Action plan: Digital capability and ICT
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Action:
Identify industries/employers in target priority industries across the Waikato that have workforces most impacted by Industry 4.0 and need support with the transitioning from manual skills to Industry 4.0 relevant digital skills; and develop programmes to support upskilling.
Outcomes
Short term:
Identify target priority industries/sectors in Waikato that have workforces most likely to be severely impacted by rapid Industry 4.0 adoption.
Medium term:
Consider insights from Industry 4.0 workforce reports to identify actions to support the Waikato workforce in the transition from manual skills to Industry 4.0 relevant digital skills.
Long term:
Research existing business capability /transitional skills programmes to support the workforce and industry, e.g., RBP, Just Transitions, income insurance schemes. Secure funding for pilot programme.
Deliver pilot programme within priority sector/s.
Partners and stakeholders:
- WDCs
- Industry Bodies
- Central Govt agencies
- Council of Trade Unions
Cross-cutting sector or theme:
All sectors
Identify how the application of technology will transform the Waikato economy, and use this insight to form future recommendations and actions
Action:
Appoint a Futurist to support ongoing regional workforce plan development.
Outcomes
Medium term:
By continuously looking to the future, we will better understand the possibilities and opportunities for the Waikato.
Digital Capability and The Future of Work Actions
Focus on up-skilling workers into higher value employment that leverages an increasingly automated future of work and eases career movement across unrelated industries by allowing workers to develop universal digital skills that are highly transferable.
ICT Actions
Close the gap between learning and working across the digital/ICT sector
Action:
Introduce digital/ICT apprenticeships and micro-credentials to close the gap between school and workforce.
Outcomes
Short term:
Identify existing micro-credentials for the sector; explore stair-casing opportunities where micro-credentials can stack to degree level.
Partners and stakeholders:
- University of Waikato
- Te Pūkenga
- PTEs
- Cultivate Trust
Action:
Initiate dedicated tech hubs in each sub-region (or mobile) for students to access as part of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) school curriculum (e.g., Mini MindLab).
Outcomes
Medium term:
Conduct an audit to identify existing (and planned) STEAM facility provision in schools across region.
Long term:
Secure funding to develop business case for mobile / decentralised Tech Hubs for learners.
Partners and stakeholders:
- Mindlab
- Cultivate IT
- Puhoro STEMM Academy
Cross-cutting sector or theme:
Sub regional Waikato