Background

We are gathering information for the interim Regional Skills Leadership Group (RSLG) for the Manufacturing, Engineering and Logistics Sector.

As a key industry leader in this group, or one of its sub-sectors (see detailed list below), this is your opportunity to influence the development of the Government's COVID recovery response, regional labour market and economic strategies, and spending for our sector.

This group is one of 15 being established throughout New Zealand, along with six national Workforce Development Councils, as part of the Review of Vocational Pathways (RoVE).  

Please take a moment to have your say below, and be part of the bigger picture!

On behalf of iRLSG lead Pam Roa, WECA and EMA, thank you for your time.

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* 1. Which of the following industry sectors best fits your business?

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* 2. Your contact info

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* 3. What district are you based in?

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* 4. What are the three top workforce challenges you are facing right now? (please tick 3)

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* 5. On a scale of 1 to 10, to what extent do you expect Covid-19 to worsen the impact of these challenges in the next six months:

1 (lowest extent) 5 (no change) 10 (highest extent)
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* 6. What is the most useful thing the Government can do to assist you to address your workforce challenges?

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* 7. Do you see your turnover increasing or decreasing in the next 12 months?

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* 8. How many NZ-based staff do you employ?

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* 9. How many Waikato-based staff do you employ?

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* 10. Have you received a wage subsidy and, if so, how important has this been in retaining staff?

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* 11. Do you see your staff numbers increasing in the next 12 months, and if so, how many new FTEs will you employ?

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* 12. Do you see your staff numbers decrease in the next 12 months, and if so, how many FTEs will finish up?

The next few questions are about finding skilled staff for your business...

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* 13. How hard is it for you to find entry-level staff for your business?

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* 14. How hard is it for you to find mid-level staff for your business?

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* 15. How hard is it for you to find highly-skilled staff for your business?

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* 16. What specific roles do you find it most difficult to fill?

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* 17. How reliant are you on migrants to meet skills needs in your business?

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* 18. Do you believe that the training and development needs of your sector are being met by training providers? If not, please tell us in a comment what improvements need to be made?

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* 19. Other than the wage subsidy, which other Government support initiatives are you taking advantage of, or considering taking advantage of?

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* 20. Would you consider employing young and/or "at risk" staff?

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* 21. Which of the following 3 attributes do you consider MOST important when taking on a new entry-level team member?

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* 22. Which of the following would you consider offering or developing for young or "at risk" people, given the right support?

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* 23. What are you doing to entice new workers into the industry?

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* 24. Are you interested in being involved in a small cross-sector working group being established to inform the iRSLG for our sector?

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* 25. Is there anybody else from our sector you think should be involved in the iRSLG?

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* 26. Do you have any other comments?

Thanks again for your time!

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