COMPANIES
Every year about 55,000 students leave school. These students are our future workforce and they have a wealth of career opportunities available to to them.
These students are our future workforce and they have a wealth of career opportunities available to them. But how do they make the first step and decide what they want to do?
Recent research has shown that first experiences of the labour market have a profound impact on later working life. A smooth transition from school to work lays the foundations for a good career. Workchoice Day 2010 is your chance to help a kid go a long way. It's your chance to inspire, captivate and motivate students and expose them to the opportunities in your industry.
Recent media have been emphasising the downturn in the employment market and we are aware that the employment situation has changed dramatically over the last few months, but your help is more important now than ever before. The increased media reports about rising unemployment and job uncertainty have had a major impact on students at secondary school level. Careers Advisors across the country have been reporting that students are thinking much more carefully about their next step. They are also saying that programmes such as Workchoice Day are even more crucial at times like this.
As a hosting company you have the opportunity to host up to 40 students (20 students per session) on Workchoice Day and help our future workforce go a long way.
The standard programme works to the following schedule:
Morning visit: 10.00am - 11.45am.
Lunch: 11.45am - 12.15pm
Afternoon visit: 12.45pm - 2.30pm
This can be adapted to suit your organisation.
These students have been selected by their school due to their interest to pursue a career in your relevant industry. Although your company may not hire school leavers, Workchoice Day provides you with the opportunity of planting a seed with New Zealand's future workforce and strengthening your employer branding.
The Workchoice Trust provides planning guides offering suggestions on how to structure the visits aiming to meet student and your own expectations. We also offer a planning workshop prior to the day to answer questions and support you through the process.
Workchoice Day is designed to allow students to see jobs in action and ask questions, it is not work experience so therefore does not require the same level of commitment from your staff.
Established as a not-for-profit organisation, the Trust receives no Government funding, therefore relies on the financial support of partners and hosting organisations. Hosting fee packages are 100% tax deductible.
- $1200 + GST for an individual site
and multiple sites
- $1700 + GST for two sites
- $3000 + GST up to four sites
- $6000 + GST up to seven sites nationally
BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS
- Opportunity for New Zealand's educators and commerce to share knowledge about the modern workplace.
- Increase your employment branding by getting in front of the future workforce
- Develop or continue a role in supporting a community initiative
- Allow your staff the opportunity to share their passion for their jobs
- Recognition of your involvement in regional newspapers on Workchoice Day
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