2009 - Workchoice Trust

FROM THECHAIRPERSONWorkchoice Day 2009 was the fifteenth annual Workchoice Day, an achievementof which I am immensely proud. When we first started this project, we had no ideawhere it would go. The last 15 years have been extremely rewarding and inspiring,with each year presenting different highlights and challenges.This year we are extremely grateful to our long term hosting companies who havecontinued to support the programme despite the tough economic climate. Equally,new participating companies have really gone the extra mile to ensure the successof the day. This is not to forget the support Workchoice and students receive fromour school career advisors. Without them this day would not happen. WorkchoiceDay has always been about helping students make informed career decisions andbeing able to offer the programme is even more important in times like this.Student feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and has reinforced how muchstudents benefit from the experience. Subsequent feedback from both hosting andschool coordinators, suggest 2009 to be the best Workchoice Day yet. I believe thatthis is a result of the passion and dedication by all those involved this year, whodespite financial difficulties, endeavored to make the day an inspiring andmemorable experience for students.I thank the Workchoice Team for their efforts to overcome these financialchallenges, who with a considerable drop in hosting companies, still achievedWorkchoice Day for 6000 students nationwide.2010 will bring new challenges to the Trust. We will need support from allindustries to ensure the continuation of Workchoice Day, and to encourage ouryoung people to continue to investigate careers of their choice.Roger Lampen, Chairperson of The Workchoice Trust

IN REVIEWWorkchoice Day 2009 celebrated our 15th year and even though therewas a decline in the number of companies taking part, making this thetoughest Workchoice Day ever, the Trust was successful inaccommodating over 6,000 students nationwide. Students visited 250local industries in Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty,Taranaki, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Timaru,Dunedin and Southland. Workshops were held in Auckland, Waikato,Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and it wasencouraging to see school and company representatives sharing ideasand working together to ensure that a fun day would be had by all.Feedback from students, school and company coordinators reported the‘best Workchoice Day yet’ with companies commenting on how muchthey appreciated the presence of subject teachers on the day. Thisensures industry knowledge goes back into classroom learning.The impact of the recession affected most sectors and it wascomforting to know that those who could support the Trust went theextra mile by hosting additional students. Those who were preventedfrom taking part reassured us that this was a sign of the times and theywould try to be back with their support in 2010. The Wellington Regionwas affected the most this year, with a third of the companieswithdrawing from the programme due to business restructuring andrestrictions leading to budget cuts. Initially the Trust thought areduction in student numbers would result, but with some kiwiingenuity, flexing of visits and larger companies taking extra studentswe managed to accommodate 1000 students. Second to this wasNorthland Region with a lack of support from industry across theboard. The Trust tried to work around this by postponing the day until11 August 2009 but still only managed to assist 100 of the400 students.As expected there were some areas where the Trust was unable to meetstudent demand. In particular, we missed support from theengineering sector with only 10 companies hosting nationwide. Thisseems to reflect what is happening in the construction andmanufacturing sectors and hopefully will turn around for 2010.Similarly, the demand for armed forces, trades sites, science &technology and commerce and law could not be met by the Trust due toa shortage of participating organisations.On the positive side health needs were supported by the District HealthBoards hosting in Canterbury, Wellington, Palmerston North andWaikato. We send extra thanks to Waikato DHB for accommodatingadditional students from the Bay of Plenty and Auckland where localDistrict Health Boards were unable to assist.Difficult to know what to predict for 2010 but the Trust will follow upwith information provided by the Department of Labour and otherindustry experts indicating stronger employment growth fromindustries such as health, hospitality, trades, engineering, science &technology, cultural & recreational services and business services.Workchoice will be encouraging companies in these sectors to host in2010. Ongoing updates on “employment predictions” will be publishedon our website.

