Supporting young learners through stakeholder collaboration
Status
Completed: 27 October 2021
Project Details
This collaborative project sought to determine effective interventions that foster employability skills and support young learners to pathway into future education, training and/or employment. An evaluation was undertaken of key influencers on learners being work-ready, including programmes such as the Licence to Work (L2W). A key focus was to consider how employers can be supported in providing youth-friendly workplaces.
Aims:
This project sought to evaluate an existing programme (L2W) that teaches young people soft skills which are recognised as core employability skills, and investigate how other key stakeholders invested in young peoples' learning and employment success can collaborate and build their capabilities to achieve this outcome.
Methodology:
The qualitative and quantitative methodology of the project included:
- focus groups
- interviews
- data analysis
- employer workshop evaluations.
Team
Peter McNeur
REAP Wairarapa
Tom Hullena
Project Advisor
Masterton District Council
Shirley Johnson
Project Advisor
COMET Auckland
Maria McKenzie
REAP Wairarapa
Kylie Brady
REAP Wairarapa
Dr Lesley Petersen
Petersen ConsultingStatus
Funding
$44,930.00 (excl GST)
Key Findings
Key Recommendations
Final report from a project to determine effective interventions that foster employability skills and support young learners to pathway into future education, training and/or employment.
- 27 October 2021
Guide for employers with suggestions, tools, and ‘quick tips’ on how to create a youth-friendly workplace and support young people to become successful, contributing employees.
- 27 October 2021