Youth Opportunities Package
02 August 2009
New ways to help young New Zealanders move into work or training...
The Youth Opportunities Package is a targeted package of initiatives to help those young people more at risk of long-term unemployment during the recesssion. It will create new job and training opportunities for 16 to 24 year-olds.
A subsidy to help with the costs of employing young people in entry-level positions.
A subsidy to help employ young people on projects that benefit the community or the environment.
We work with industries and employers to find and train workers to fill skill or labour shortages.
A six-week motivational course which aims to increase the number of young people entering employment or training by improving their self-discipline, self confidence, motivation and initiative.