The NZ Productivity Commission has released 4 draft reports on Technological change and the future of work.
The reports are informed by two pieces of work carried out by the NZ Council of Educational Research (NZCER). The reports are titled - Subject choice for the future of work - insights from the research literature carried out by Rosemary Hipkins and Karen Vaughan and an accompying report featuring data from focus groups by Jan Eyre and Rosemary Hipkins. The findings from the report are not unexpected. At the moment, there is still a wide gap between formalised education and the needs of industry. Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds struggle with the culture and practices of school. Schools lack flexibility in offering a range of pathways to learners. Parents are not always well informed about pathways and the future of work. Thus, rather a lot has to be done to the structure of school and to 'careers education' across NZ society.
The four reports were released at the end of last year, with submissions required through the beginning of this year. As always, a short timeline challenged with the Xmas/New Year summer break in NZ.
The four draft reports are:
- NZ, technology and productivity - technological change and the future of work.
- Employment, labour markets and income - reports informing this include 'measuring the gig economy', occupational drift in NZ, the impacts of job displacement on workers by educational level, and unemployment insurance - what cant it offer NZ
- Training NZ's workforce
- Educating NZ's future workforce
All interesting reading. Will keep track of final reports as these influence NZ political decisions down the track.
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