T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 5 5
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published in New Zealand 2 November 2001
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ALLIANCE PLAN FOR YOUNG JOBLESS
TRACKING SCHOOL-LEAVERS
EMPLOYMENT CATALYST FUND
MEDICAL DEBTS LOSING NZ DOCTORS
BRITISH OVERHAUL OF STUDENT LOANS
LABOUR MARKET INFO ONLINE
WINZ REGIONAL PROJECTS ANNOUNCED
SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
The Jobs Letter is now freely available on the internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm
or to download as a PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl155.pdf
E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
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* Our Diary of key events over the last few weeks. Airlines job
losses, time limits on welfare, CTU calls for family values,
more foreign students coming to NZ, Christine Rankin
beneficiaries �Malaysia expelling foreign workers ... and much
more.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15501.htm
* The Alliance wants to ensure no one under 20 years old will
go on the dole.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#alliancepolicy
* Christchurch and Porirua begin pilot programmes to find out
where their young people go when they leave school.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#tracking
* The Employment Catalyst is supporting of youth employment
projects run by the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#catalyst
* The debts of NZ medical graduates are driving most of them
overseas.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#leaving
* The British government is overhauling the way it funds tertiary
education. It admits that student loans are deterring poorer
student from going to university.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#fundingoverhaul
* You can now get useful regional labour market information on-
line.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#labour
* The first regional projects to be supported by the Transition
to Work Contestable Fund are announced.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#projects
* Commact Aotearoa and CEG will host the first NZ Social
Entrepreneur Conference later this month.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl15500.htm#speakers
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
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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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on jobs, employment, unemployment, the future of work,
and related economic and education issues.
The Jobs Research Trust is a not-for-profit Charitable Trust
constituted in 1994 to develop and distribute information
that will help our communities create more jobs and reduce
unemployment and poverty in New Zealand.
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