Check out our latest news/pūrongo and resources/rauemi ipurangi to help kick-start employment journeys for rangatahi/youth. Browse our news/pūrongo section for updates on the YES campaign, events, success stories and news/pūrongo from kawhakawhiwhi mahi/employers and rangatahi/youth. We have a bunch of resources/rauemi from interview tips, contract advice, suggested training providers and onboarding success. Curated with you in mind, this is all about building your knowledge, confidence and connections so we can bridge the gap between businesses and younger members of the workforce.
What does it take to become an interior designer? We spoke to Donna Gibbons of Oreily Design about her journey.
A fantastic evening to celebrate an incredibly successful 12 months of YES. Now 67 endorsed employers offering over 700 opportunities to Dunedin youth.
A question asked of us from primary school through to adulthood. For some of us who've been in the workforce for 30+ years, we still can't answer it, so how does a young person?
A fantastic evening at Innov8HQ to celebrate Youth Employment in Dunedin.
We couldn't have asked for a better turn out to our Youth Employment Success Celebration event - we received over 100 RSVP's! We even got a bit of press coverage from TVNZ to boot!
Since launch, Youth Employment Success has seen and heard some amazing success stories come from Dunedin's local community.
We're celebrating YES's successes to date, taking the time to say thanks, well done and congratulations to all the amazing businesses on board with the initiative - and you and your team are invited!
We recently reached out to our Facebook following and asked the question 'What piece of career advice would you give your younger self if you had the chance?' We had such an amazing response that we couldn't help but share - Check out below for some words of wisdom as told by Dunedin locals and beyond!
With over 65 attendees, Youth Employment Success has officially launched, ready to engage and supporting locals working towards a Dunedin that doesn't accept disengaged youth.
Your CV is the first thing a future employer will look at when hiring new people. In order to get that all-important interview, we've put together a few tips and tricks to help you build a polished CV to help you get a foot in the door!