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The ERE Contestable Fund makes funding available each year to assist the delivery of employment relations education programmes under the Employment Relations Act and the Health and Safety in Employment Act.
Minister’s media release [External link]
In the 2006/07 funding round, 26 organisations sought $3,493,655. Allocations have been made to 20 organisations (see table below). Several of the allocations provide financial support for joint applications from two or more organisations, and some provide funding for more than one project or initiative.
Projects that were allocated funding include courses to help businesses attract and retain skilled staff; health and safety representative training; understanding and applying good faith to workplace relations and management; and a guide to minimum employment standards in New Zealand for building industry employers.
The Employment Relations Education (ERE) Advisory Committee assesses applications against publicly available criteria and makes recommendations on the allocation of funding to the Minister of Labour.
The Committee comprises three representatives from Business New Zealand; three representatives from the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions; a representative from the New Zealand Vice Chancellors’ Committee (Universities); a representative from Institutes and Polytechnics of New Zealand; a representative providing a Maori perspective; a representative providing a Pacific perspective and an independent chairperson.
Eligible employees can apply for leave provided under the Employment Relations Act to attend approved employment relations education courses.
The ERE Contestable Fund was established in October 2000.Unions, union organisations, employers, employer organisations and providers recognised under the Education Act or by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority are eligible to apply to the Fund.
The opening date for applications to the contestable Fund, for the 2007/2008 year, will be advised by early 2007. Further information about applying to the fund is available here.
Organisations approved for funding in the 2006/2007 funding round are:
| Organisation |
Funding allocated |
Amalgamated Workers’ Union of New Zealand (Southern) |
$22,000 |
Business New Zealand |
$550,000 |
Central Amalgamated Workers Union |
$20,000 |
Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union |
$99,000 |
Finsec |
$57,000 |
Maritime Union of New Zealand |
$38,000 |
National Distribution Union |
$130,000 |
NZ Council of Trade Unions* |
$457,000 |
NZ Educational Institute Te Riu Roa |
$35,000 |
NZ Meat Workers Union |
$30,000 |
NZ Nurses Organisation and Service and Food Workers’ Union (jointly) |
$120,000 |
NZ Registered Master Builders’ Federation |
$54,000 |
Otago, Southland Employers Association and Amalgamated Workers’ Union of NZ (Southern) |
$52,000 |
Post-Primary Teachers Association |
$3,500 |
Service and Food Workers Union |
$85,000 |
Te Ata Hou Trust & Amptee |
$60,000 |
UNITE and Auckland Postal Workers’ Association |
$85,000 |
Waitakere Enterprise Trust Board |
$20,000 |
Impac Services |
$39,000 |
Land Based Training |
$48,500 |
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* The $457,000 to the NZ Council of Trade Unions includes $115,000 to develop resources to improve the skill levels of Maori in the workforce; and $40,000 to produce a series of radio programmes about employment relations for young Pacific workers.
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