A detailed plan has been released looking at how best to fill "skill gaps" in workforces throughout Hawke's Bay.
The group behind the plan says people entering the workforce are in particularly-high need of further skills and training, across a wide range of industries.
The Hawke's Bay Regional Skills Leadership Group (RSLG) - which includes a board of 13 business, iwi and community leaders - recently released its first regional workforce plan.
"[The group] was set up to basically identify skill gaps in the region, and the key mandate was to provide recommendations and advice," co-chair Erin Simpson, who has a background in horticulture, said.