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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 youthA Manukau workforce with skills
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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
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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