Regional Skills Leadership Groups
Improved coordination and
workforce planning to create
better and more attractive
Opportunities
Regional
National
jobs across the region
& challenges
responsiveness
influence
RSLG
An independent
Is appointed by Cabinet and will work with
Purpose
Regional voice
members
chair
members to set the strategic direction and
Regional providers
Labour market systems
champion regional priorities
Regional skills leadership groups (RSLG)
RSLG members and Regional
Local labour market responds
• MSD uses the Plans when
will be an influential partner in addressing
Secretariat consult and engage
Members
Represent views of a diverse range of groups
to the priorities of the RWFP:
making Labour Market
critical issues to do with training,
with key local groups in the
appointed by MBIE
including regional industry leaders, economic
Test assessments and
employment and development of workers
• Local education providers:
development of the RWFP:
development agencies, worker representatives,
referrals
at a regional levels across New Zealand.
– Tertiary education
iwi, key community group representatives where
RSLGs will:
• Iwi/hapū
providers including NZIST,
• MBIE (including INZ) uses
appropriate, government representatives
PTEs, Wananga,
the Plans to help
1. Operate at a strategic and collaborative
• Workers and worker
universities and other
determine where extra
level within each geographic region
representatives
Regional Public
Bring trends or issues to the attention of
providers tailor delivery to
skilled workers are
Service Lead (RPSL)
central public service agencies
2. Create local leadership and a common
• Local social service providers,
local needs
needed, while continuing
view on the region’s investments in skills
including contracted providers
to prioritise jobs for New
Appointments
• Balance representation and empowerment
– Schools develop targeted
and training
• Local education providers, for
Zealanders
guided by key
• Bring together systems and regional interests
curriculum
3. Provide a coordinated approach to
example: schools, training providers,
principles
• Represent Iwi and hapū
• Local social service
regional labour market advice and
and the regional campus of NZIST
• Avoid duplication with other groups
providers target identified
planning
• Economic development agencies
barriers to employment and
Skills investments
4. Support movement toward higher skilled
and other local government entities
training
labour markets and increased labour
• Employer and employer groups,
• Workforce
• Employers and workers
productivity
e.g., major employers and the local
Development
understand upcoming skills
Chamber of Commerce
Councils (WDC)
needs, meaning they can
provide skills
work to address them
Functions
leadership and advice
on funding to TEC.
• Identify current and future workforce
Regional
Regional
Opportunity to work
TEC
and skills needs for the region
Skills
Workforce
with RSLGs on local
investment
RWFP informs
and influences
labour market needs
Informs RSLG of regional priorities
Develops
decisions give effect
• Identify sub-regional challenges and
Leadership
Plan
regional activities
national settings
to WDC advice and
priorities experienced by employers in
• Tertiary Education
take RWFP into
account
accessing skilled workers
Group
(annual)
Commission (TEC)
make investment
• Deliver an annual Regional Workforce
decisions which
Plan (RWFP) to understand the demand
Central Government
influence what
and supply of workers in a region
Actors in regions
training is available
• Provide advice to government,
Central Government
locally
employers and facilitate action with
Actors in regions
• MSD, MOE, TEC and others
regional actors on how to meet these
seek to target contracted
needs
• Ministry of Social Development
(MSD) regional staff – including
services to identified barriers
Regional Commissioners, Regional
and regional skills needs
Sector & industry
Labour Market Managers,
• PDU Senior Regional Officials
Regional
Regional Secretariat to support each RSLG,
RSLG
developments
15 Regions
Education to Employment
Secretariat
across:
ensure that PGF investments
central
Brokers
are consistent
• Logistics and coordination
Where there is a concentration
• Northland
government
• Ministry of Education (MOE)
• Research and analysis
• Other Government Agencies
of particular sector(s) within a
• Auckland
supports
regional staff, including
• Relationship management
active in the region take the
region, RWFPs will inform key
• Waikato
Secondary/ Tertiary Transition
• RFWP development
priorities into account, for
sector developments, including:
• Bay of Plenty
Advisors
example:
• Industry Transformation
• Gisborne
Central
• Provide guidance and templates to support
• Immigration New Zealand
– Corrections targeting training
Plans (ITP) set out a vision for
• Hawke’s Bay
Secretariat
RWFP preparation
(INZ) Relationship Managers
programmes
key sectors, including skills
• Taranaki
• Provide data and analysis of regional labour
– Kāinga Ora and infrastructure
development
market trends
• Whanganui-Manawatū
• Provincial Development
Unit (PDU) Regional Advisors
agencies when planning
• Analyse insights
• Immigration Sector
• Wellington
procurement
Agreements (SA) inform
• Marlborough
Funding
• Access to funding to support regional priorities
– DHBs and other major local
negotiations on a sector’s plans
• Nelson-Tasman
employers
for employing and training more
• West Coast
New Zealanders
• Canterbury
• Otago
• Southland
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Glossary
DHB
District Health Board
MBIE
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
NZIST
New Zealand Institute of Skills and Training
RSLG
Regional Skills Leadership Group
TEC
Tertiary Education Commission
INZ
Immigration New Zealand
MOE
Ministry of Education
PDU
Provincial Development Unit
RWFP
Regional Workforce Plan
WDC
Workforce Development Council
ITP
Industry Transformation Plan
MSD
Ministry of Social Development
RPSL
Regional Public Service Lead
SA
Sector Agreement
