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Owen Harvey and Peter Harris |
The Skills-Productivity Nexus : Connecting Industry Training and Business Performance |
This report has been written as part of a joint Department of Labour/Industry Training Federation project aimed at improving the ability of Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) to assist workplaces to raise their productivity. The report sets out results of a literature scan exploring the links between skills, their application, and productivity, and also documents the experience of a number of manufacturing ITOs in expanding the breadth of their services beyond skills development. More |
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Louise Wignall and Robert Bluer |
International Workforce Literacy Review: Australia |
This review outlines the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in Australia. It was written in June 2007 drawing on data and information available at that time. Since the report was written, the Australian Labor Party replaced the Coalition government after winning the Federal election in November 2007. Subsequently, the Department of Education Science and Training (DEST) (referred to in the report) has been replaced by the Department of Employment, Education and Workplace Relations. |
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Sue Folinsbee |
International Workforce Literacy Review: Canada |
This review outlines the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in Canada. It was written in September 2007 drawing on data and information available at that time. |
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Department of Labour |
Human Capability - A framework for analysis |
The Human Capability Framework describes a broad view of the development of human resources, their use in various activities or spheres and their contribution to advancing wellbeing. |
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Kerry L Papps |
Occupational and Skill Forecasting: A Survey of Overseas Approaches with Applications for New Zealand |
Economists of various schools of thought have long differed over both the need for forecasts of employment by occupation and skill group and the ability of governments and other organisations to accurately carry this out. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 2001/1. More |
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Alice Johnson |
Changing skills for a Changing World, Recommendations for Adult Literacy policy in Aotearoa/New Zealand |
This report summarises major issues facing New Zealand’s modern adult literacy movement and places it in the context of the rapidly changing skill demands of the 21st Century. Published in the Department of Labour Occasional Paper series as 2000/2. More |
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Department of Labour |
An overview of New Zealand and international research on the future of work. |
This paper identifies and provides an overview of important future of work research topics and lists important recent New Zealand research on these subjects. The paper includes sections on the changing economy, the changing workplace, the changing workforce, work-life balance, and skills, education and training. More |
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William Dillingham |
New Zealand''s Labour Market from 1991 - 2001: Evidence of Upskilling? |
Hope supported by anecdotes has convinced many New Zealanders that the economy is transitioning to a high-skilled dynamo. Not all the evidence supports this but in the latter half of the 1990s, New Zealand did enjoy significant upskilling. More |
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Simon Milne, David Mason, Elizabeth Roberts, Caroline Nodder, Jovo Ateljevic and Ann Cameron |
NZ Accommodation Providers: Impact of Technology on Labour |
This research project looked at how the adoption of information and communication technologies (ICT) is affecting the use of, and demand for labour in the accommodation industry. More |
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Sally Steedman |
Aspirations of rurally disadvantaged Maori youth for their transition from secondary school to further education or training and work |
This research project involved a case study of one community to investigate the aspirations towards education, training programmes, paid work and career amongst rural Maori youth. More |
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Te Haeata Education and Training |
Demand-side factors in adult foundation learning programmes - A review of international literature |
This is a review of international literature on foundation learning programmes (literacy, numeracy and language) focusing on the demand-side barriers affecting the provision and take-up of programmes. The review outlines the factors affecting employers’ provision of such programmes as well as the participation of adult learners. It also looks at government policies which address those factors. More |
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Alison Gray |
Upskilling through foundation skills - A literature review |
This review outlines the aspects that enable, support and hinder the development of workplace literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) programmes in the workplace. More |
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Catherine Kell, Shona Guy and Sharon Harvey |
In-house Literacy, Language and Numeracy (LLN) Initiatives in New Zealand Workplaces |
Work has been underway in New Zealand to improve the literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skills of the workforce. This report summarises the findings of a review into the level of literacy, language and numeracy in employer-funded training in workplaces in New Zealand in 2008. More |
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Sylvia Dixon and Carmel Tuya |
Workers with low literacy or numeracy skills: characteristics, jobs and education and training patterns. |
This paper examines the characteristics and education and training patterns of adults in employment who have low literacy or numeracy skills. More |
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Michelle Barnes and Sylvia Dixon |
Employer-funded education and training: who receives it? |
This paper analyses the level and distribution of employer-funded education and training that employees receive, using data collected by Statistics New Zealand in the first quarter of 2008. More |
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Department of Labour |
Upskilling Partnership Programme: Evaluation report |
This is the report of the Upskilling Partnership Programme evaluation, which investigated the impact of workplace literacy programmes on participants and their workplaces. More |
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Juliet Merrifield |
International Workforce Literacy Review: England |
This review outlines the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in England. It was written in July 2007 drawing on data and information available at that time. |
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Inez Bailey |
International Workforce Literacy Review: Ireland |
This review outlines the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in Ireland. It was written in July 2007 drawing on data and information available at that time. |
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David Rosen |
International Workforce Literacy Review: United States |
This review outlines the work that is taking place in the area of workforce literacy in the United States. It was written in January 2008 drawing on data and information available at that time. |
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