WORKCHOICE NEWSLETTER 2005 - Workchoice Trust

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FROM THE CHAIRPERSONAIDING STUDENTS IN CAREER PATH DECISIONRoger Lampen, Chairperson of The Workchoice TrustWelcome to the eleventh Workchoice Day newsletter.This newsletter reviews Workchoice Day 2005 withcomments from students, companies and ouroperations teams. It also addresses current issuesassociated with the labour market and encouragesmore companies to join the programme in 2006. Andfinally we are pleased to announce that our longawaited website is to be launched prior toWorkchoice Day 2006.On behalf of the trustees and staff of theWorkchoice Trust, I must pass on our sincereappreciation to our 2005 sponsors, hosting &funding organisations. Our vision to ease thetransition from school to employment for NewZealand’s future workforce would not be realisedwithout the financial support of, and coordinationby, participating employers. We also recognisethe effort put into the day by school career advisorsand coordinators – a big thank you to you all.Feedback from students this year has been extremelyheartening with comments that motivate the Trust andhelp us to improve the Workchoice Day experience.We look forward to continuing old and forging newrelationships in 2006, all with the common goal ofsupporting New Zealand’s future workforce.Jacquelyn Myocevich, Auckland Girls’ GrammarThis year’s student experience comes from Jacquelyn Myocevich, a year 12 studentfrom Auckland Girls Grammar who participated in Workchoice Day with a visit to theKari Centre at Auckland Hospital.The Kari Centre is a community based child and adolescent mental health serviceoffering careers in psychology, as psychiatrists, social workers and occupationaltherapists just to name a few.Introduction to the field of mental health via Workchoice Day has not only enlightenedJacquelyn with a possible career path but has given her a better understanding of teenmental health and the many different career opportunities within the area. “I felt thatWorkchoice Day benefited me in a positive way, it was a great experience and reallymade me think about what I am going to do when I leave school” said Jacquelyn.These comments are extremely encouraging for the Trust, as Jacquelyn’s experience isexactly what the Workchoice Day programme sets out to provide to students.This is what else Jacqueline had to say:“The Kari Centre guided me along the path to think hard about psychology and the careeropportunities available by furthering my education in that field. The visit has triggeredconsideration and planning towards subject selection for next year and made me lookfurther into the future and at long term career planning. There are so many differentpathways into mental health through psychology as psychiatrists, social workers, culturalworkers and occupational therapists so I feel I have lots of different options”.The Trust wishes Jacquelyn well on her future career path and looks forward to assistingthousands more students in the future.Career Advisors: Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have similar inspiringstories or experiences to share.
2005 REGIONAL REPORTSTania Baxter, Administrator andKathy McCombe, National ManagerNORTH ISLAND REPORTSThe Auckland ReportEnthusiasm from Auckland companies and organisations washigh this year with 40 new sites joining the programme. Withindustry facing labour shortages companies and organisationsare seeing the benefits of the Workchoice Day concept andembracing it wholeheartedly. Fletcher Building were adventurousand hosted students on sites such as the motorway extension atSpaghetti Junction. Even the rain did not dampen the studentsenthusiasm and they came away amazed with knowledge ofwhat qualifications are required to work in the roading industry.Again student interest was high in health, hospitality, sports andrecreation. Unfortunately, we could not meet student demandbut will endeavour to change that for 2006 by targeting specificindustry sectors. Overall a very successful day with enthusiasticfeedback from companies, organisations and students alike.The Waikato ReportAn exciting development in the Workchoice calendar this yearwas a pilot scheme in the Waikato. Schools, companies andorganisations came together with industry opening their doors tothe future workforce of the Waikato, resulting in all partieswanting more of the same for 2006. In conjunction with WECA(Waikato Engineering Careers Association), the Workchoice Trustheld an additional day to expose students to opportunities inengineering. On Tuesday 16 August sixteen companies openedtheir doors to 250 students and exposed them to a range ofcareer opportunities. This is a tremendous example of localindustry addressing and taking action towards the labourshortage crisis within their own community.WELLINGTON & SOUTH ISLAND REPORTSThe Wellington ReportThe Wellington office saw a change ofleadership with Margaret Ward leaving to joinher husband in his job transfer to Ireland. To fillthe gap our very capable South IslandManager, Julie Anstiss stepped in to combinethe running with the South Island office. Juliewas schooled and has worked in Wellington sothat made for a relatively smooth transition. Theactual day ran smoothly and the generaloutcome was very positive although it isapparent that more hosting sites are required tomeet student demand. The Trust will hold a‘stock take‘ meeting for schools in late Octoberand take this opportunity to introduce Julie.Julie AnstissWellington & SouthIsland ManagerThe Christchurch Report2005 was a quieter year for Christchurch Workchoice Day with a clashof events with the Coca-Cola Expo impacting student numbers. 2006will again see a clash of dates, even with efforts between the Trust andthe organisers of the expo to avoid this issue. We encourage schools towork around this clash and to support Workchoice Day, providingstudents with direct contact with businesses. Moving on, thosecompanies and organisations that took part in the day were very positiveand students again found the day a useful experience in assisting them incareer planning.After approaching all High Schools and the majority of the businesscommunity in Dunedin, it was decided that timing was not right for2005. The Workchoice Trust will reapproach all parties for 2006 andbased on the level of interest, the Trust will then decide if Workchoice Daywill proceed.Regional Visits with Fonterra SitesRegional involvement with Fonterra Co-operative Group again proved to besuccessful with students visiting sites in Northland, Auckland, Waikato,Palmerston North and Southland. Other companies in the area wereapproached to join in on the day and as a result of this the number ofstudents participating increased and looks to continue to in 2006. This isa wonderful opportunity for local students to see the employmentopportunities available in their community.
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