Yjob Final Report

youthconnections.com.au yJob Final Report

May 2014

yJob is funded under the Flexible Funding Pool DEEWR

1 Progress of the 50 participants

Please refer to Table 2 – Participant Spreadsheet.

2 Transition plan examples

See attached transition plans for the following participants:

1. Kristopher Latimer 2. Dean Briggs 3. Gabrielle Bodle 4. Emma Collis 5. William Thurston 6. James Speary 7. Shaylee Tierney 8. Jake Harper 9. Tammylee Myors 10. Zackary O’Donoghue 11. Pascal Cariel 12. Kyle Westley 13. Jedd Wagner 14. Beau Ingram 15. Angelena Ielusig

3 Table 1 - Education and employment outcomes achieved

yJob Client Outcomes

Name Surname Accredited Training

Commence Employment

Apprentice/ Traineeship Details

Dean Briggs X Bricklaying Pre VocDylan Meyer X Casual laboring work, bricklayingBlake Connery X Casual employment chicken farmSamual Portus X Bricklaying Pre VocJack Wilson X Casual employment landscaping

and lawn maintenanceIan Bracken X Plumbing ApprenticeshipWilliam Thurston X Horticulture ApprenticeshipJake Harper X Baking ApprenticeshipEdward Wacher X Visual Media Cert IIPeta Shaw X Casual employment McDonaldsJoel Pethebridge X Casual employment tilingZackary O'Donoghue X Carpentry ApprenticeshipDylan Felsch X Casual employment in constructionZackary Edwards X X Jobfind, ready for work course.

Casual employment in retailJosh Sharma X Outdoor Rec. Cert IIICarla Marsh X Hospitality Cert IIShaylee Tierney X X Casual employment Woolworths &

Cert III Business AdminJedd Wagner X Horticulture ApprenticeshipPascal Careil X Carpentry ApprenticeshipGabrielle Bodle X X Business Administration TraineeshipEmma Collis X X Casual Hospitality & Cert III

Hospitality OperationsAngelena Lelusig X X Retail TraineeshipBeau Ingram X Security Operations Cert IIJames Speary X X Retail Operations TraineeshipBrandan Randall X Casual employment car detailingKristopher Latimer X Plumbing ApprenticeshipDaniel Pattemore X Apprenticeship

4 The number and type of referrals made for participants

Referral type NumberGroup Training Companies 41Youth Connections Program 8Job Service Australia Provider 38Registered Training Organisation including TAFE 25Centrelink 33

5 Issues arising during roll out of program

Referrals

Initial referrals were extremely slow to the program it is believed this was due to:• Program was new in the regions and unknown to referring bodies. The promotion to referring

agencies and schools took longer to take effect than expected as well as these referring agencies identifying the most suitable candidates to refer to the program.

• Timing of program roll out was too late in the year with students un-contactable by schools, jobseekers and families on holidays or in holiday mode. Less than 10% of registered clients were referred in the first 3 months of the 6 month project. The bulk coming as self-referrals through Youth Connections and YC Industry Link website as EOIs in a job, not directly to the program.

Labour Market• YJob staff found that the number of advertised jobs within Gosford and Wyong Shire was unusually

low for this time of year based on previous years. The the project also spanned two school holiday periods and the lead up to the May budget.

• An interesting statistic emerged from interviewing the clients with 62.9% indicating that they did not think an employer would offer them a position, when asked why only 9% of the jobseeker’s indicated that it would be because of lack of previous work experience and the remainder indicating that it would be because of lack of work available.

Group Training Companies• Of the 11 apprenticeships and Traineeships, only 4 were direct employed. Local Group Training

Companies proved to be a valuable referral destination for suitable yJob candidates employing more than 50% of the apprentice and trainees from the outcomes.

Client Motivation• Motivation levels were much lower in clients the longer they had been disengaged. This was in all

aspects of the program whether it be job searching, attending meetings, attending interviews, even returning phone calls. This was particularly alarming when some clients indicated they had been asked by JSA providers to return in 6 months’ time if they had not found anything.

yJob Client Outcomes

Name Surname Accredited Training

Commence Employment

Apprentice/ Traineeship Details

Jye Langier-Bainbridge X Casual employment maintenanceKyle Westley X Casual employment hospitalityRyan McShane X Real Estate Cert IVRebecca Hoffman X Casual employment pharmacy

• As the program drew closer to the end it became apparent those participants who remain unemployed have appeared to be selective in choices and have low motivation.

Mentoring• A great deal of time is required to build rapport with a young person to effectively mentor them.

YJob staff began to focus on providing information to carers and parents in an effort to build their capacity to support the jobseekers beyond the limited scope of the program.

• Many that engaged with work experience received industry mentoring that was beneficial during their time with employers. Yjob staff targeted employers that have a good track record in mentoring young people.

Schools

• The program identified a cohort of HSC school leavers who left their job searching to last minute causing them to have missed many opportunities for apprenticeship recruitment earlier in the year. This is a clear indication that a large number of these students had not received career guidance suitable for their intended career pathways

• A large number of school referrals were as part of the exiting strategy for a student being asked to leave. This stretched the resources of the program but staff knew if they needed to connect with the student on that last day. If not it would be extremely difficult to contact the young person the following week and experience has shown his often leads to lengthy disengagement.

