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Forestry Symposium
[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_section full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1558048027878{margin-top: 30px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;}” el_id=”contentsection”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1558048131408{margin-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171722345{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}” el_class=”font-30″]In March 2019 the South Waikato District Council played host to nearly 80 stakeholders from across the Central North Island forestry industry at the South Waikato Forestry Symposium.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171774636{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]The main aim of the symposium was to explore growth opportunities for the region afforded by the government’s massive One Billion Trees programme.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171997853{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]The potential is impressive.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559172003295{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Te Uru Rakau (Forestry New Zealand) indicates that forestry plantings will double over each of the next three years – with continued growth beyond 2021 being driven by carbon prices and targets for climate change.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559172012167{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]Forestry has always been a big part of South Waikato life – and it’s set to get bigger.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559172025457{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]In 2018, over 1200 people in the region were directly employed by the forestry sector. Beyond this, sectors like transport and logistics, manufacturing and maintenance employ a healthy number of people as a result of forestry activity.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171911252{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”]Te Uru Rakau estimates that to cope with the additional plantings required by the One Billion Trees programme, the planting workforce will need to double. This will flow across the value chain, from seedling to end product.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171930589{margin-top: 40px !important;margin-bottom: 15px !important;}” el_class=”font-light font-30″]
Commitment to training for future growth
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171939784{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]The South Waikato forestry sector and their stakeholders have identified the need to prioritise capacity and capability building for a future workforce across all aspects of forestry.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171950800{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]There are a number of training programmes available at a national level that the industry will be exploring. These will be supplemented by initiatives developed within the region, such as local forestry training and building industry-secondary school partnerships.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171958181{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]The symposium also identified a number of further action points to maintain momentum.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1559171968283{margin-bottom: 20px !important;}”]These include ongoing symposiums and workshops, establishing a streamlined approach to access partnership funding from the Ministry of Primary Industries, marketing strategies for the sector and joint industry and Council initiatives.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”785″ img_size=”full” image_hovers=”false” css=”.vc_custom_1561613554793{margin-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row][/vc_section][vc_section disable_element=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1579474227933{margin-top: 100px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;}” el_id=”contactus”][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content” equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”top” el_id=”contactus” css=”.vc_custom_1552109065026{margin-top: 100px !important;margin-bottom: 100px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1552464792885{margin-bottom: 15px !important;}”]
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