Research commissioned by Toi Mai shows the wellbeing benefits of working in the technology sector to Māori and Pacific people and their children. Both Māori and Pacific people are under-represented in the tech sector, which would benefit from greater diversity.
The EY research Evaluating wellbeing in the Technology Sector focused on measuring a range of socio-economic outcomes. Their findings highlight the importance of good income for intergenerational wellbeing, but suggests working in tech links with other benefits – beyond the effect of income – with better health and education outcomes for the children of Māori and Pacific people working in tech.
Click here for more details: Evaluating Māori and Pacific wellbeing in the tech sector
Click here to read the full report: Evaluating Wellbeing in the Technology Sector
Understanding Barriers to Success for Toi Mai Sub-sectors was developed to identify some common existing barriers that hinder the growth of Ngā Peka o Toi (our sectors), especially compared to New Zealand’s other thriving industries (such as agriculture and tourism).
Citing various structures and policy support provided to these industries in other countries, the report suggests a restructuring of industry business models to help Ngā Peka o Toi be sustainable and combat these barriers.
Click here to read the full report: Understanding Barriers to Success for Toi Mai Sub-sectors
Wellbeing outcomes for learner cohorts by Workforce Development Councils is cross-council research that aimed to quantify the wellbeing impacts of vocational education and training post-school qualifications (PSQs).
For example, the study showed that in the Toi Ora industries (sports, recreation and cultural organisations), those who studied to levels 5–7 have lower levels of ACC work-related claims, lower levels of benefits receipt, and fewer individuals with a criminal record compared to levels 2–4 learners.
Click here to read the full report: Wellbeing outcomes for learner cohorts by Workforce Development Councils
Transferable Skills Research was a report commissioned by Toi Mai and undertaken by Research First to explore transferable skills in both a global and domestic context for the creative, cultural, recreation and technology sectors.
The research identified factors impacting the workforce, the growing demand for transferable skills, and transferable skills that were identified across all these sectors.
Click here to read the full report: Transferable Skills Research
