Funding of workplace training and work-integrated learning for the construction and infrastructure industries
We want to understand how the funding and incentive structures for vocational education and workforce development in the Construction and Infrastructure sector can be optimised and best aligned with the government's broader objectives for vocational education and training.
Background and aims
We want to understand how the funding and incentive structures for vocational education and workforce development in the Construction and Infrastructure sector can be optimised and best aligned with the government's broader objectives for vocational education and training.
The main questions we want to answer are how the funding and incentive structures for vocational education and workforce development in the Construction and Infrastructure sector can be optimised to:
- Create a more responsive system that promotes and maintains alignment between education outcomes and workforce needs
- Strengthen industry-education-government partnerships and co-investment in skills development
- Promote equitable access and outcomes from vocational education.
We are interviewing a wide range of stakeholders across industry, tertiary education, and government over the coming months and plan to release a discussion paper early in 2025.
More information
More information about the context for the research and the high-level model of the resourcing flows in the system is available here:
Project status and expected delivery date: in progress – In progress (full project May 2025)
Lead organisation: ConCOVE
Collaborators: Mischewski Consulting
Project Status: In Progress
Contract Research Organisation: ConCOVE
kylie.taffard@manukau.ac.nz
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