24 April 2024
Ref: DOIA 2324-2106
C. Bennett
Email:
[FYI request #26235 email]
Tēnā koe C. Bennett
Thank you for your email of 26 March 2024 to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
(MBIE) requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982, the following information:
A list of all entities which received funding under the Sector Workforce Engagement Programme
(https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.growregions.govt.
nz%2Festablished-funds%2Fwhat-we-have-funded%2Fsector-workforce-engagement-
programme%2F&data=05%7C02%7CMinisterialServices%40mbie.govt.nz%7Cbaa1a081dc6a41b
823b108dc4d38758f%7C78b2bd11e42b47eab0112e04c3af5ec1%7C0%7C0%7C6384701520879
83219%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1ha
WwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=8jLj5%2FqMbfaFYDUl%2BSxXOgmMF9JsY4zOt
sb1B1cqYj0%3D&reserved=0) and the amount of funding that each listed entity received.
I request this information for the financial years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24.
Below is a list of all entities which received Sector Workforce Engagement Programme funding for the
financial years (ending 30 June) of 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24. Please note that the figures below are GST
exclusive.
2021/22
Entity
Funding Paid
Business and Economic Research Limited
$30,000
New Zealand Trucking Association Incorporated
$27,000
Business South Incorporated
$25,000
2022/23
Entity
Funding Paid
Nelson Regional Development Agency Limited
$120,000
Truck and Heavy Machine Operator Training Trust $100,000
New Zealand Ethical Employers Incorporated
$100,000
The Mana Col ege Board of Trustees
$30,000
Skills Consulting Group Limited
$29,000
Scarlatti Limited
$15,000
2023/24
Entity
Funding Paid
Graeme Dingle Foundation Hawke's Bay
$20,000
If you wish to discuss any aspect of your request or this response, or if you require any further assistance,
please conta
ct [email address].
Please note that this response and enclosed documents, with your personal details removed, may be
published on the MBIE website:
https://www.mbie.govt.nz/document-library/
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information
about how to make a complaint is available a
t www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802
602.
Nāku noa, nā
Andrew McNaught
Programme Director, Sector Workforce Engagement Programme
Kānoa – Regional Economic Development & Investment Unit