MAYORS TASKFORCE FOR JOBS

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MAYORS TASKFORCE FOR JOBS

• MEASURES TO ADDRESS SKILLS LABOUR MARKET
  SHORTAGES IN PORIRUA CITY

HWM Jenny Brash Porirua City Council and
Mandy NatuschBusiness Porirua
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RESEARCH Porirua Statistics (2002) Aspirations
and Destinations Labour Market Analysis 4
Trades - PAT
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FINDINGS

• Mismatch
• 2. Areas of shortage
• - Building Construction
• - Health
• - Education
• - Tourism
• - IT
• 3. Lack of Co-ordination

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ACTIONS/PROJECTS/PROGRAMMES

• LEC re-formed
• Partnerships and positive working relationship
  established with Regional Commissioner and
  local WINZ office
• Porirua Apprenticeship Trust (MTFJobs)
• Gateway (3/4 schools)
• Whitireia Communty Polytechnic - trades training
  
• Partners YES, Learning Shop (MED Contracts)
• MSD Contracts 1Worker, Launchpad, Princes
  Trust
• Employment Link
• Increased involvement with ITOs

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ISSUES

• Unemployment down but transfers to Sickness
  benefits?
• Implications of success hard to place clients
  remaining
• CEG changes affected community
• groups ability to tap into employment
• opportunities

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FUTURE

• PAT Modern Apprenticeship
• Youth Transition Service
• Schools intensive career planning
• PCC Cadet Scheme
• Community Enterprise Development
• Skills shortages - greater targeting
• Employment HUB