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Investment In Skills Needed - CTU
16 May 2002
The Council of Trade Unions has welcomed today’s announcement of new Government spending to better forecast skill shortages.
“More information is needed to ensure that skills shortages can be avoided,” said CTU secretary Paul Goulter.
“The CTU supports workforce development discussions in industries so that emerging skill shortages can be addressed.”
However, Paul Goulter said more was needed to address skill shortages.
“Investment in training and retraining, better pay rates to attract people and involving workers and their unions in improving how work is organised are also needed to address the issue of skills shortages,” he said.
“Immigration to fill gaps has only a selective and temporary role in plugging skill gaps.”
ENDS
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions
Te Kauae Kaimahi
The New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Te Kauae Kaimahi brings together over 350,000 New Zealand union members in 40 affiliated unions. We are the united voice for working people and their families in New Zealand.
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