PICA Capability Research & Insights Forum 2022: Stepping stones to a resilient workforce

This event has been rescheduled from 24th February 2022. If you had booked for the February event, your booking has been transferred to the 17th May 2022 date and you do not need to do anything further.

PICA Capability Research & Insights Forum 2022: Stepping stones to a resilient workforce

Strategies to attract, grow and retain our talented and resilient workforce need to be aligned for our food & fibre sectors to thrive. At PICA’s Capability Research & Insights Forum in 2022, we’ll cover aspects of each of the three areas - through recent research, insights, case studies and initiatives.

Programme

Session 1: Attracting talent - getting our messages heard above the noise
With workforce shortages at critical levels, different sectors and businesses are competing for the same talent pool of school students. How can we effectively engage and attract students with the right skills, aptitude and attitude into food & fibre careers?

• Attraction or distraction – what is effective in engaging and attracting a future workforce?
  Dr Michelle Glogau, Primary Industry Capability Alliance 
• Generation Z and the Environment: how can we use their passion to attract them into food & fibre sector careers?
  Maddison Pannett, Ministry for Primary Industries
• Teachers as influencers – insights into teacher’s awareness and perceptions about food & fibre careers
  Deborah Lynch, Primary Industry Capability Alliance

Session 2: Growing talent - novel approaches to growing our future workforce

Many initiatives across different sectors and businesses provide opportunities for young people to build their skills and explore their career opportunities in food & fibre.

• Pūkenga Mahi - Māori Cadet 100 pilot
  Jay Bocock, Pūkenga Mahi
• The Mentoring Project: Breathing new life into an original concept
  Fraser Field, Rayonier Matariki Forests
• A residential programme for a career at sea
  Peter Maich, The Westport Deepsea Fishing School
• Engaging the future leaders of our sector: Our internship co-design journey
  Seonaid Whitehead and Sarah How, DairyNZ
• Growing Future Farmers: a credible career pathway for future farmers
  Cyn Smith, Growing Future Farmers

Session 3: Retaining talent - more than just a job
Creating competitive workplaces that will retain our new recruits requires a shift in how we manage and support our staff, and how we involve them in our business or organisation. We’ll hear some inspiring insights and perspectives from recent graduates of the Kellogg Rural Leadership Programme.

• How can the NZ dairy industry design workplaces to attract the best of the next generation?
  Jordyn Crouch, Rua Awa Farming Ltd
• Our rural professionals – Are we supporting the people who support our farmers?
  Sarah Johnson, OSPRI New Zealand
• The true cost of transience to the New Zealand dairy industry
  Brent Miller, MilkIQ
• How do we successfully manage multicultural teams in the agriculture sector?
  Megan Bates, Silver Fern Farms

How can we make workplace change a reality?
Panel session with our Kellogg Rural Leaders

Session 4: Planning for the future
What do we know about our current workforce? What kind of workforce do we need in 2030? What are different sectors putting in place to get there? In response to these questions, we’ll share some of the work currently underway.

Morning/afternoon tea and lunch will be provided.

We're running a safe event. The COVID-19 practices and protocols of wearing face masks, hand washing/sanitising and maintaining physical distance will continue. These responses are being continually reviewed in line with government advice and industry best practice.

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growingnz.org.nz/research-forum/research-forum-2022