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loginHe Poutama Rangatahi - Youth Employment Pathways
He Poutama Rangatahi is a work-readiness and skills initiative. It's for young people who are hard to reach and most at risk of long-term unemployment.
He Poutama Rangatahi can help with individualised and ongoing support into training and employment.
Funding is for community organisations which support rangatahi, Pacific youth and other young people.
How it works
He Poutama Rangatahi supports community-based organisations to help young people on the pathway to employment. It provides funding to organisations which provide wrap-around services to deliver sustained employment, education and training outcomes for young people. He Poutama Rangatahi also helps employers to get specialised employment support to help get young people into work.
He Poutama Rangatahi is funded by the Ministry of Social Development. It was previously funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Changes from 6 September 2022
He Poutama Rangatahi closed for general applications on 26 August 2022.
Within He Poutama Rangatahi, there is a new funding stream, called Whakawātea te ara Poutama. This is available now for programmes in South Auckland, West Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty or Waikato.
It's specifically to help young people involved in criminal activity or with gang affiliations overcome barriers so they can get employment, education or training.
Who can get this
He Poutama Rangatahi is closed for general applications. You can apply for funding under Whakawātea te ara Poutama.
To get Whakawātea te ara Poutama funding, your organisation must:
- be community-based
- be located in South Auckland, West Auckland, Northland, Bay of Plenty or Waikato
- have close connections to your community and to young people
- provide wrap-around support on pathways to employment.
You must run a programme which:
- helps young people (aged 15-24) overcome barriers so they can get employment, education or training. These must include barriers caused by criminal activity or gang affiliations.
- highlights current interventions which could be scaled up or redirected
- identifies gaps in support and pastoral care for both young people and employers
- develops ways to fill those gaps.
How to contact us
You can email us to let us know your organisation is interested in Whakawātea te ara Poutama at HPR@MSD.govt.nz
Please tell us:
- your organisation's name
- the area of New Zealand you work in (eg. city or district)
- a description of the programme you run
- a contact person for your organisation.
We'll contact you back to talk about your programme and how it can help young people.
If you applied before 26 August 2022
If your organisation applied for He Poutama Rangatahi funding before 26 August 2022 your application will still be considered. We will contact you to let you know the progress of your application and whether we can support funding your programme.