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ChangingProfile Profileofofour ourWorkforce Workforce Changing Prue Younger, CEO Message Prue Younger, CEO Message
Last month Ministry Primary Industries their report Workforce Statistics showed Last month Ministry of of Primary Industries putput outout their report on on Workforce Statistics andand showed that primary industries backbone of New Zealand's economy of life. They that thethe primary industries areare thethe backbone of New Zealand's economy andand ourour wayway of life. They bring billions dollars every year make in every 7 jobs. Forestry a fast-growing sector bring in in billions of of dollars every year andand make up up 1 in1every 7 jobs. Forestry is aisfast-growing sector primar offering a broad range career oppor tunities whether setting forforprimar y, y, offering a broad range of of career oppor tunities whether justjust setting out out on on a a career, or looking for a career change with great potential. While the majority of our workforce career, or looking for a career change with great potential. While the majority of our workforce in in forestry New Zealanders with very little reliance migrants, sectors silviculture forestry areare New Zealanders with very little reliance on on migrants, sectors likelike thethe silviculture workforceoften oftenneed need topping through peak seasonal period. Ministry Social workforce topping upup through thethe peak seasonal period. Ministry of of Social Development have come party occasions now to increase opportunities Development have come to to thethe party onon twotwo occasions now to increase thethe opportunities to to engage “NZ Kiwis” and make it more attractive contractor to take them engage “NZ Kiwis” and make it more attractive forfor thethe contractor to take them on. on. ThisThis hashas included $5000 subsidy scheme that was in 2020 post COVID-19 when borders were included thethe $5000 subsidy scheme that was setset up up in 2020 post COVID-19 when borders were closed and now more recently $10,000 twelve week challenge. Soon going to roll a similar scheme closed and now more recently thethe $10,000 twelve week challenge. Soon we we areare going to roll out out a similar scheme for for harvesting which a significant subsidy available to support entrants industry. been harvesting which willwill seesee a significant subsidy available to support newnew entrants intointo the the industry. FICAFICA has has been working pretty hard in providing career information at the schools around central north island is being received working pretty hard in providing career information at the schools around central north island andand it is itbeing received well, backed onto thethe work with ourour national recruitment campaign over thethe next yearyear andand the the support we will be giving well, backed onto work with national recruitment campaign over next support we will be giving to to the new Generation programme that willwill have its first intake mid-July in Tokoroa. TheThe greatest emphasis is the change the new Generation programme that have its first intake mid-July in Tokoroa. greatest emphasis is the change to to thethe profile of of ourour workforce as as thethe demands on on those new entrants is to skills based around highly technical profile workforce demands those new entrants is have to have skills based around highly technical and mechanised equipment. Exciting times forfor forestry ahead andand thethe figures below show a greater reliance on females and mechanised equipment. Exciting times forestry ahead figures below show a greater reliance on females in in our industry to to sustain a workforce. I leave youyou to interpret thethe statistics as they areare presented. our industry sustain a workforce. I leave to interpret statistics as they presented.
8,500 8,500 32,335 32,335
40,835 40,835
Between 2012 2012 and and Between 20192019 therethere was awas a 6.8 percent increase in in 6.8 percent increase worker counts in forestry worker counts in forestry
people in production people in production
people people
Employed in the forestry Employed in the forestry industry in 2019 industry in 2019
people in processing / people in processing / commercialisation commercialisation
Gender Gender
In 2019, the the composition of the forestry In 2019, composition of the forestry workforce was:was: workforce
82% 82% 18% 18% Ethnicity Ethnicity
Forestry has a high proportion Forestry has a high proportion of workers identifying as of workers identifying as Māori, particularly in the Māori, particularly in the production part of the value production part of the value chain. chain.
Age and Employment Age and Employment The median age for The median ageemployees: for employees:
4141 years years Is lower thanthan for self-employed: Is lower for self-employed: 5454 years years
Self-employment is high in theinprimary Self-employment is high the primary industries, however, self-employment in in industries, however, self-employment the forestry industry is similar to theto the the forestry industry is similar national average. national average.
9.8% 9.8%
10.0% 10.0%
Forestry Forestry
National National population population
New Entrants (2013) New Entrants (2013) There were 6,100 new entrants to the forestry industry in 2013. The largest source of new entrants
There were 6,100 new entrants to the forestry industry in 2013. The largest source of new entrants was other industries including administrative and support services, manufacturing, and construction. was other industries including administrative and support services, manufacturing, and construction.
New Entrant Gender New Entrant Gender The proportion of new entrants to the forestry
The proportion of new entrants to theinforestry industry that were male was higher than the industry that were was in higher than in the primary industries newmale entrants general. primary industries new entrants in general.
78% 78%
58% 58%
21% 41% 21% Primary 41% Industries Forestry Forestry
Primary Industries New Entrants New Entrants
New Entrants - Temporary Migrants New Entrants - Temporary Migrants A relatively small proportion of new entrants to
relatively small were proportion of new entrants to the Aforestry industry temporary migrants: the forestry industry were temporary migrants:
5% 5%
20% 20%
Forestry Forestry
Primary Industries New Entrants Primary Industries New Entrants
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2,615 2,615
people people
Education Education
The qualification levelslevels for 15-29 year olds The qualification for 15-29 year olds who hold formal qualification in thein the who ahold a formal qualification forestry workforce are lower than the forestry workforce are lower than the national population. Of thisOfgroup: national population. this group:
7% 7%
23%23%
Men Men Women Women Hold a degree-level qualification or Hold a degree-level qualification or higher. There is an upward trend in higher. There is an upward trend in numbers holding a qualification. numbers holding a qualification. Of the 15-29 year olds formally qualified Of the 15-29 year olds formally qualified in the forestry workforce: in the forestry workforce:
11%11%
of the processing / of the processing / commercialisation commercialisation workforce workforce
5% 5%
of the production of the production workforce workforce
New Entrant Age New Entrant Age The proportion of new entrants to the
The industry proportion new under entrants forestry thatofwere 30 to wasthe forestry that were under 30 was smaller than industry the proportion in primary smaller than the proportion in primary industries new entrants in general. industries new entrants in general.
Hold a degree-level qualification or Hold a degree-level qualification or higher. higher.
49% 49%
66% 66%
Forestry Forestry
Primary Industries Primary Industries New Entrants New Entrants
New Entrant Retention Rate NewhasEntrant Rate Forestry a slightlyRetention lower retention rate for
slightly loweraverage. retention rate for newForestry entrantshas thana the national new entrants than the national average. After After After After After After 1 year 2 years 3 years 1 year 2 years 3 years Forestry 56% 38% 30% Forestry 56% 38% 30% Nationwide 56% Nationwide Average 56% Average
42%
42%
34%
34%
Reference: Human capability in the Reference: Human primary industries: Parts capability 1 and 2. in the primary industries: Parts 1 and 2. Data source: Anonymised data from the Data source: Anonymisedwhich data from integrated Data Infrastructure, is the integrated Data Infrastructure, which is managed by Statistics New Zealand. The managed Statistics New Zealand. The datasets includebyCensus data, tertiary datasets include Census data, tertiary education data, tax data and industry education data, data. tax data training organisation Theand dataindustry is organisation data. Thedata data is from training 2019 except for new entrants 2019 except for new entrants data whichfrom is from 2013. which is from 2013.
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