New Zealand
Issues and Challenges
For the past several years, New Zealand has been suffering skill shortages across a number of key occupational groups, which is a constraint on economic growth. Low rates of labour market participation exist among those with caring responsibilities, young people, mature workers, those experiencing ill health and people with disabilities. There is room to improve the skills that are delivered through the tertiary education sector so that they are more suited to future skill needs. In addition, more than a million New Zealand adults do not have the literacy, language and numeracy skills in which to succeed in the modern economy. Read more...