Retail Meat ITOActing Chief Executive Martin Eadie
2011 Retail Meat New Zealand Conference
Retail Meat ITO Presentation
1. Training investment partners2. Apprentice statistics3. New training model4. What’s next?5. How can you help the Retail Meat ITO?
Retail Meat Industry Training InvestmentCash invested by 2009 2010 2011
Government $590,000 $490,000 Planned $580,000
Industry $350,000 $310,000 Planned $340,000
Total $940,000 $800,000 Planned $920,000
Two Investment Partners
Retail Meat ITO
Government – Tertiary Education
Commission
$
Skilled and qualified staffIn Retail Meat Industry
Industry – employers & employees
$
Government Wants Improved Training OutcomesGovernment removed $55 million from industry training in 2011• Partly because $100 million was sitting in the reserves of 38
ITOs• Partly because industry cash contribution has been
decreasing – now around 25% on total investment• And partly because of poor training outcomes - average
completion rate in 2009 for all ITOs was 45%
And …… government wants fewer ITOs to improve efficiency – currently there are 38 ITOs
Retail Meat ITO Performance• Retail Meat ITO had a 56% completion rate (7th best
across all ITO)• Retail Meat ITO 2009&2010 average completion
rate was 85%• 38% industry cash contribution 2009• Has appropriate cash reserves - $0.5 million
Very good performance but ……government wants fewer ITOs to improve efficiency
Apprentice Statistics
2006 2007 2008 2009 20100
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Total Number Trainees continuing year endTotal number of qualification completions in yearNumber of trainees terminated by year endNumber of new training agreements registered by year end
New Training Model
Key features:• Apprentices receive a learning booklet and an
assessment booklet for every topic• The apprentice’s employer receives a Training
Plan which helps guide them with the on-job training and assessment
• All apprentices complete online literacy & numeracy assessment
• 2 day block course each year
New Training ModelKey features (Contd)• Every apprentice is allocated a Training Advisor• 3 to 4 workplace visits a year by Training Advisor• Every 3 months the employer and apprentice
will receive a report on the trainee’s progress and achievements
• The employer and the Retail Meat ITO Training Advisor sign off the apprentice’s performance
Retail Meat ITO Training Advisors
• Gerry Hogan, Upper North Island• Tui Bradbrook, Lower North Island• Corey Winder, South Island
Training Coordinator• Reuben Berghan
What’s Next?• Training and assessment resources are being
developed for modules 2 & 3 (to be completed by August 2011)
• Retail Meat Qualifications Advisory Group being established in April to monitor and review progress with new training model
• Setting up Modern Apprenticeship programme for 2012 – provides additional government funding to provide extra support to employers for young Retail Meat apprentices
What’s Next (contd)
Retail Meat ITO seeking re-recognition as ITO - by 31 August 2011
What can you do - if you want to support your ITO?
• If you are considering signing up an apprentice this year – then the earlier the better - we need to rebuild apprentice numbers over next 2 months to around 400
• We will need to collect evidence of industry support over next month – please respond to our letters/email seeking statements of support
• And ……. tell us what we can do better