Contact Person:
Karen Fenn
Role:
YEP - Licence to Work Youth Employability Programme Manager
Region
Gisborne
Description
YEP - Licence to Work is a cross-sector, business-led initiative, designed to respond to business and industry concerns that young people may not be developing the soft skills needed to succeed in the workplace. The programme provides an explicit sequence of learning activities to build the competencies business leaders have said they want to see in young people, and a process to assess and record them. YEP – LTW is offered through schools and other community sites. To gain a Full Licence to Work certificate of completion - The young person must have completed 20 interactive employability teaching and learning sessions, at least 10 hours of volunteering work and 80 hours of work experience with a local employer.
Outcomes
Employment pathways, Work ready skills
Key Words
Secondary School, Careers, Work Experience, Employer, Collaborative Partnerships, Evidence Based