The Malcam Charitable Trust

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Making the Difference
The Malcam Charitable Trust
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Youth First
Rangatahi Tuatahi

• Youth Service Corps
• Conservation Corps
• Logan Park Academy
• Choice initiative
• 4Trades Apprenticeship initiative

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OUTCOMES

• 80 Plus to further work or education
• Instil a work ethic
• Instil self belief and confidence
• Add to life skills
• Instil awareness of consequences of at risk
  lifestyles.

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4Trades
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An underskilled nation?

• Skill shortages historically high
• Unemployment historically low
• Staff recruiting difficulties _at_ 25yr high
• 74 building firms report chronic skill shortages
• 69 vehicle repair firms report same
• 58 engineering firms report same
• Source Sunday Times/Dept Labour. 21 Mar 2004.

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Apprenticeship Decline

• Compliance Costs 3,500 pa plus
• Red Tape OSH,ACC,IRD,ITOs
• Commitment to supply work
• Commitment to teach mentor
• ITO difficulties
• Just too bloody hard!

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The 4Trades initiative

• A MTFFJ WI initiative
• 4Trades employs the apprentice
• The apprentice loaned to a host to Train
• 4Trades takes over ACC, OSH, ITO, IRD Compliance
  costs
• A negotiated fee charged to the host

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4Trades today

• 23 Apprentices Employed
• Trades include Plumbing, Painting,
  Horticulture,Joinery, Building, Upholstery,
  Glazing.
• Hosts include DCC Botanic Gardens, Otago
  University, Aburns glass, Gasco, Joinery
  Specialists,Big River Homes
• Balclutha to Timaru

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Earn as you learn
NZ Average 38,000
Doctor 45-90k
Lawyer 42k
Electrician 43k
Plumber 35-45k
Builder 45-55k
Mechanic 45 - 105 Source NZ Listener
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Student Loan Debt
NZ Average 38,000
Doctor 45-90k 50-100k
Lawyer 42k 40-80k
Electrician 43k nil
Plumber 35-45k nil
Builder 45-55k nil
Mechanic 45-105 nil
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Apprenticeship reality

• Over 40 different ITO structures
• different quality standards structures
• Emphasis on distance learning assessment has
  BIG pitfalls
• Modern Apprenticeship system better but
• Co-ordinators per apprentice issues

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Apprenticeship Reality 2

• TEC Funds MA Co-ordinators per Apprentice a
  number not a quality driven incentive
• TEC ratio should not exceed 150 (but not a
  performance measure in contracts.)
• Reality Industry A 1 400 plus
• Industry B 1 250
• Believe average exceeds 150
• 4Trades 112 Not TEC funded.

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4Trades organizes all the block courses and
takes all the extra organisation away from us,
keeps track of his learning and skills and also
takes on the risk factor if work dries up
tomorrow its GOOD!

• Neil Rutherford
• Step Up Joinery

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Apprenticeship Reality 3

• Over 70 apprenticeships fail in the first 3
  months. ( Source W I.)
• Work Trials !
• Partnership required
• Mentoring required
• Advocacy required
• 4Trades meets these needs

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Apprenticeship Reality 3

• Skill shortage will hold back economic growth
• Importation of Skills one option
• Commitment to training another

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The Future

• NZ needs more apprentices
• Councils should take a lead role
• ( e.g. DCC Gardens initiative.)