Youthworks

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Youthworks

• Giving young people a start in employment

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VIVIAN HUTCHINSON Key Note Speaker at Employment
Forum
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LOCAL EMPLOYMENT CO-ORDINATION COMMITTEE
Te Puni Kokiri
Central Taranaki Employment Trust
Stratford District Council
Work and Income
WITT
Workbridge
Community Employment Group
Ignite
Te Taura Tangata Trust
New Plymouth District Council
Taranaki Learning Centre
Jobseekers Info Centre
Career Services
Community Computer Access
Ag Start
Federated Farmers
South Taranaki District Council
U Turn
Venture Taranaki Trust
Chamber of Commerce
Skill NZ
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Taranaki unemployment rate was 9.8 at time
Youthworks was born and 1/4 of those were young
people under 25 years of age.
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Many of our not for profit community groups were
under stress. Volunteers are getting fewer and
those that are available tend to be getting more
elderly
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• Department of Work and Income
• Skill New Zealand
• Careers Service Rapuara
• Youthworks

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TASK FORCE GREEN A Work and Income subsidy
supporting short-term community or environmental
projects.

• Organisations may qualify to receive a Taskforce
  Green subsidy if the project
• benefits the community or environment
• is outside the scope of normal work
• lasts around six months
• provides work of 30 hours a week or more for one
  or more applicants does not displace those
  already working for the organisation

• Two levels of subsidy are available
• Up to 214 per week (including GST) on a pro
  rata basis for workers
• Up to 325 per week (including GST) for those
  supervising groups of four or more other
  Taskforce Green workers

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• TARANAKI EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOUNDATION
• Roles Were To
• Seek Funding
• Provide assistance and training in employment
  matters
• Administrative help

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• BENEFITS OF YOUTH WORKS
• Young people having paid work
• young workers have gained valuable work
• experience
• advice and mentoring and will
  have improved their chances of finding work.
• The employing not for profit community group
  will have had the value of having a paid worker
• The community as a whole would benefit

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• ADDITIONAL BENEFITS WERE
• Most of the resources required for the scheme
  were already in place. What was missing was
  the co- operation, collaboration and
  co-ordination of all those agencies and
  departments that have the resources and ability
  to influence the future of young people. The
  Trust provides the means to link those agencies
  and departments together.
• The scheme benefits the whole of New Plymouth as
  every not for profit organisation is eligible
  to employ a young person under the scheme
• The scheme gained the support of the Districts
  Mayor, the Department of Work and Income,
  Careers Service and Skill NZ, all of whom are
  prepared to fund their participation

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• The scheme is innovative and a first for New
  Zealand

• It will retain young people in Taranaki as the
  region is currently losing its young and
  has an aging population

The scheme is complimentary to Government
initiatives such as the Modern Apprenticeships
Scheme.
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New Plymouth District Council 20,000
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HOW IT WORKS

• Mayors Letter
• Regional Commissioner designated specific work
  broker to the scheme
• Community Group to contact work broker
• Workers sent for interview
• Trust informed
• Trust assists with training group on how to be a
  good employer
• Subsidy started
• Automatic payment of community contribution
  arranged

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Only 6 workers appointed in 4 months
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• The Trust investigate the employment of a paid
  co-ordinator who will
• visit community groups to explain the scheme
• assist groups in finding work for young people
• recruit young people to the scheme
• match the young person to the work available
  OR
• assist young people to create their own work in
  the public good

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Gloria Campbell Regional Commissioner, Work and
Income.
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• The Co-ordinator
• Seeks out suitable positions for young workers
• Provides regular post employment support for the
  young worker and the community group that
  employed them
• At the end of the Youthwork contract period,
  provides assistance to the young person in order
  to staircase the worker into a cadetship with
  an employer in the private sector. This would
  then provides the young person with full time
  permanent employment.
• If the young person is unsure of their future,
  refers them for free careers advice from Career
  Service. If further training is required the
  Co-ordinator will assist with finding a suitable
  Skill NZ course.

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• TARANAKI EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT FOUNDATION continue
  to
• Provide initial assistance to community groups
  to meet their employer obligations
• Provide the cash incentive

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Youthworks Lisa, Teacher Aide, Huirangi School
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Youthworks -Melissa Waitara Project -
Administration/MentoringWorking towards National
Certificate in Youthwork
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Youthworks is now only part of the story. We
also have in place follow up programmes,
specifically these are- First Jobs Programme A
similar programme to Youthworks but it places
young people with private sector
employers. Cadetship Scheme This is a joint
venture with the New Plymouth District Council
that will give 20 young people, 50 of whom are
Maori, an opportunity for paid work and training
in the Council.
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