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Cultural Tourism Assistance

Enhancement of Skills and Management Capability

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• New Zealand Museums Standards Scheme - Ngā Kaupapa Whaimana a Ngā Whare Taonga o Aotearoa
• Enterprise Training
• Investment Ready Scheme
• Capacity Building
• Business Growth Service
• Skill New Zealand Industry Training and Apprenticeships
• Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO)
• Current Position Analysis
• Community Employment Group
• Enterprise Scholarships
• TIANZ Tools and Templates CD
• Technology for Industry Fellowships Scheme

New Zealand Museums Standards Scheme - Ngā Kaupapa Whaimana a Ngā Whare Taonga o Aotearoa

The aim of the Standards Scheme is to:

• Encourage all New Zealand museums to achieve accepted standards in managing their collections, exhibitions, public services, visitors and resources;
• Build public confidence in museums as effective organisations responsible for the care of New Zealand’s heritage collections;
• Promote good practice in providing visitors and other users with access to the collections through exhibitions, displays, publications, public programmes and other activities;
• Provide a focus for strategic planning, training and development
• Encourage the development of bicultural policy and practice.

The benefits of the Standards Scheme include:

• Guidance in meeting approved standards in key areas of museum services
• Confidence among actual and potential donors and lenders that the museum they select is a suitable organisation to care for their objects , taonga or collections
• Reassurance to Maori of a museum’s commitment to honour the responsibilities and obligations of the Treaty of Waitangi
• Reassurance among actual and potential funders and sponsors that a museum manages its resources responsibly.

The five standards modules are:

• Governance, management and planning - Mana Whakahaere, Mahi Whakahaere, Hanga Tikanga
• Care of collections and taonga - Tiaki Kohinga, Tiaki Taonga
• Public programmes (including exhibitions) - Kaupapa Tumatanui (me ngā whakaaturanga)
• Customer service - Wāhanga Āwhina Tangata
• Relationships with communities - Te Mahi Tahi me ngā Huihuinga Tangata

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Enterprise Training

The Enterprise Training programme assists:

• people wanting to start a business
• owners and operators of SMEs to grow their businesses and plan for the future.

Eligibility
Enterprise Training is open to owners/operators of small to medium businesses in New Zealand. Enterprise Training also offers specialised training programmes for people who want to start a business and for Trustees of Maori Owned Assets under the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act.

Cost
Enterprise Training is a fully funded government programme. The investment for the client is in their time, effort and commitment. In return, they will receive assistance that is aimed at benefiting their businesses.

Business Health Check
Participants in the Enterprise Training programme will spend time with an independent professional discussing their business. This will enable the identification of their business management needs and upskilling options within and outside of Enterprise Training. This process drives the training components of the programme.

 The health check ensures:

• clients gain a clear understanding of how the Enterprise Training programme can benefit them
• a sound working relationship between client and service provider is formed and maintained
• business management and upskilling needs of the business owner/manager are accurately identified
• barriers to business performance (problem resolution) and future business opportunities (opportunity realisation) are identified
• participation by clients in the training programmes
• clients are educated about other New Zealand Trade and Enterprise services available

Enterprise Training topics

Business Development topics include:

• Marketing – marketing plans, brochure writing
• Business planning
• Accounting – pricing and costing, financial statements, budgets and cash flows
• Sales – sales strategies, cold calling
• Managing Resources – staff management, motivating staff, appraisal processes, time management
• E-Commerce
• Compliance – Taxation, OSH, ACC, Employment

Starting a Business topics include:

• Is self-employment for me?
• The first steps into business
• Why do I want to go into business?
• How do I market my business?
• Training

Workshops

As part of the client’s development programme, clients are encouraged to participate in a range of short, concise and specific workshops.The workshops are designed so that clients leave with ideas, knowledge and tips that they can actually implement in their businesses. Some of the workshops available have been created to meet the needs of those working in specialised industries. The benefits of participating in one of these sessions include:

• practical learning using real business examples
• on the spot problem solving
• sharing of ideas, knowledge and tips
• small numbers of people encouraging group participation
• opportunities to network with like-minded business people
• coaching

After workshops, business coaches are available to clients for one on one sessions, allowing clients to develop the ideas learnt and apply them to their businesses.

