Reskilling the Kiwi workforce

▤ Summary

As a country, we need bold actions that link all levels of the education system, including workplace retraining, with delivery of the skills demanded in future labour markets. This has to include clearer pathways for students, displaced workers, career changers and older members of the workforce.” Looking more broadly at the report and the discussion of automation increasing productivity is a positive one. New Zealand has had issues with productivity levels for a number of years now and it is apparent the workarounds and quick fixes that have been put in place, haven’t worked. It’s something we have recognised in the financial sector, where manual and laborious administration tasks have been automated by our platform – freeing accountants and bookkeepers up to move into a business advisory role. Be the person they turn to when exploring which technology apps will best support their business or when they are trying to decide whether to hire a new grad or reskill someone going through a career change.

▦ Linked Companies

Xero

$1B+