Trades and Apprenticeships Training Package

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Status:
Ongoing
Lead agency:
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
Ministry of Education
Ministry of Social Development
Tertiary Education Commission
Action timeframe:
From May 2020

The Trades and Apprenticeships Training Package funded in Budget 2020 will provide opportunities for New Zealanders to receive trades training.  It invests in training and education for people who might have lost their jobs, or who want to move into a different sector where prospects are better. It includes:

  • funding for additional tertiary education enrolments
  • targeted investment support for free trades training in critical industries
  • support to retain and keep training apprentices
  • funding for Workforce Development Councils and Regional Skills Leadership groups, to be established to give industry and regions a greater voice and help them respond to COVID-19 context
  • support for high quality tertiary and trades education
  • increased funding to meet demand in Trades Academies
  • a Māori Apprenticeships Fund
  • a new online careers advice system.

As this action has developed, a number of the activities were integrated into existing actions. For example, the establishment of Workforce Development Councils and Regional Skills Leadership groups was incorporated into the 'Reform of vocational education' action