by 2005, no young person under 25 years will be out of work or training in taranaki

By 2005, no young person under 25 years will be out of work or training in Taranaki

A Local GoalBy 2005, no young person under 25 years will be out of work or training in Taranaki Mayors Taskforce for Jobs

Core-group Member

Peter Tennent

Mayor of New Plymouth

A Local Connection

A holistic framework for supporting the transition of our young people to employment or training

A way of staying “connected” to our young people until they have developed a positive pathway to their future

Goal

Strategic Influences

National influences and links: Mayors Taskforce for Jobs Youth Affairs – Youth Development Strategy

Research in “best practice”: Connections (UK) Australian PM 2001 Taskforce on Youth

Pathways Community Partnerships for Youth (Australia)

vivian Hutchinson

Community Adviser to the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs

Editor of The Jobs Letter

Strategic QuestionIf local authorities had statutory authority for ensuring positive outcomes all young people under 25 … how would they organise it?

Sweden … local authorities obliged to take responsibility for young people up to age 18. – They draw up a personal plan which is reviewed every 10 weeks. – Emphasis on no-one “falling through the cracks”

Denmark … “carrot and stick” if refuse to work with local authority, their income support is effected

2001 Youth Taskforce

Australian Youth Pathways Taskforce 2001

All Young People NeedTHE OPPORTUNITY TO Complete 12 years of schooling or its vocational equivalent,

including strong literacy and numeracy foundations; Undertake vocational education and training and structured

workplace learning; Obtain life skills and employment which enable them to be

active and valued members of the community; Engage with professional career and transition support; Benefit from effective peer and family support; Learn and participate in environments that are inclusive of and

responsive to their cultural and linguistic diversity.


All Young People NeedTHIS WILL REQUIRE Cultural and paradigm shifts in many of our community institutions

and systems; Central and local governments to work together; Integrated supported networks which create opportunities and

respond to the diversity of challenges faced by young people; Focused and collaborative partnerships at the local level involving

schools, industry, business, government and non-government agencies, communities, young people and their families;

The development of learning pathways plans for each young person, transition follow-up mechanisms and transition indicators;

The development of a comprehensive career and transition support system and the development of employability and life skills learning programmes;

Appropriate income support, health care and housing foundations.


UK Connexions

UK Connexions

ABC Framework – a range of interventions that a Connexions Personal Adviser can take to support young people in transition

Dave Turner

Australian consultant visited NZ in 2002 and spoke to Taskforce Mayors

links with UK Changemakers

Taranaki Connections

Not a project or a programme… but a purpose, a goal , and a shared commitment… which deliver results by many inter-dependent strategies

Elaine Gill

Local Employment Co-ordination (LEC)

Taranaki Employment Support Foundation

A Local Commitment

To ALL Young People Based on Australian

Youth Transitions Taskforce

A “human rights” charter for young people … and what this will require from all stakeholders


Working Together for Results

Community Case Management

The full toolbox of support

A commitment to staying connected to our young people


Community Case ManagementWorking Together for Results

1.

Governance Support

2.

Professional Support

3.

Community Support

4.

Peer Support

Taking Leadership on Cultural Goals

1:1 Intensive Personal Support

Individual, family, whanau, community

and business support

Youth Group Activity facilitated by Adults

FINDING THE NECESSARY

RESOURCES TO DELIVER SUPPORT

AND SERVICES

SAFETY NET FOR THOSE MOST AT

RISK AND/OR AT A POINT OF CRISIS /

CRITICAL DECISION MAKING

SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN

OUR COMMUNITY — NETWORKS,

CONTACTS AND PATHWAYS PROVIDED

YOUNG PEOPLE HELPING

THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER.

ADULTS FACILITATING SELF-HELP CAPACITY OF

YOUNG PEOPLE

Framework

1. Governance Support Taking leadership and setting targets on

cultural goals Catalysing community involvement on

the issue Encouraging a “sign-up” to a local

commitment to young people Challenging existing agencies to “raise

their game” Finding the necessary resources to

deliver support and services


2. Professional Support Intensive Personal Support Assessment; Counselling advice and

guidance; Case management; Referral Individual placement in pathways Safety net for those most at risk and/or

at a point of crisis/critical decision making


3. Community Support Individual, family, whanau, community

and business support Support structures – networks, contacts

and pathways Mentoring; Role models; Community-

based learning; Work-related education & training; Developing employability skills; Work experience; Employment


4. Peer Support Young people helping themselves and

each other Adults facilitating learning and building

self-help capacity of young people Team projects and research; Led by

young people; Developing enterprising skills and skills to

manage change; Community based learning and enterprise education


How it works Available to ALL young people as they

leave school 5-year commitment to each young person Meeting with young person every 10 weeks Community Case Manager as advocate,

mentor and role model Case Management Co-ordinator Combination of long-term commitment with

pro-active advocacy to ensure a unique pathway is created for each young person


Working together All parties committed to exploring “best

practice” in co-operation, co-ordination and collaboration

Getting out of the usual “silos” and focusing on results for each individual young person

Sharing resources Building on the experience of the Taranaki

LEC network (Local Employment Co-ordination Group)


How it starts Pilot the strategy in one area to begin Begin with this year’s school-leavers Slowly expand to encompass more and

more numbers of existing unemployed in pilot area

Slowly expand to include other areas of obvious need

Evaluation and feedback as the scheme progresses


Scoreboard How many young people?Winz figures of young people 18-24yrs on benefit — September 2002

New Plymouth District — 960 Waitara

Stratford District — 164

Hawera District — 301 Patea

Total — 1425 young people

Statistics That Matter

The Waitara Pilot

Why Waitara? Disproportionately large percentage of the

regions youth unemployed A ‘company town’ that lost its company A supportive Head Teacher committed to

the project A manageable level of school leavers for a

pilot


Why now? Venture Taranaki school leavers research found

young people needed:– more support and information– more opportunities to ‘experience’ options – help to plan their pathway from school– a long-term commitment in a structured manner

Leadership and support from the Mayors Taskforce and Government’s Youth Development Strategy

Policy emphasis on “whole of government” solutions … becoming “whole of community” solutions.


Commitment and “sign-up” needed

from Government Agencies tosupport the project and work together

from Community Case Management team to deliver best possible service

from community and business groups to support the scheme and it’s purpose

from young people


by 2005, no young person under 25 years will be out of work or training in taranaki

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