36 Condition Explanation 96 The objective of the Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Plan is to improve local skills to expand the locally available workforce for employment in mining and its servicing sectors. 97 The Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Plan shall include, but need not be limited to: a. Preparation of a skills matrix to identify and understand workplace requirements and skills needed by the Consent Holder and its suppliers in relation to mining activities in and around Waihi; b. Identification of areas where those skills are in short supply; c. Collaboration with secondary and tertiary education providers, relevant transitional industry training organisations, and with relevant government agencies to facilitate targeted training for secondary students and currently unemployed persons to develop skill sets that will enable them to contribute to the local workforce servicing the Waihi mining activities (directly and indirectly through suppliers); d. Provision of work experience opportunities for tertiary students who meet the Consent Holder’s employment and health and safety requirements; e. A detailed programme of activity for the first 3 years following the commencement of activities authorised by this consent; f. Measurable and time bound performance targets and associated monitoring for determining Plan effectiveness; and g. The reporting and review process for the Plan. 98 Once complete, but no later than 18 months after the commencement of the consent, a copy of the Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Plan shall be provided to the Hauraki District Council. 99 The Consent Holder must implement the Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Plan in partnership with the Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Group until such time as stoping commences in the Wharekirauponga Underground Mine and shall report on progress within the Annual Report required by Condition 101. Once stoping commences staffing of the project will be largely complete and the immigration effect this condition is intended to mitigate will be past its peak. 100 The Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Plan may be reviewed and updated at any time by the Consent Holder in consultation with the Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Group. The Consent Holder must ensure the Hauraki District Council is provided with the current version of the Waihi Skills Development and Training Action Plan within four weeks of any update being agreed by the Group 101 The Consent Holder shall provide an annual report to the Hauraki District Council 12 months after provision of the Waihi Skills Development and
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