scholarly journals Regional Labour Market Dynamics and Economics Participation: The Mediation Role of Education and Training Institutions

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Allen Bartley ◽  
Ann Dupuis ◽  
Anne De Bruin
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Market Dynamics ◽  
Regional Labour Market ◽  
Economic Participation ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
And Training

Since the late 1970s in New Zealand, education and training have been essential elements as governments have grappled with maintaining and increasing the employability of the labour force. This paper reports on one phase of the Labour Market Dynamics and Economic Participation research programme which addresses the role that education and training institutions play in mediating labour supply and demand and promoting economic participation within various New Zealand regional labour markets. The paper refines and extends some of the key concepts of the Department of Labour's Human Capability Framework to explore the effectiveness of regional education and training institutions, and other intersecting regional and national organisations, in mediating regional labour market supply and demand.

scholarly journals Education and Training in the Labour Force

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raewyn O'Neill
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Green Paper ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Capital Development ◽  
And Training

In their 1997 green paper on tertiary education the Ministry of Education said, "to ensure our prosperity New Zealand needs to be a 'learning society' recognising the importance for all of our people to continue to develop new skills and knowledge throughout a person’s lifetime." Given the importance of an educated and adaptable workforce, there is surprisingly little information available on education and training undertaken in New Zealand. While some information is collected on those enrolled in study towards formal education qualifications, there is little available information on human capital development beyond this. One of the few sources of information is the Education and Training Survey (ETS), conducted in September 1996. This paper uses information collected in the ETS to look at the characteristics of those participating in education and training as well as the barriers to and reasons for participation in education and training. lt then goes on to compare the labour market outcomes of those people who participated in education and training with those who did not.

Economic competencies and situation-specific commercial competencies: Reflections on conceptualization and measurement

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Seeber
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Critical Issue ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Private Life ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
And Training

From a societal perspective, vocational education and training must enable young adults to meet the challenges of the labour market in a globalized world, reduce the mismatch of supply and demand of qualifications (e.g. youth unemployment leading to disadvantages for individuals, society and national economies) and improve social cohesion. From an individual perspective, vocational education and training should develop young adults’ vocational competencies, support their individual personality development and their integration into the labour market and society, help secure their livelihood and enable them to lead self-determined lives as citizens. Therefore, the assessment of competencies obtained in vocational education and training programmes has emerged as a critical issue to develop workforces and the capacity for life-long learning and to foster civic participation as a responsible citizen. This article provides some insights into the modelling and measurement of competencies in vocational education and training, where occupational and cross-occupational competencies are necessary to cope with the requirements of workplaces, as a responsible citizen and in private life. In this article, cross-occupational economic competencies and occupation-specific commercial competencies in the area of business and administration are discussed. Both constructs are based on economic theories, concepts and central terms; nevertheless, the situation-specific context and requirements may vary substantially. Thus, different approaches to define and measure both constructs seem to be necessary.

Special Education for all Educators are we Ready?

1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 2-11
Author(s):  
Jim Irvine
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Public Education ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Training Institutions ◽  
And Training

Educators currently in senior positions in our public education and training institutions experienced school as children in a New Zealand society very different from 1987. In theirprofessional careers, they have witnessed some staggering changes to which they have had to adjust.

scholarly journals Unemployment Duration: Evidence from the Household Labour Force Survey

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Grimmond
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Unemployment Duration ◽  
Market Dynamics ◽  
Labour Force Survey ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
Household Labour

Research on labour market dynamics in New Zealand has been limited mainly due to data limitations. The introduction of the quaterly Houshold Labour Force Survey (HLFS) in December 1985 has greatly increased information on the New Zealand labour market. In this study we propose to test for a relationship between unemployment duration and the ability for individuals to leave unemployment. For example, if the probability of leaving unemployment for a job declines that longer one has already been unemployed, then this could be taken as evidence in support of the Clark and Summers (1979) hypothesis that a concentrated group of persistently unemployed are a large proportion of unemployment. The evidence presented here supports this view, but doubt remains as no allowance is made for other influencing factors.

scholarly journals Labour Market Statistics - Plugging the Gaps

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Ewing ◽  
Sharon Evans
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Central Government ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
Feasibility Studies ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Business Statistics ◽  
Household Labour ◽  
And Training

