在新西兰
重建基督城大业当前，现在是政府致力于鼓励年青人去接受技能与贸易培训的时候了。 高等教育部部长 史蒂芬乔伊斯Steven Joyce在教育专业委員會听证时被工党议员问到关于年青人技能培训方面的问题， 他表示说在
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高等教育部部长 史蒂芬乔伊斯Steven Joyce在教育专业委員會听证时被工党议员问到关于年青人技能培训方面的问题， 他表示说在$4200万的资金里只有$700万会花在为重建基督城的技能培训。
工党青年事务发言人梅根·伍兹表示这些资金对于培训那8.7万没有工作和没受教育或培训的纽西兰年青人应当是个大好机会。可是 Steven Joyce却草草声辩说拨款数额低是因为没什么需求。
Steven Joyce 认为不应该逼年青人去接受培训。 但是梅根·伍兹表示这是一个愚蠢的解答。 Steven Joyce 应该更认真面对他部门的工作，并应把重点放在为年青人提供合适的培训课程。
现政府只会再让我们的年青人失望。政府反而对引进外国劳工更感兴趣，声称在各城市经营劳工集训营的想法是“有趣的、有创造性的”提议以解决基督城的技能危机。
如果政府真的重视基督城重建工作，那么现在是时候政府把年青人的失业问题放在第一位，而不是袖手旁观。
政府不愿意投资技能培训的原因之一，很大程度上是由于政府不采取行动解决基督城的保险理赔问题，导致雇主因为工作时间含太多不确定性因素而不愿意用学徒工。
工党的计划是拨给雇主相当于失业救济金的雇主津贴用于雇用学徒。 这是一个实际的解决方案，政府应该采纳。(霍建强议员办公室 供稿)
Megan
WOODS
Youth Affairs Spokesperson
MP for Wigram
20 June 2012
MEDIA STATEMENT
Real Commitment needed for Canterbury skills training
It’s time this Government made a real commitment towards encouraging young people into skills and trade training for the rebuild of Christchurch, says Labour’s Youth Affairs spokesperson Megan Woods.
In response to questions from Labour MPs at today’s Education Select Committee hearing, the Tertiary Education Minister confirmed that only $7m of the $42m allocated to skills training for the rebuild of Canterbury has been spent.
"This fund should be seen as a chance to offer training opportunities to some of the 87,000 young New Zealanders not in education, employment or training. But all Steven Joyce can do is make flippant claims that the under-spend is because of a lack of demand for places.
"He says he doesn’t want to ‘frog march’ young people into training. This is a silly response from the Minister who should get on with the job and focus on getting our young people into suitable training programmes.
“This Government is failing our young people. It is more interested in bringing in workers from overseas, claiming that the idea of workers camps around the city is an ‘interesting and creative’ suggestion for solving the skills crisis in Christchurch.
“It’s time this Government put young New Zealanders first. It must stop watching from the side-line and get stuck in.
“One factor holding back skills training is the reluctance of employers' to take on apprentices while there is so much uncertainty surrounding the timing of work due largely to the Government’s inaction in resolving insurance problems in Christchurch.
"Labour’s plan to give employers a subsidy equivalent to the unemployment benefit if they take on an apprentice would make a huge difference. It is a practical solution and one the Government should adopt,” said Megan Woods.