6 Table 2 – Outcome and progress spreadsheet

YJob Client Commencement Status Progress and Outcomes

Name Surname

1 Dean Briggs X ESL X X X X2 Thomas Schbilski X X ESL X X X X3 Dylan Meyer X X ESL Cert II in CALM X X X4 Blake Connery X X JS X X X X5 Samual Portus ESL X X X6 Toni Alchin X ESL X X X7 Luke Van Epen X JS X X X8 Harley Dawson X X JS Cert II Const.

Cert II Eng.X X X

9 Jack Wilson X X JS Cert II in Hosp. X X X10 Tayla Carney JS X X X X X X11 Paul Crowther X JS X X12 Connor Vincent X X JS Cert II Admin

Cert II EngX X

13 Jack Coleman X X ESL X X14 Ian Bracken X X JS Cert III Plumbing X X X X15 Shane Matthison X ESL X X X16 Kirsty Grant X JS X X

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YJob Client Commencement Status Progress and Outcomes

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17 William Thurston X ESL X X X X X18 Jake Harper X JS X X X X X19 Layla Wilson X ESL X X X20 Benjamin Bayliss X ESL X X21 Chantel Rowlandson X ESL X X22 Edward Wacher X ESL X X X23 Christian Turner X ESL X X X24 Peta Shaw X ESL X X X X25 Rebecca Hoffman X ESL X X X X26 Joel Pethebridge X X ESL X X X27 Tammylee Myors X ESL X X X X28 Zackary O'Donoghue X X JS X X X X X X29 Caitlin Blair X JS Cert III in Production X X X30 Dylan Felsch X X JS Cert II in Const. X X X X31 Zackary Edwards X JS Cert III Entertainment X X X X X32 Josh Sharma X X ESL X X X33 Carla Marsh ESL X X X X34 Shaylee Tierney X JS Cert III Allied Health X X X X35 Jedd Wagner X X JS Cert II Landscaping X X X X X36 Pascal Careil X X 12 Cert II Const.

PathwaysX X X X X

37 Jaydan Cottier X JS X X X38 Gabrielle Bodle X JS X X X X X X39 Jordan Bury X ESL X X40 Russell Fletcher X X JS Cert III Auto X X41 Emma Collis X ESL X X X X X X X42 Angelena Lelusig X JS Cert III Events X X X X X43 Beau Ingram X ESL X X X X44 Brianna Anthony X X JS X X X X45 James Speary X X ESL X X X X46 Ryan McShane X X JS X X X X47 Jye Langier-Bainbridge X X ESL X X X X X X48 Kristo-

pherLatimer X ESL First Aid, RSA X X X

49 Daniel Pattemore X ESL X X X50 Brandon Randall X X ESL X X X51 Bryce Dunne X X JS Cert II Const.

Cert I RetailX X

52 Kyle Westley X X ESL Cert II CALM X X XTotal 52 52 3 14 9 11 1 8 2 11 13 11

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7 Satisfaction survey results

Survey RespondentsAnswer Options Response % Response CountParticipant 46.2% 18Employer 10.3% 4Referring Agency (eg. School, JSA) 33.3% 13Parent 10.3% 4

Participants responses• 95% of program participants that responded said that the program assisted with them achieving their

goal with the 50% of these responses indicating it helped them gain work experience opportunities and 30% indicating it helped them access training opportunities.

• 30% of respondents rated the support as excellent and 61% rated it as good.• 84% of respondents indicated they thought the program assisted them to become more employable.

Referring agencies, parents and employers responses• 93% of respondents indicated service provided was beneficial.• 42% of respondents rated the overall program at excellent with 43% rating it good.• One referring agency indicated a longer referral period would have been beneficial.

Referrers response to improvement of clients employability skillsAnswer Options Response % Response CountYes 61.5% 8Somewhat 23.1% 3Not at all 15.4% 2

Answered question 13

8 Lessons learnt/recommendations

Program Timing• The program would be more productive if started in October to take advantage of recruiting periods

for larger organisations as well as preparing jobseekers for the recruiting period for Christmas em-ployment within the region. This would also allow ability to link with students before schoolies week commences.

Transport• Transport linkages were available in many cases but the cost of commuting is often prohibitive when

looking for work outside of coast.

Work Experience• Work experience was a very effective way to allow a job seeker an opportunity to re affirm interest in

a career pathway or identify an interest.

Funding• Many jobseekers lacked resources to ‘gear up’ to attend work experience or commencement of work.

An allocation of funding for work boots or clothing would have been very beneficial

9 Actual outcomes table

Outcome TypeNumber of Participants

NotesTarget Achieved

Participants placed in formal accredited training

15 12 Clients were referred to courses but many just did not apply or attend due to lack of motivation.

Participants placed in informal non-accredited training

50 50 Informal training includedcourses with external organisations.

Participants placed in work experience

10 11 Please note there were 10 additional paid work trials above work experience positions.

Participants placed in employment

12 13 Please note that apprenticeships and traineeships are not included in these employment figures. The total employment commencements including apprenticeships and traineeships is 25.

Participants inapprenticeships/traineeships

5 11

10 Additional data of interest collected

The Yjob staff collected additional data on clients during the Assessment and Transition Planning processes. Below are some items that may be of additional interest.

• 57% of jobseekers had not registered or made an appointment with Centrelink

ATSI (Aboriginal TorresStrait Islander)

CALD (Culturally andLinguistically Diverse)

Person with a Disability

None of the above

Areas clients are willing to travel for work or trainingClient demographic data

Workplace experiences of clients

% North Newcastle Tuggerah Erina Wyong Gosford Sydney

% Structured Work Work None Workplace Experience Experience as Learning (unpaid) paid employee

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