In the past two years, WeCreate has consulted widely in the development of an Action Plan to grow our creative sector for the good of all New Zealanders. The comments made here are informed by that process, which has involved over 200 creative industry leaders and government officials, and included the establishment of six Working Groups comprising industry experts, one of which is dedicated to Skills, Talent & Capability.
It was announced on 2 July 2019 that the creative sector would be recognised in NZ for the first time as an economic contributor in the Industry Transformation Plans, and that from 2020 the government will ‘partner with industry body WeCreate on the implementation of key recommendations from its Action Plan’.