Skills

Skills and labour shortages were the top business concern of 102 businesses surveyed by the BusinessNZ Network in September.

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Vocational education needs to serve learners and businesses Vocational education needs to serve learners and businesses We need to make sure vocational education is serving the needs of learners and businesses, says Business NZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope. The Reform of Vocational Education, announced today by Minister of Education Chris...

Literacy critical for better working lives Workforce literacy and numeracy urgently needs to be improved in New Zealand as over a million people don’t have the skills they need to participate fully in working life, Business NZ CEO Kirk Hope says. The Industry Training Federation (ITF), Business New Zealand, English...

BusinessNZ has congratulated the Prime Minister for prioritising the issue of child poverty and will support Government efforts to tackle the problem, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly....
Labour's jobs and skills policy released today shows a thoughtful approach to the economy's skill needs, BusinessNZ says....
There are some sensible ideas in Labour’s youth employment policy, but others would make it harder to employ young people, says BusinessNZ....
BusinessNZ has welcomed the first science in society plan released by the Government....