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ACTIONS |
AGENCY |
TIMING |
STATUS |
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Implement professional standards and qualification equivalency. Work with the New Zealand Computer Society to implement a framework of professional standards and international benchmarks for ICT qualifications. |
Department of Labour, Ministry of Education, Ministry of Economic Development, with industry groups |
2009–10. |
New |
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Attract more skilled ICT practitioners to New Zealand. Undertake a series of employer seminars/workshops targeting the ICT industry, to promote immigration as an employment option and highlight the value of employing skilled migrants. |
Department of Labour |
2008–09. |
Expanded |
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Implement the Digital Technology Guidelines for teaching years 11–13, to ensure that more students leave secondary school with specialist digital technology skills to start them on the ICT practitioner career pathway. |
Ministry of Education |
2007–10. |
Ongoing |
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Promote digital careers and skills though the National ICT Skills Collaboration Initiative. |
Department
of Labour, Ministry of Economic Development, Ministry of Education, Career Services, Tertiary Education Commission, with ICT industry and training organisations |
2008 onwards. |
Ongoing |
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Match tertiary courses to industry needs. The Tertiary Education Commission’s nationwide stakeholder engagement and regional facilitation processes are ensuring tertiary education organisations work more closely with business, iwi and community to recognise and meet ICT skill needs and sector trends. |
Tertiary Education Commission, with tertiary education organisations, industry, iwi and community groups |
2008–11. |
Ongoing |
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New Zealand Skills Strategy includes ongoing work to address skills issues, including in the ICT sector, and the need to better use and develop ICT skills in the workplace. A range of initial partnerships between firms, tertiary institutions and others are being investigated to explore building management and leadership capability in firms. One partnership is likely to involve the ICT sector, with a possible focus on increasing the capability of senior management in small high-tech businesses clustered within a region. |
Department
of Labour, Ministry of Economic Development, Industry Training Federation |
2008–09. |
Ongoing |