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Developing a Settlement Knowledge Base: Settlement research and evaluation literature sweep

How well migrants integrate or settle in a new country is of interest to all migrant-receiving countries. In recent years, research and evaluation projects have investigated…

Modern apprentices’ literacy learning: A formative evaluation

The Modern Apprenticeship Literacy Programme with Literacy Aotearoa began in April 2008. This pilot involves 191 Modern Apprentices (MAs) (as at 31 December 2008) who undertook…

Engaging young adults in literacy, language and numeracy (LLN) skill development

The Department of Labour (the Department) is responsible for a crossgovernment programme of research and evaluation on workforce literacy, language and numeracy skills. Its purpose is…

School Children in Paid Employment

This paper summarises the state of knowledge surrounding New Zealand schoolchildren in employment to early 2010. It brings together formative publications from earlier in the decade,…

Schoolchildren in paid employment: a summary of research findings

This paper summarises the state of knowledge surrounding New Zealand schoolchildren in employment to early 2010. It brings together formative publications from earlier in the decade,…

Ageing and violent crime in New Zealand (Stats NZ WP 10-01)

In this paper we answer three questions about demographic change and violent crime in New Zealand: How has the age-sex profile of violent offending been changing?…

Upskilling Partnership Programme: Evaluation Report

The Upskilling Partnership Programme was an initiative established by the Department of Labour in collaboration with partner agencies. The programme ran from July 2006 until June…

The 2008 Rest & Meal Breaks Amendments to the Employment Relations Act 2000

This research was carried out between October 2009 and May 2010 by Department of Labour researchers to identify to what extent the intended policy objectives of…

IMSED Research Work Programme Summary of Findings

This publication summarises findings from immigration-related research undertaken by International Migration Settlement and Employment Dynamics (IMSED) Research, a service of the New Zealand Department of Labour.…

Transition to Permanent Residence: Job outcomes of work permit holder

One of the greatest issues facing New Zealand is its ability to attract and retain talented people as a means of facilitating economic growth. The objective…