SHARING GOOD IDEAS FORUM April 21st

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SHARING GOOD IDEAS FORUM April 21st 22nd
2004New Plymouth
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• DAY 1
• Wonderful presentations from people totally
  committed to achieving the Mayors Taskforce for
  Jobs goal in their communities. Clear from
  presentations that people working in these roles
  in the community make things happen.
• Some very clear themes
• Need to invest in workforce of next generation
• Systemic change the way we do things
• Give a commitment to young people a guarantee

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• What Works Key To Success
• Real collaboration between local, central
  government, community organisations and private
  sector.
• Working together not always easy.
  Collaboration difficult unless you know how all
  the pieces of the jigsaw fit. Marti Eller
  (Career Services)
• Long-term commitment by all parties
• The importance of the Mayors office Mayors
  taking the lead in showing that commitment.
  When the Mayors involved this leads to community
  support and commitment from everyone to get
  results (e.g. New Plymouth, Buller, Manukau)
• MTFJ enabled them to be more ingenuous, creative
  and braver Anne Candy (Deputy Mayor, Manukau)
• Getting the private sector involved (4Trades,
  City Care, Rotorua)
• Translating good ideas into good practice focus
  on whole person/whole community

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• Challenges
• To government departments and Councils to take an
  active role within their own organisations. For
  example MSD and the Councils of Manukau, Upper
  Hutt, New Plymouth. Mayors can take a lead role
  (only 31 of Councils with Cadet/Youth
  recruitment programmes).
• To Councils to look at their supply chain
  ensure contracts have training and employment of
  young people as components
• To Government to continue involving all the
  communities, make it easy to implement ideas
  ensure relevance of policy at the local level

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DAY 2 How To

• Long Term Council Community Plans (LTCCP)
• Real opportunities to get buy in from the whole
  community. Government agencies
• Good news of real drop in youth unemployment
• Making a difference by working collaboratively
• Encouraging local solutions, community ownership
  
• Youth Transition Service vital role for
  partnerships new service being developed
• Workshops

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Questions

• How community development at the national level
  fits at the local level?
• How to deal with personalities which are
  hindering the effectiveness of the positions they
  hold?
• How to create key positions to work alongside
  Mayors?
• How to ensure accountability and avoid
  duplications through seeking joint outcomes?
• How to develop nationwide model for connecting
  tracking systems which would enable successful
  referral across regions?
• How to convince Councils to increase their
  involvement?
• Whos responsible for accountability back to the
  community?

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• How can inter-agency communication be done
  better?
• How to develop good connections between employers
  and young people?
• Responses
• Young New Zealanders need optimism, hope and
  imagination so we all need to be optimistic,
  hopeful and imaginative.
• Mayors Taskforce for Jobs shows real community
  leadership. The Mayors role is crucial.

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Key-words

• Collaboration
• Cooperation
• Dedication
• Enthusiasm
• Connectiveness
• Consultation

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Challenge

• Whole of government is not a coordinating
  committee, but a way of working throughout the
  whole of the organisations.