Manukau Youth Employment Project

1. Manukau Youth Employment Project JUNE 2003

2. THE OBJECTIVE Manukau City Council, Work and Income, and Tertiary Education Commission (formerly Skill New Zealand) working in partnership to achieve the Goals of Tomorrow’s Manukau: A supportive and responsive learning and training environment for registered youth A Manukau workforce with skills to match employer needs Organisations in Manukau working together to achieve results

3. WHY DO IT? To help Manukau youth gain qualifications and support transition from unemployment to full-time work To develop a community coalition that actively contributes to the vision of Tomorrow’s Manukau To add value to Council’s work with youth and provide tangible benefit to wider community

4. THE PLAN Project Leader, partial funder and work-based trainer Sponsor and partial funder Sponsor and contractor of pre-entry training 30 participants selected from Work and Income Registered Youth MCC, TEC and Work and Income to jointly select appropriate candidates for MYEP 12 Months

5. MCC’s CONTRIBUTION Training, mentoring, employable grooming Documentation of training processes with key milestones and review dates Quarterly progress reports and final report with reference Assistance with referrals and setting up networks for cadets MCC, TEC and Work and Income to follow up after training success and PR opportunities

6. MENTORING - WHAT’S PROVIDED? Regulatory Admin Services Field/Health officer Secretarial and clerical work, HR, Payroll Administration support, Accounts Graffiti Removal City Beautification Parks and Gardens

7. THE CADETS All under 25 Unqualified or few qualifications Few or no formal work skills Out of work for at least six months and up to three years All face huge barriers and lack of opportunities when trying to re-enter workforce - employer attitudes, lack of self-confidence and self-esteem, and lack of work experience

8. CADET PROFILE Name: Vai Amituanai Age: 20 years Qualifications: Seventh Form, Introductory Law Paper Unemployed: Seven months Work Experience: Packing supermarket orders at Progressive Enterprises in Mangere Job Description: Assistant to Executive Officer for the Pacific Island Advisory Committee (PIAC), Rouruina Brown.

9. CADET PROFILE Name: Wiremu Hohaia Age: 20 years Qualifications: Left school at 14 Unemployed: Received unemployment benefit for two years Work Experience: 4 months shaping surfboards 3 months picking apples Current Job Description: Works with Child Youth Planner Tanya Kaihe and Chantelle Whaiapu, Co-ordinator for Toi o Manukau.

10. BENEFITS TO MANUKAU YOUTH Skill development through workplace learning Transition to full-time employment supported with training and mentoring Development of sense of self worth and work ethic Exposure to employment opportunities and career development in Local Government

11. BENEFITS TO MANUKAU Improved training and employment participation rates Potential economic growth through an increasingly skilled local labour pool Reduced negative impact of unemployed and idle youth Enhanced social responsibility amongst youth - creating a sense of belonging and identity

12. BENEFITS TO WORK and INCOME Assist its Maori and Pacific youth priority groups into employment Reduces local unemployment register and beneficiary payments Strategic link forged between local and central government sectors Trials a model that may be used in other regions or for other priority groups

13. BENEFITS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION Contributes to TEC’s goal of developing opportunities for people to access foundation education and training leading to nationally recognised skills and qualifications and more employment opportunities Strategic link forged between local and central government sectors Mutual resources used to achieve joint social development aims Trials a model that may be used in other regions or for other priority groups ;;;;;;

14. HOW TO ENSURE SUCCESS Commitment by all parties Structured process in place to train and mentor youth Measurements in place to track progress Unique project in terms of potential employability success rate