Future of work being called into question
If you’re wondering what future of work is, you’re alone.
Nearly 200 people will gather at Rutherford House tomorrow to attend the second Work in Progress conference on the topic.
Ten speakers will take the stage at the event, including Minister of Finance Grant Robertson, Transparency International chair Suzanne Snively, Industry Training Organisation chief executive Josh Williams and entrepreneur and Fomana Capital chief executive Wayne Mulligan.
Organiser John Dow said the the not conference came at a time when big issues around training and technological disruption were at the forefront of discussions in government and business.
‘‘People are nervous because there’s things happening that could have a massive impact on their business’ survival and potential to grow,’’ Dow said.
‘‘We’ve just had the Government deciding on vocational education and those are significant changes.’’
New Zealand’s 16 institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) and about 140,000 apprentices and workplace trainees will be brought under a single entity by the end of next year, following a recent review of the vocational education sector.
The previous conference focused on digital disruption, while this one centred on how businesses had been transformed by technology.
Intergen representatives would present cases of businesses that had integrated new technology into their day-to-day work.
The Wellington Regional Strategy Office, one of the event’s stakeholders, is about to start a ‘‘Workforce of the Future’’ plan for the Wellington region, which will be explained at the conference.