STATISTICSCOMPANIES WHERE ARE YOU?INDUSTRYBusiness ServicesCultural & RecreationServices*Engineering*Finance & insurance*Health*Hospitality*Science & technology*TradesSTUDENTDEMAND14.6%8.7%9.7%7.4%15.7%13.7%6.2%14.0%ACTUAL% MET14.0% STRONG**11.6%* Indicates area of student demand AND predicted Department ofLabour sectors of growth in the next 5 years - where shortfalls frombusiness were evident3.2%1.6%13.8%7.2%3.0%9.0%**Student demand in 2009 met by SPARC sponsorship. Thissponsorship has now been withdrawn for 2010PREDICTED EMPLOYMENTGROWTH % 5 YEARSMODERATECONSTANT - predictededdecline in constructionSTRONGSTRONGCONSTANTCONSTANTCONSTANTLOOKING AHEAD TO“WHERE WILL THE JOBS BE?”2010 will bring new challenges for Workchoice, the most prominentbeing around the tight economy and rising unemployment. Statisticsshow that 17 to 24 year olds are the most affected, which meansstudents who are leaving school at the end of this year and embarkinginto paid employment, are being forced to look at other options.Workchoice Day 2010 will be crucial to Year 12 students who are at thecritical stage of deciding what to do, what to study, what industries andprofessions interest them and ultimately where they want to work. Formany students this is their first exposure to an office and working lifeand the experience can be positively changing.With the employment market taking a 180 degree turn we will beasking industry not to be short sighted but to think ahead and by beinginvolved in Workchoice Day they will have the opportunity to engagewith fresh thinking, highly inquisitive minds and help mould studentsthinking about their future. With our partnership sponsorships comingup for renewal we invite prospective partners to join us enabling themand their regional offices up and down the country to meet and greetlocal students. Schools continually advise us that Workchoice Day is animportant date on their school calendars. The programme assists notonly students in making informed study and career decisions but alsoteaching staff supervising the student groups have the opportunity totake what they learn on the day back into the classroom.This year we will pilot a “Grad Week” which involves inviting pastWorkchoice Day students back into industry to gain valuable practicalexperience. This will be supported by our Leading Media PartnerAPN. Workchoice aims to have the programme up and running early2010 and will offer the opportunity to graduates throughwww.choicestudents.co.nz. Companies will be introduced to theprogramme in our build-up to Workchoice Day 2010.Teachers Workchoice Days are in hot demand and Workchoice willendeavour to see these occur throughout 2010 as the knowledgetransfer is not only valuable, it is unique.

FEEDBACKHosting Organisations:There’s lots of change inthe world today so it’s important thatschools and young people are wellinformed, inspired and positive aboutthe diversity of roles ahead.WorkchoiceDay gives perspectiveand is a reminder ofhow important it is tomentor, coach andenthuse.The studentswere buzzing about theday as they got into thevan to go home.School Career Advisors:Teachers and careers advisors arereally removed from us and what we do –Workchoice Day helps.If you’re a business trying to change theperception of what you have to offer, Workchoice isa great opportunity.Best Workchoice Dayyet! This year we had thesubject teachers accompany thestudents; this added extra valueto the visits themselves and hasenabled ongoing learning in theclassroom.The hosts were informative,friendly and allowed some actual handson work experience for the students,which was relevant and revealing as towhat the career involved. We use theseevents as an up-skilling exercise forteachers as well.Students were inspiredand teachers thought the day wasso worthwhile.Participating Students:Showed me firsthand what it islike to work Showed in a professional me firsthand environment what it isand like what to work the in expectations a professional are. environmentand what the expectations are.I know more aboutthe types of jobs out thereand how to go about findingand choosing them.I ’v ed i s c o v e r e djobs that I didnot even knowexisted.It directedme and made memore interested inmy future.It made memore open to differentcareer paths and lessnarrow minded aboutgetting into a specific job.It showed me that thereare lots of options underany qualification youmight have and that youdon’t have to have a setcareer path, or follow themost common one.

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