
• Experience Express
• Local Employment Co-ordination
• Northern Circuit Track revamp
• Be Your Own Boss

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helping the momentum

• Skills Action Plan aims to reduce skill and
  labour shortages
• industry and regional initiatives
• education and training initiatives
• information matching initiatives
• immigration initiatives
• no single response will meet all needs

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time to move forward

• participation in workforce is the path to
  long-term, sustained economic health
• we must build on the journey already begun
• success will depend on partnership and commitment
  
• give everyone in Taranaki the chance to
  participate

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working together

• Regional Forum on Employment SkillsTaranaki