Originator/Sponsor: Aquaculture NZ
Portfolio Managers: Jackie Lynch
Status: In Delivery
Planned delivery date: 31 July 2025
Lead Agency / Service Provider: Dr Lesley Petersen
Objective:
The objective is to identify, test and evaluate mentoring resources for AQNZ emerging leaders. The project will:
- Perform a needs analysis
- Identify the best combination of mentoring resource(s) that meets AQNZ emerging leaders’ needs
- Trial the mentoring resource(s)
- Report on the process(es) used, options considered, trial results and findings, including opinions on the likely applicability of identified mentoring resources for other emerging leaders across the food and fibre sector (and beyond)
Abstract:
In 2023, Aquaculture New Zealand (AQNZ) commissioned Business and Economic Research Ltd to conduct a Workforce Perception Survey, leading to several recommendations. One key outcome was the formation of an advisory group comprising industry employers, which identified the retention of emerging leaders as a primary concern.
To address this, the group is focused on identifying and providing suitable mentoring resources for these leaders. While the initiative primarily targets AQNZ’s emerging leaders, Food and Fibre CoVE is also exploring the potential applicability of the identified mentoring resources for emerging leaders across the broader food and fibre sector.
If you are interested in becoming a mentor for an emerging leader, please contact Kirsten Norfield at Aquaculture New Zealand.
The above information was current as at 29 August 2024