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Providers Canterbury Youth Transition Services (CYTS) is funded by the Ministry of Social Development and provided by Community Colleges New Zealand, Nga Maata Waka, Actionworks Transition Trust, Grow Mid Canterbury and the Selwyn District Council. For more information on these organisations, please visit their websites on the links below: Community Colleges New Zealand Community Colleges are involved with two Youth Transition Services for school leavers in the South Island, under an agreement with the Ministry of Social Development. Work'n it Out and the Canterbury Youth Transition Service (CYTS) support teenagers aged 15 – 19 years who have left school to get a job, move into training or tertiary study. We run Contact Centres that stay in touch with young people once they leave school and identify those who need support. From there we refer them to individualised Customised Support. Community Colleges has gained significant experience over the years in providing transition services and currently have nine staff in Southern region and one in Canterbury delivering Customised Support. Community Colleges NZ has provided a broad range of vocational and foundation training programmes and National Certificate qualifications for over twenty seven years. Our main focus is providing practical, entry level, student-focused industry training towards employment. Training programmes incorporate NZQA unit standards and will provide students with the skills and knowledge required to pursue their chosen career. With colleges based in Marlborough, Canterbury, Invercargill and Dunedin, Community Colleges offers Job Connection programmes. That’s practical hands-on training to give you the skills to get connected to a job. The range of programmes include barista, hairdressing, computing, business administration, literacy and numeracy, cookery, hospitality, tourism, community support, sports, equestrian and adventures in learning! Jennie Down is the Youth Coach for the Selwyn District. She is based at the Selwyn District Council in Rolleston and works alongside any young person who has left school but feels stuck about what to do next. The Selwyn District Council is dedicated to supporting the youth within its district as well as encouraging local businesses and employers to open their doors to these new employees. By connecting local businesses with young workers we can have a long-lasting effect on the economic development of Selwyn. Our young people are our future leaders and investing in their well being now, will lead towards positive, sustainable outcomes in the future. Jennie has worked extensively with children and young people and finds it very rewarding. She has lots of personal interests including rowing, horse-riding, dancing, music, art and the performing arts. Her personal mantra is ‘Live life one day at a time and have FUN doing it!’ Actionworks Transition Trust The Actionworks Transitions Trust was established in October 2009 due to the need in the Christchurch area for a youth transition service for 15-19 year olds. This is currently in line with other regional Youth Transition services supported by the Ministry of Social Development. The Trust is registered as a charitable entity under the New Zealand Charities Commission and is governed by a team of Iwi, Industry and Education professionals. Whilst being a recently established Trust the current staff of 3 are not new to the transition field having 48 years collective experience in education, training, employment and other youth issues. In additional to these current skills previous roles have included; Inter-agency Collaborative Partnerships, Project Facilitation of employment and training seminars, Service Management, Student Counselling, Truancy Interventions, Therapeutic residential work for ‘at risk’ young men and Iwi affiliations with Kai Tahu, Te Whanau-a- Apanui, Ngati Porou and Ngati Kahungunu. This is a wealth of knowledge and experience of the Youth sector for Christchurch. Actionworks personal advisors provide one to one customised support, interview, assessment, placement and tracking services. Additional support can be offered via phone, text messages, e-mail and letters. In supporting young people through the transition process, and through individual professional skill bases, the Actionworks Transitions Trust staff have a good understanding of the issues and barriers young people face when seeking employment, maintaining employment and trying to better their career or educational goals. Rachel Prendergast has been with Grow Mid Canterbury (formerly Enterprise Ashburton) for 6 years where she is employed as the Youth Broker. The purpose of GMC is to enable the successful growth of local businesses for the benefit of the entire community. The agency began providing a youth broker service to assist youth transitioning from school into employment, and to help connect youth with local employers. Strong partnerships have been formed with employers and well over 100 businesses now participate in work experience/learning opportunities for youth. The service also assists the district’s two high schools with several work based programmes which aim to build relationships with local employers and to focus on successful trades related employment opportunities. Rachel is involved in several youth/leadership programmes which also encourage and promote youth development in the community. She also assists with the local Rotary Club Pride of Workmanship Awards, who aim to recognise and reward excellence in the workplace. The Youth Broker is also responsible for organising the annual Industry Training Graduations, which involves liaising closely with all Industries and facilitating the actual graduation ceremony in Ashburton. All trainees and apprentices in the Ashburton District who have completed a National Certificate are recognized and awarded a Mayoral certificate, presented by the Mayor himself, who is and has always been a strong supporter. The CYTS work the Youth Broker performs is similar to what was already in place in Ashburton District however this service has created more structure and support for the Youth Coach and the youth clients. Nga Maata Waka Nga Maata Waka Community organisation group based at Nga Haue E Wha National Marae, Christchurch, provides a range of social, education, employment and training services. Andrew Fidow our Christchurch East region youth coach supports youth 15 to 19 years to transition from secondary school education into employment, training or course related learning. The youth coach role is a broker between the youth client and employers, industry training organisations and course study providers. Andrew has extensive experience in recruitment and human resources, in addition he is a trained secondary school teacher currently student mentoring at christchurch secondary schools. Our youth coach provides an individualised service tailored to assess each client’s needs, to provide friendly support in career planning and advice and assist youth into successful career and learning pathways. |
If you want help, let the Contact Centre know – but you don’t need to wait for them to call. You can phone Canterbury Youth Transition Services and C Y it works 4 U you on: 0800 900 100 or txt 029 770 1316 |
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