T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 7 5
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published in New Zealand 21 November 2002
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THE EMPLOYMENT CATALYST FUND
PROJECT PROFILES
The latest Jobs Letter is now freely available on the
internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm
or download as a PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl175.pdf
T H E E M P L O Y M E N T C A T A L Y S T
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In 2001, THE JOBS RESEARCH TRUST WAS ASKED to become a
funding manager for the Tindall Foundation, with a special
focus on employment initiatives. The Trustees agreed to
manage a special fund, now known as the Employment Catalyst
that would support local solutions to unemployment.
Because of their partnership with the Mayors Taskforce for
Jobs, the Jobs Research Trustees decided to make
initiatives emerging from the Mayors Taskforce the priority
for the fund. The Trustees especially wanted to support
projects that focused on the Mayors primary goal that, “by
2005, no young person under 25 years will be out of work or
training in our communities.”
The Employment Catalyst is now contributing towards a dozen
projects throughout the country. All have been sponsored by
a Taskforce Mayor, and the projects have had to find
matching funds.
In this special issue of The Jobs Letter, we give a profile
of each project and how they are getting on.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/catalyst.htm
* Te Araroa Trust has been creating an Ocean to Ocean Trail
from Ahipara to Kerikeri in the Far North.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/cat/cat01.htm
* Youthworks in Taranaki provides 40 young unemployed
people with full-time paid jobs in the not-for-profit
sector.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/cat/cat02.htm
* Launchpad is a nationwide project which places school
leavers in paid “on-the-job” training positions within an
office environment.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/cat/cat03.htm
* The 4TRADES project in Dunedin is finding young people
apprenticeship positions in trades where there are serious
skill shortages.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/cat/cat04.htm
* Innovative Waste in Kaikoura is employing “at risk” young
people at their Landfill and Resource Recovery Centre.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/cat/cat05.htm
* Buller Youth Works will match young unemployed people
with new and small businesses.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/catalyst.htm#buller
* Kaipara District Economic Development Trust plans to open
up the Kaipara Harbour to promote industry, commerce and
tourism ... and the jobs these can bring.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/catalyst.htm#kaipara
* Go Westland is staging a business competition for 16-25
year olds.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/cat/cat08.htm
* Waimakariri is employing a Community Youth Worker to find
training and employment for young people.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/cat/cat09.htm
* Whangarei District Council is building part of the Te
Araroa trail in the Whangarei Heads area, and will employ
young unemployed people in this project.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/catalyst.htm#whangarei
* The Otara Work Co-op will act as a seeding ground for
independent business and not-for profit enterprises.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/catalyst.htm#otara
* Te Rakau Hua o Te Wao Tapu is running a “Theatre Marae”
project for unemployed young people, based on the methods
of leading actor Jim Moriarty.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/catalyst.htm#porirua
C R E D I T S
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ISSN No. 1172-6695
edited by Vivian Hutchinson for the Jobs Research Trust
P.O.Box 428, New Plymouth, New Zealand
phone 06-753-4434 fax 06-753-4430
email — [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Associates — Rodger Smith, Dave Owens and Jo Howard
Secretary — Shirley Vickery
T H E J O B S L E T T E R
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and reduce unemployment and poverty in New Zealand.
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