Advice to the Tertiary Education Commission
Advice provided by the Southland Murihiku Regional Skills Leadership Group (RSLG) to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in April 2023 to inform supplementary guidance and investment for 2024.
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Regional Context and Workforce Aspirations
Te Kāhui Whakahaere i kā Pūkeka ā-rohe o Murihiku is the southernmost Reginal Skills Leadership Group (RSLG), and incorporates:
- Southland District
- Gore District
- Invercargill
- Bluff
- Rakiura/Stewart Island.
The region has a population of approximately 102,000 people, with Invercargill City being the most populous. The main tertiary education provider in the region is Te Pūkenga Southern Institute of Technology (SIT).
The aim of the RSLG is to develop a thriving regional labour market to transform the lives of all people living in Southland Murihiku, both now and in the future. This is underpinned by 4 foundational aspirations, to ensure no one is left behind:
- Southland Murihiku has strong collaboration across its leadership and community ensuring all labour market planning and investment leads to high-quality, equitable impacts for the region
- Southland Murihiku has the skills, flexibility, and resilience to meet current and future labour market demands
- Te ao Māori world view is embedded within everything we do, guiding our thinking to promote trust, understanding, empathy and compassion
- All employers in the region are considered great places to work. Southland Murihiku is an employee’s region of choice.
The RSLG is also seeking to ensure that Māori are enabled to meet their aspirations relating to economic resilience and capability as tangata whenua and citizens.
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Areas of importance for the region
The 2022 Regional Workforce Plan (RWP) explored 4 sectors, and 1 demographic group in depth. The 2023 RWP refresh adds 2 emerging sectors, aquaculture and renewable energy, plus construction as a supporting sector. Spotlighted demographic groups are also expanded on.
Key themes of engagement
With workforce development councils and Tertiary education organisations.
Tertiary education provision in Southland Murihiku recommendations
Advice provided by the Southland Murihiku Regional Skills Leadership Group (RSLG) to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in April 2023 to inform supplementary guidance and investment for 2024.
Careers system provision in Southland Murihiku recommendations
Alongside Regional Skills Leadership Group (RSLG) advice on Tertiary Education Provision in Southland, this advice on careers system provision was developed in close collaboration with our local stakeholders and partners.
Regional workforce demand profile
Identification of the high-level industries that will contribute to the region’s forecasted workforce demand pressures.
Regional workforce demand profile: Industry focus
Identification of the detailed industries that will contribute to the forecasted workforce demand pressures.