Purpose

Supporting innovation in workforce development and demonstrating the value of strategic investment.

Objectives

Greater use of technology

Collaboration across workforces

Projects that build or improve service delivery

Who we fund

The eight eligible workforces are:

  • aged support

  • cleaning

  • disability support

  • home and community health services

  • mental health and addiction support

  • social services

  • urban pest management

  • youth work sector.

What we fund

The $15m fund will be spent over an estimated three years, through two grant rounds a year. It will support:

Vocational training, workforce development and education

Programmes, information and resources to promote best practice and continuous improvement in services

We prioritise projects that:

Deliver sector wide or multi-industry benefit

Attracting people to work in the sectors and workforce retention

Positively impact:

Māori

Pacific and

Disabled People.

Our values

Integrity

We are honest, transparent and trustworthy

Respect

We acknowledge industries are best placed to identify solutions

Connected

Our relationships mean the industries know about the fund and it’s easy to apply

Innovation

We encourage innovation to generate long-term benefits

Responsible

We protect the capital and maximise its impact

We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi

Our impact

We will evaluate:

The objectives

The impact on the areas of priority - both audience and multi-sector benefits.