Youth Initiatives

Actionworks RAPU

Youthworks Outside The

Square

Actionworks

• A partnership between CDC and Work and Income

• Providing information, advice and guidance to young people aged 13-19 in Canterbury around education, training and work.

High level goals:

• Reduce the number of 16 and 17 year olds going onto benefit

• Ensure all 18 and 19 year olds are in education, training or work

Actionworks

• Moving On - School Leaver Tracking – 39 of the 42 Canterbury Schools

• Focus on ‘Other’ Category

• Website – CV’s, jobs• Text based Communication

Key Statistics

• A 60% drop in the number of 18-19 year olds receiving Unemployment Benefit

• A 89% increase of 18-19 year olds participating in training

Youthworks - 3 Areas

• Youth at Risk

• Alternative Education Project

• Early School Leaver Project

Youth at Risk & Recidivist Offenders

• Intensive case management • (16 – 20 yr olds)

• Long-term and post placement support

• Employment subsidy

• Approximately 56% +ve outcomes

Response to Changing Statistics

• Youthworks clients – younger age range

• Met with MOE • Approximately 400 Early School Leavers• Another 130 young people attending AE• Each year potentially 530 young people with low

qualifications in Christchurch were exiting mainstream school

The Alternative Education Project

• Career info & planning (13 ½ – 16 year olds)

• Individual case management and group

sessions

• Ongoing follow-up support

• 88% +ve outcomes

Early School Leaver Project

• Ongoing support to young people who receive or

are wishing to apply for early school leaver

exemptions (15 year olds)

• 79% +ve outcomes

Youth at Risk Project

• Youth @ risk – 84%male, 16%

female

• 70% youth justice/police

involvement

• 98% have no school

qualifications

AE & ESL Projects

• AE/ESL – 58%male, 42%

female

• 40% youth justice/police

involvement

• 100% have no school

qualifications

RAPUOur kaupapa is to improve access to resources and provide culturally responsive services that enable Maori and Pasifika youth to achieve success in education, training and employment

RAPU

• Canterbury Statistics• 80 % Maori are at 11 schools• 80 % Pacific students are at 8 schools

• Goal to profile students and develop both individual and regional responses to identified needs analysis

• Push Factors - change the negative statistics• Pull Factors – leadership and enterprise

development

• Interface with Rakatahi and Pasifika Youth

• Maori and Pasifika Youth development;

• Hothouse young leaders and develop an enterprise culture;

• Regional Maori and Pasifika Youth initiatives;

• A kohanga for the development of Maori and Pasifika Leaders.

RAPU

Outside The Square

• Range of initiatives aimed at promoting youth enterprise and entrepreneurial activity

• Information portal mapping regional and national initiatives

• Co-ordination • Youth Enterprise Cluster

Outside the Square

• Young Entrepreneurs Club• Young Enterprise Scheme (YES)• Enterprise workshops & seminars• Online community• Business camps• Entrepreneur shadow experiences• Youth Enterprise Cluster• Enterprise Champions Network

a bit of theory

hands-on application

business links

Determine the Paths

• Education• Training• Work• Start your own

business

Youth Initiatives

Actionworks RAPU

Youthworks Outside The

Square