New Zealand’s industry training organizations (ITOs) are industry-owned and governed entities, formed up from enterprises that apply to the government for recognition as the standard-setting body for an industry or set of industries. Their core role is to work with industry to develop occupational standards, and develop training and assessment resources in support of their achievement. Their secondary role is working with industry employers on arranging training, including the use of government subsidies to purchase training from providers, usually to complement on-job training. A growing area for New Zealand’s ITOs has been the school-to-work transition. New Zealand, like many countries, is absorbed in debates about the future of work. Technology change, automation, dynamic careers, and an aging workforce necessitate a rethink of industrial age approaches to skills development. © 2020, Asian Development Bank.
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