Wrap-up summary from workshop

Wrap-up WRS Office to collate all material and send out to attendees and load presentations on website WRS Office to follow up on action ideas and round up parties Further focussed meetings

Skills development & attraction Good things already happening: -Attracting skills eg, MBIE (Immigration) online tools for migrants and employers -Developing skills & working with tertiary - Education & industry partnerships eg, Youth Guarantees Network, online job profile tools -Working with tertiary eg, best example is at Masters level

Skills development & attraction Actions & agencies: -More detailed exploration of the gaps – what are the trends and what sectors are growing? -More co-investment between government, councils, business & philanthropists  need to fill the gaps -Local body restructure  Wellington Policy Office

Skills retention & support Good things already happening: -Change in government focus to be more outcomes focussed -Internships / cadetships – connections between education & business community -Developing resources that focus on retention eg, Settlement Unit, Immigration NZ

Skills retention & support Actions & agencies: -Matching skills and job demand – needs more evidence base, govt funding and sharing of information -Internships – collaboration between education training providers, employers & business etc -Scale of our city and values, and knowledge of village  we need to build on this -Ensure we have enabling infrastructure eg, UFB & airport extension, public transport

Job creation Good things already happening: -No real game changers -But a bit of growth in retirement homes & childcare centres -And people like living here…

Job creation Actions & agencies: -Foreign investment, ICT & Digital and screen -Build Infrastructure – UFB roll-out; roading; airport (development of Kapiti airport) -Earthquake strengthening joint ventures -SME’s – Apply one intern to every SME

Unemployment/ youth/ ageing workforce Good things already happening: “Takes a community to raise a child” “Collaboration” -Resources/opportunities – training eg, Whitireia -Industry partnerships, especially at a national level  does this filter down? -Careers advice & wrap-around services

Actions & agencies: -Improving the quality of careers advice (starting at primary school) – more industry /local focussed activities  taking a local approach to strengthen the transition from study to work -Transitional services  how is this followed up after high school? -In and out work support for young  mentors (who are connected to the community)/ work coaches/ SME support -Collaboration – Informal eg, connecting people to networks; Formal eg, councils leading & facilitating Unemployment/ youth/ ageing workforce