Contact Information:

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Investment Ready Scheme

Industry Training is administered by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and has been developed by industry to give the workforce the skills and knowledge that will give New Zealand industry a competitive edge. It is designed to be convenient and cost effective. There are currently over 78,000 Industry Trainees, of whom well over a third are seeking to gain the National Certificates that replaced the traditional ‘apprenticeship orders’.

Modern apprenticeships forms part of the Industry Training Strategy and aims to extend the benefits of industry training to young people.

Modern apprenticeships makes it easy for employers to recruit and manage talented young people into their workplace and offer a new generation the chance to access quality workplace learning. It is administered by the Tertiary Education Commission who contract the services of 47 Modern Apprenticeships Co-ordinater Organisations.

The TEC is based in Wellington and also has a network of eleven regional offices. This enables the organisation to respond to sector needs at both a national and regional level.

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Capacity Building

Capacity Building is a development programme targeting whänau, hapu, iwi and Maori organisations to enable them to develop the capacity of their organisation and is administered by Te Puni Kokiri (The Ministry of Maori Development).

Te Puni Kokiri may help by:

• Providing information and advice.
• Facilitating access to the programmes, services and funding of other agencies.
• Coordinating the involvement of government agencies.
• If the criteria is met, TPK may assist with funding to support projects.

Contact Information

All development programmes can be accessed by contacting a Te Puni Kokiri regional office and discussing ideas with their staff. A list of all offices can be found on TPK’s website, http://www.tpk.govt.nz/community/capacity

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Business Growth Service

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise provide grants, from its Growth Services Fund to support high growth potential firms to purchase external advice and expertise, market intelligence and development services.

Grants up to a maximum of 50% of the qualifying costs are available for individual or groups of firms to access new business opportunities, skills and expertise, innovation and new technologies and finance. The Fund is only accessible for companies that have a clear and significant growth potential and for whom a development plan has been compiled with an NZTE client manager.

Contact New Zealand Trade and Enterprise:

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Industry Training and Apprenticeships

Industry Training is administered by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and has been developed by industry to give the workforce the skills and knowledge that will give New Zealand industry a competitive edge. It is designed to be convenient and cost effective. There are currently over 78,000 Industry Trainees, of whom well over a third are seeking to gain the National Certificates that replaced the traditional ‘apprenticeship orders’.

Modern apprenticeships forms part of the Industry Training Strategy and aims to extend the benefits of industry training to young people.

Modern apprenticeships makes it easy for employers to recruit and manage talented young people into their workplace and offer a new generation the chance to access quality workplace learning. It is administered by the Tertiary Education Commission who contract the services of 47 Modern Apprenticeships Co-ordinater Organisations.

The TEC is based in Wellington and also has a network of eleven regional offices. This enables the organisation to respond to sector needs at both a national and regional level.

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Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO)

This non-profit Industry Training Organisation works with Maori Tourism Operaters to upskill staff to enable them to gain nationally recognised tourism qualifications whilst on the job. Subsidies and Modern Apprenticeships in tourism are now available.

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Current Position Analysis

A Current Position Analysis (CPA) is an external appraisal of a business’s position regarding effective use of technology, which will identify gaps or opportunities. Maximum funding available is $1,125 (including GST).

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Community Employment Group

A summary of funding provided by Community Employment Group will be uploaded shortly.

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Enterprise Scholarships

The Foundation for Research Science and Technology (FRST) administers the Enterprise Scholarships (a Bright Future scheme) on behalf of the Ministry of Education.

Enterprise Scholarships support Scholars in undertaking a programme of research and study, which in most cases will be at postgraduate level.

Potential Benefits for Companies:

• Access to talent, technology, knowledge and training – by working with students and research teams from any discipline area to develop improved processes, business solutions and to train existing staff.
• Opportunity to identify potential future staff
• The opportunity to build one-off and ongoing relationships with tertiary education institutions helping develop highly trained potential future employees, and access ongoing research.

To have a student (or number of students) working off-site, but linked to the needs of the business.

Wellington Office

Auckland Office

Christchurch Office

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