Students get hands on career experience

Year 7 and 8 students will have the opportunity to discover what employment options await them, when the ‘Futures for Tamariki’ careers day comes to Heretaunga Intermediate.

‘Futures for Tamariki’ is organised by Youth Futures and follows on from the inaugural event that was held in Flaxmere in March this year. It is expected that 300 students from Heretaunga Intermediate, St Matthew’s Primary School, Maraekakaho School and St Joseph’s School will participate in this month’s careers day.

Youth Futures Chairman Hamish Whyte says “Children are often asked “what are you going to do when you grow up?”. ‘Futures for Tamariki’ is a chance for children to begin thinking about the sort of work they would like to do in the future and gather information that will help them make good decisions about the courses they will undertake when they enter secondary school.”

Hamish Whyte says “22 different employers will attend the event and each of them will have an activity for the students to undertake. The students will have thought about the vocational pathways which interest them, and that will help them decide which employers they want to visit at the careers day to find out more about what is involved in their industry.”

“Research shows that young people are especially attentive when it comes to the views of professionals they come into contact with in educational settings and those contacts can be extremely valuable in making decisions on future careers,” Hamish Whyte says.

‘Futures for Tamariki’ will be held on Friday, 21 November 2014 at Heretaunga Intermediate School, Orchard Rd, Hastings from 10am – 12pm and from 12:30 – 2:30pm.

Background

The Hawkes Bay Youth Futures Trust was set up at the beginning of 2013 as a Hawke’s Bay response to youth unemployment. It has the vision of having 100% of our young people involved in education, training or employment. It is supported by Hastings District Council and Napier City Council and has relationships with employers across the region.

The Youth Futures initiative aims to build connections between employers, young people and their whanau, schools, training providers, agencies and iwi. It also aims to identify gaps in delivery and facilitate development of the appropriate services.

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