ITP

The association has made a number of recommendations to improve the govt’s Better Work Action Plan for tourism.

The tourism minister notes “challenging questions” over the funding and execution of the tourism ITP.

The Restaurant Association is calling the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Better Work Action Plan a ‘duplication’ of work it completed in its own roadmap more than a year ago.

The ITP does not set out to solve immediate challenges such as the current labour shortage.

The National Party has criticised the government’s Industry Transformation Plan for tourism as having little impact on the current staff shortages the sector is facing.

The ITP recommends eight actions to improve the sector’s workforce.

MBIE is calling on a wide range of applicants to join a Tourism Data Co-governance Group to boost the quality of tourism data and insights.

A two-day industry brainstorm generates ideas to build and enhance the sector’s workforce.

Tourism minister Stuart Nash unveils the industry leaders who will develop the initiative.