HELP US TO INSPIRE YOUNG GENERATION AND PREPARE FOR FUTURE WORK AND LIFE

OUR IMPACT IN TERM 3 2022:

WHY BECOME AN EMPLOYER SPONSOR

By investing in young people’s success, you help

• develop your pipeline for the future workforce and improve hiring effectiveness

• secure loyal futures employee with right traits and talents

• cultivate prospective employees who will be highly engaged and productive on day one

• prepare young people with attitudes and skills to Be More. Do More. Give More.

• contributes to reducing the youth unemployment rate in Wellington.

YOUNG PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT EMPLOYERS SUPPORT THEM.

Youth-Friendly Employers recognise the following principles:

• Creating opportunities - Young people gain the skills and experiences they need through meaningful experiences in work that raise their aspirations, skills and personal networks.

• Developing People - Provide on-the-job training to motivate young people to take ownership and responsibility for their careers.

• Fair Employment – Provide good quality employment opportunities for young people, such as apprenticeships, graduate roles, entry-level jobs and supported internships.

• Youth Voice – Listen to young people. Actively provide opportunities for their voice to be heard within a community or organisation.

WHY BECOME A YOUTH-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER?

• You can find young talent for your future workforce and industry

• You get up-to-date industry development while training young people

• There will be more opportunities to develop your managers and senior staff

• Young people are technologically savvy and bring fresh ideas

• There are more opportunities to build upstream services and products for the youth market

BECOME A YOUTH-FRIENDLY EMPLOYER
AND GET INVOLVED

Our work is important and you can help us to reach out and help more young people to be better prepared for future work and life: