The New Zealand Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (NZVCC) have engaged BERL to quantify the demand for and supply of academic staff between 2008 and 2020. Academic staff includes teaching, research and senior academic staff.This is a collaborative project across the eight New Zealand universities. This information will be used to develop workforce strategies and address issues that are identified as part of the research process.The need for this »»

Planning is under way to prevent a future staffing shortage across New Zealand universities as traditional sources for academic staff dry up at the same time as a large proportion of the academic workforce retires.The Academic Workforce Plan: Towards 2020 is a collaborative project across the eight New Zealand universities. It has received funding under the Tertiary Education Commission's Priorities for Focus Fund and is an initiative of »»