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Turning policy into practice: A vision for New Zealand Lester Oakes, Chief Executive, Career Services 23 October 2007. 1998. “A solution looking for a problem”. 2007.

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1998

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  1. Turning policy into practice:A vision for New ZealandLester Oakes, Chief Executive, Career Services23 October 2007

  2. 1998 “A solution looking for a problem”

  3. 2007 “The government's emphasis on realizing youth potential and better management of transitions for young people places Career Services in a critical position to help the government meet its goals”

  4. Then… and now • The Journey • Key Learnings • Next steps and challenges

  5. 10 key learnings • Seek out the policy hooks • Make the case; influence with authority • Do the job well • Build the evidence base • Expand the support base • Don’t play games • Sell high and wide • Bring the organisation with you • Leverage off international knowledge • Take the long term view

  6. Next steps and challenges • Proof, and more of it • Recruit / retain / retrain • Widening the stakeholder base • Increasing public awareness • Working with adults • Credibility in the workplace • Electronic nimbleness and multi-channel services

  7. “As well as implementing public policy, Career Services explicitly seeks to influence policy” Tony Watts, July 2007

  8. “The fact that Career Services is nested in an influential group of Crown Entities gives it a potential for involvement in policy making which is unusual for career guidance services internationally” Tony Watts, July 2007

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