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

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

450

500

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