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LINKING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH PERSONAL SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

LINKING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH PERSONAL SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. Presentation by Alan Tidswell, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mining, Energy and Engineering Academy to the Young People and Schools Forum, Thursday 25 th February 2010. WHAT I WILL COVER OFF.

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LINKING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH PERSONAL SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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  1. LINKING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT WITH PERSONAL SUPPORT AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Presentation by Alan Tidswell, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mining, Energy and Engineering Academy to the Young People and Schools Forum, Thursday 25th February 2010

  2. WHAT I WILL COVER OFF • GOAL 100 UNEMPLOYMENT PROJECTS • GET SET YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT PROJECTS • EMPLOY YOUTH PROJECT • MY EXPERIENCES AND LEARNINGS • CLOSING COMMENTS

  3. GOAL 100 • Programme Objective • To give 100 people the opportunity to move into sustainable employment • OneSteel Objective • Provide OneSteel with an employee recruitment pipeline • Outcome • 87 job outcomes in 2006 • 72 job outcomes in 2007 • 35 job outcomes in 2008

  4. GET SET YOUTH PROGRAM • In 2007 38 Commenced, 42 applicants • 26 Graduated in December 2007 • 24 Took up School Based Apprenticeships in February 2008 • 12 Indigenous • 2 Sixteen year old females (1 Indigenous) • July 2008 14 commenced full time apprenticeships with OneSteel

  5. GET SET YOUTH PROGRAM • In 2008 50 Commenced, 96 applicants • 28 Indigenous Australians commenced • 3 Females • 38 Graduated in December 2008 (17 Indigenous and 2 females) • 34 Took up School Based Apprenticeships in February 2009 or entered further study

  6. Ben Finlay Fabricator I’m more confident in myself; it’s a whole new way of life. I’ve made new friends and everything is going really well in my life.

  7. Shakena WarrenFabricator I started the Get Set program because I was quitting school, I could see no future in it for me and I didn’t like it. My schoolteachers told me that I would not succeed in any job. Doing the Get Set and getting an apprenticeship has changed my life and it’s all for the better because now I keeping out of trouble and have a focus. My family are very proud of me for getting employment, as I’m the only one with a job.

  8. To The Beautiful Ladies That Got Me Where I Am Today,, :-DI am great and OneSteel is brilliant. I Lost my Licence 6 months ago for speeding as a result i got transfered from Iron Duke Mines to the B.O.S Steelmaking in town, • In my opinion its the best thing thats happened to me in a while. I am learning so much more here and its fantastic. I get more respect and work! I love it!! hahaha...

  9. I dont know if you guys heard or was there but i got 3rd place in the WorkSkills Welding competition! which i must say i am really very proud of myself! lol.. Im becoming a very talented BoilerMaker, i am rising to success!!

  10. I am still living in Whyalla with my Beautiful Boy Friend Ben McCallum.You'd probably remember him, he was in GetSet and everyone called him Muza.He's doing fantabulous! • All in all, I love where i am today and i thank you dearly as GetSet and Imadreally have changed my life for the better!!

  11. Zoe Hitch Fitter & Turner Had it not been for the Get Set program I would be on the dole with no future at all. Get Set gave me a look at opportunities for women in the workplace e.g. Trades and other roles. It showed me how the different trades worked and the different roles in each trade. I was going nowhere and the Get Set program gave me the confidence that I needed to gain employment.

  12. EMPLOY YOUTH • Start up business • In 2009 34 highly disadvantaged youth commenced the programme and 22 Graduated and gained employment • In February 2010 we have another 20 enrolled and 20 more starting in March 2010

  13. LITERACY & NUMERACY DRUG AND ALCOHOL ISSUES THEIR CONDITIONING – FAMILY, ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY JUDGEMENTS AND REJECTION ISSUES WITH THE LAW LACK OF SELF-BELIEF LACK OF SELF WORTH LACK OF CONFIDENCE PEER PRESSURE

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  15. IN WHAT WAY AND HOW HAS THIS PROGRAMME IMPACTED WHO YOU ARE? • Bring the real me out • Really not much, just a few things changed for me • I don’t know • It helped me understand and deal with emotions and other situations in life • Made my life better and easier to understand • Its good, it make me learn about different stuff • I am a much calmer person and I resolve problems by talking them out instead of kicking heads in • Made me feel there is a better person in me