Official statistics have not kept pace with the deregulation of the labour market in the 1990s. Beginning in 1992 with the Rose Review' there have been several assessments of the gaps and what is required to plug them. The report of the Prime Ministerial Task Force on Employment in 1994 and the 1996 work of an interdepartmental working group reached similar conclusions about the needs. In the last two years some important advances have occurred. The 1996 Census of Population extended the coverage of education and training topics. Central government funding was obtained for Household Labour Force Survey supplements on education and training (once only) and income (annually). Results from all three supplements will be available in 1997. Feasibility studies, funded by a group of Government agencies, have been done on employer's training practices and expenditure. Statistics New Zealand has developed new classifications for levels of educational attainment and field of educational study. There are still a number of unmet needs, particularly in the areas of labour market dynamics, workplace industrial relations, employment-related business statistics and Maori labour force involvement. Options for funding these have been explored in 1996 with no positive outcomes yet.

scholarly journals A Regional Labour Market Profile

1970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Morrison
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Labour Force Participation ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Surface Phenomenon ◽  
High Unemployment ◽  
Geographical Variations ◽  
Regional Labour Market ◽  
Regional Labour Markets

As unacceptably high unemployment levels persist throughout the OECD so greater attention is being paid to differences in the way regional Labour markets adjust to growth and recession. Comparatively speaking New Zealand has lacked both the conceptual and empirical analyses necessary to build local and regional specific approaches into its active labour market policies - despite the persistence of regional disparities through the post war period. When regional differences are raised for public discussion in New Zealand it is the geographical variations in the unemployment rate that usually receives attention. What this paper shows is that unemployment is merely the surface phenomenon of a condition which is much more deeply embedded in the regional labour markets affected. This is illustrated by constructing a regional labour market profile which measures each of the 14 regions on four separate labour market indicators. When applied at the height of the New Zealand recession in 1991 the profile demonstrated how regions with high unemployment rates not only experience Low labour force participation rates but that when members of the labour force in such regions do find work they work fewer hours and even when fulltime employment is obtained the levels of remuneration are lower than those in the more buoyant regions. The result of these interconnected characteristics of regional labour markets is a series of indirect multipliers which serve to exaggerate and compound the effect of depressed labour demand on weaker markets.

Identification Of The Demand Of Welders In The Labour Market Of Lithuania

2015 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eugenijus Nazelskis
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Supply And Demand ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Guidance ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
The Real ◽  
Exact Data ◽  
And Training

Abstract The shortage of welding specialists is a long-term problem in the labour market of Lithuania. Ststistical data show the lack of thousands specialists in this field with increasing gap between their supply and demand. It creates concern, because the shortage of skilled welders forces enterprises to refuse many profitable orders. In this article is presented the analysis of the reasons regarding the shortage of welding specialists in the labour market of Lithuania; also here are disclosed the gaps in the identification of the demand of welders and justifying the importance of this identification of demand for effective functioning of labour market. Referring to the results of research there can be stated, that the goal to satisfy the real needs of economy in welding specialists can be achieved by identifying the demand in terms of concrete qualifications of these specialists and in terms of numbers of required specialists. Absence of exact data in these fields creates the situation of uncertainty which does not permit smooth functioning of vocational guidance and vocational education and training of these specialists. As a consequence, it is not possible to ensure adequate reaction of the VET system to the demands of labour market. There are suggested instruments helping to identify the levels of qualifications and competences of welding specialists, to classify them into specialities and specialisations and to define the limits of their qualifications. There is also provided the model for identification of the demand of welding specialists in the national labour market. These measures create favourable preconditions for adequate reaction to the existing shortages of welding specialists and for the satisfaction of corresponding needs in the sectors of economy.

Changes in intra-city employment patterns: a spatial analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 263-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Don Webber ◽  
Gail Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Labour Force ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Seemingly Unrelated Regression ◽  
Market Dynamics ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Spatial Perspective ◽  
Content Type

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate area-level labour market dynamics from a spatial perspective. This analysis is aimed at better understanding what socio-economic actors are associated with shifts in unemployment rates across a major metropolitan city. Design/methodology/approach – Based on two waves of New Zealand census data, this paper combines a seemingly unrelated regression approach (allowing for relaxation of the assumption that residuals from models of different employment states are unrelated) with a spatial lag model. Findings – The key socio-economic drivers associated with intra-city employment dynamics were vehicle access, dependency rates and educational attainment. Importantly, the identification of spatial autocorrelation with respect to employment status patterns within this major New Zealand city motivates a case for heterogeneous employment policies across the city. Originality/value – This research improves the understanding of changes in labour market status rates within a city region. This is done by inclusion of two important considerations: a spatial perspective to labour market dynamics at an intra-city level; and formally modelling the interdependence across the four potential labour market outcomes (being full-time, part-time, unemployed or out of the labour force). Overall, there was clear empirical support for the need to include spatial considerations when using targeted policy to help lift areas out of unemployment.

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