
Industry skills leadershipThe demand for skills presentation to ITF conference 2013 Dr Ganesh Nana Chief Economist Business and Economic Research Ltd 12 June 2013
Agriculture prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • age of existing workforce • image • remote / location • business expertise • succession
Forestry prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • age of existing workforce • turnover of existing workforce • safety • remoteness
Mining and oil & gas prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • mitigation environment effects • safety • remoteness
Manufacturing prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • wages and competitiveness • business expertise • primary processing • new markets
Building and construction prospects/potential the future of NZ economy for next decade is in your hands issues/skill requirements • competition for workforce from abroad • safety • building regulations
Tourism prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • customer service focus • the market (is changing fast) • business expertise • SMEs cf larger corporates • wages
Other servicesdomestic economy prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • wages / staff turnover • seen as short-term option, not career • competition for workforce • from other industries • from abroad
Population serviceseg. education and health prospects/potential issues/skill requirements • wages • age of existing staff • competition for workforce from abroad
More generally • proactive sector leadership • even in absence of growth, training required to replace existing workforce • response to ageing, mentoring, succession • response to standards and related aspects • use/attraction of recent migrants • skill requirements • familiarise with NZ context • ethnicity dimension
Economic dependency ratioratio of total popn to labour force