Manukau Youth Employment Project

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Manukau Youth Employment Project

• March 2004

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THE OBJECTIVE
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• Manukau City Council, Work and Income, and
  Tertiary Education Commission (formerly Skill New
  Zealand) working in partnership to achieve the
  Goals of Tomorrows 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

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WHY DO IT?
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 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 Tomorrows Manukau
• To add value to Councils work with youth and
  provide tangible benefit to wider community

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THE PLAN
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 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

• Manukau City Council
• Work and Income NZ
• Tertiary Education Commission
• Participants
• Duration of Project

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MCCs CONTRIBUTION
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• Work Based training, mentoring, employment
  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

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MENTORING - WHATS PROVIDED?
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• Accredited training provider to prepare
  participants for entry into cadetship
• Workbased training opportunities at Manukau City
  Council in a range of services including

• Pools and Recreation
• Library
• Community Services
• Park Ranger/Officer
• Facility management/ maintenance
• Call Centre
• Customer Services
• Parking Warden

• Regulatory Admin Services
• Field/Health officer
• Secretarial and clerical work, HR, Payroll
• Administration support, Accounts
• Graffiti Removal
• City Beautification
• Parks and Gardens

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THE CADETS
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• All under 25
• Unqualified or few qualifications
• Few or no formal work skills
• Out of work for six months and up to three years
• All face significant 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

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2003 CADET PROFILE
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 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.

• I was ecstatic at being chosen - I didnt think
  I stood a chance. There were lots of us
  competing to be cadets. Its so amazing that the
  Council cares enough to give us a start in life.
  I love the work Im doing. I get up early to be
  on time for work - I dont want to waste this
  opportunity. I hope its a stepping stone to
  something bigger and better.

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2003 CADET PROFILE
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 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.

• I didnt expect to be selected as a cadet. I
  wasnt sure what I had to offer.
• Now thats hes had a taste of local government,
  Wiremus long-term goal is to work for Council
  permanently.I didnt know that jobs like this
  existed!

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BENEFITS TO MANUKAU YOUTH
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 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

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BENEFITS TO MANUKAU
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 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

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BENEFITS TO WORK and INCOME
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• Assist its 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

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BENEFITS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION COMMISSION
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• Contributes to TECs 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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HOW TO ENSURE SUCCESS
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 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

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An Update on the 2003 cadets
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 21 cadets from the 2003 intake found employment
  either within Manukau City Council or outside
  employers.
• 2 cadets went onto further tertiary training
• 4 cadets did not complete the programme
• 3 cadets outcomes could not be confirmed at the
  completion of the programme
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2004 and beyond
Manukau Youth Employment Project

• 30 cadets recruited in March 2004 for a second
  project year
• Increased staffing provided with a full-time
  Project Manager and Cadet Mentor funded through
  Work and Income.
• Structured process in place to train and mentor
  youth
• Formal review planned at the completion of 2004
  project
• Project to be developed for 2005 to have a
  Manukau-wide focus and incorporate a number of
  Manukau employers
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