Co-ordination, Collaboration and Co-operation
— the challenges of working together
Local Employment Co-ordination Groups

• The Local Employment Co-ordination Groups were set up by the Department of Labour. They were established after recommendations from the 1994 Employment Taskforce report, which called for greater co-ordination and collaboration between local groups at a local level.

At the time of writing, there were 42 committees throughout New Zealand with a total of 750 active members drawn from different government agencies, local authorities and community groups. These committees now operate under the new Department of Work and Income (WINZ), under the leadership of the WINZ Regional Commissioners.

• A paper "Local Employment Co-ordination — What can a Regional Commissioner Do?" by Jan Francis and vivian Hutchinson is available on the internet at www.jobsletter.org.nz/art/lec99.htm

• A report "Local Employment Co-ordination — Spotlight on Good Practice" by researcher Vicki Wilde is also available from Work and Income NZ.