  16. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS AND VALUE YOU HAVE GAINED FROM THE PROGRAMME? • I know who I am now • (nothing written) • Friends and I learnt more about the people in my group • Just not to take on other peoples crap, self control and understanding • Understanding myself • Learn about what other people have gone through in their lives, Learn how to manage my emotions and deal with stuff • I am a nicer person and I don’t get as angry anymore • Happiness and manage my emotions and behaviour

  17. NOT THE TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME • WE DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE PERSON’S PAST – DRUGS, CRIMINAL ISSUES, ETC • WE WERE PREPAREDTO WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH LOW LEVELS OF LITERACY AND NUMERACY • WE HAD GUARANTEED JOBS BUT APART FROM THE FIRST GOAL 100 PROJECT WE DO NOT GUARANTEE ANYONE A JOB, BUT WE GUARANTEE THAT THERE ARE JOBS,

  18. NOT THE TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME • IT WAS NOT A SHORT TERM FIX – 12 TO 20 WEEKS (NOT A 5 WEEK FIX) • THE JOBS WERE SPECIFIC • AN INFORMATION SESSION CRITICAL – COMMITMENT • HANDS ON SKILLS WERE IMPORTANT BUT NOT CRITICAL

  19. NOT THE TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME • THE PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ONE ON ONE MENTORING WAS CRITICAL • CONFIDENCE • SELF ESTEEM • SELF WORTH • HEALING OF THE PAST • TOOLS TO DEAL WITH THEIR EMOTIONS • UNDERSTANDING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS • BUILDING TRUST • ONE ON ONE SUPPORT • RESPECT AND HONESTY

  20. NOT THE TRADITIONAL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMME • WE RAN THE PROGRAMME LIKE A BUSINESS • STARTING AND FINISHING TIMES • TIMES BACK FROM BREAKS • HEALTH AND SAFETY RULES • ATTENDANCE RULES • HARASSMENT RULES • LEARNING • FEEDBACK • ACCOUNTABILITY • DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING • INDUSTRY IS HANDS ON

  21. WHAT ARE OUR KEYS TO SUCCESS? LET ME GIVE YOU SIX • INDUSTRY INVOLVEMENT CRUCIAL – GUARANTEED JOBS BUT NO GUARANTEE OF JOBS • CLARITY BEFORE THE PROGRAMME – THIS IS WHAT IT IS ALL ABOUT DO NOT SIGN ON UNLESS THIS IS FOR YOU • PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ASPECT OF PROGRAM – GETTING THAT RIGHT

  22. WHAT ARE OUR KEYS TO SUCCESS? LET ME GIVE YOU SIX • AVOIDING TRAINING FOR TRAINING SAKE – RESPONSE TO INDUSTRY DEMAND – SKILL SHORTAGES • CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS – LUNCHES, MORNING TEAS AND GRADUATION CEREMONY • THE KEY PLAYERS BEING SEEN

  23. CLOSING COMMENTS • DON’T TRAIN FOR TRAINING SAKE • GIVE THOSE WHO ARE NOT HIGH ACADEMIC ACHIEVERS THE SAME LEVEL OF ATTENTION AS THE ACADEMICS • PUBLICISE THE GOOD THINGS, AMAZING WHAT POSITIVE NEWS CAN DO • HELP CELEBRATE SUCCESSES • IDENTIFY WHERE THE JOBS ARE –THEN GO FOR IT

  24. CLOSING COMMENTS • PARTNER WITH INDUSTRY – UNDERSTAND THEIR NEEDS • THE YOUTH NEED A TARGET AND END GOAL • GET THEM TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS THEIR IDEAL JOB AND THE STEPS TO GET THERE • IMPROVE LITERACY AND NUMERACY THROUGH MAKING IT REAL • CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO

  25. WE CAN ALL BE BYSTANDERS, LEAVE IT TO SOMEONE ELSE, OR WE CAN BE LEADERS, CHAMPIONS AND DO SOMETHING, EVEN IF THAT SOMETHING IS OUTSIDE THE NORM.

  26. THANKYOU

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