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