This has been developed in response to an increasing national focus on work related learning. At JBTG we offer a range of online courses for adults in the Bay of Plenty to help adults achieve vocational requirements, improve their English and maths skills, and boost their chances of finding work, upskilling or advancing their career. The purpose of this proposal is to train our youth on how to imp
rove their soft skills. Soft skills play an important role in hiring our unemployed youth, both Maori and non-Mäori need to gain self-awareness of their strengths and improvement opportunities, thus developing their blind spots and valuing themselves. Pre – employment training which includes but not limited to:
• Customer service skill
• Communication
• Personal presentation (dressing for success)
• Problem-solving
• Resilience and confidence building
• Team building and leadership skills
• Time-keeping and behaviours.
• Budgeting skills
A well-designed training programme provided by JBTG will allow your company or your schools improve their young client’s proficiencies in these areas without the overhead of hiring internal trainers. Our unique blend of industry knowledge and training experience makes us uniquely qualified to administer training courses on behalf of any company. Together our facilitators have accumulated over 80 years of training in personal development, customer service, communication skills, business administration, tourism and hospitality and event management and airline and travel management. Jackie Brown has a post graduate in tertiary teaching and a degree in adult education, with papers in counselling and a post graduate certificate in coaching and mentoring and tikanga Mäori. Jackie has also worked in the mental health sector and also operates tours to Asia and is an accredited marriage celebrant and manages a thriving travel brokerage. Hope Kewene-Horsley has a background not only in teaching our rangatahi and enabling Noho Marae stays, she is a qualified guide and has a background in facilitating LSV (limited service volunteer) motivational training programmes in Lumsden, as well as being a qualified travel consultant with Air New Zealand, and a tutor at Toi Ohomai. Our aim, throughout the delivery of your specifically designed pre employment programme (PEP) course, is create the right positive and motivated clients to better support their future employment. Our tailored package will improve the skills levels and understanding of the expectations of employers before they even arrive for their work placement and drive commitment whilst in employment by introducing the clients to employment, including taster sessions delivered by specialists on-site. By designing, delivering and evaluating our programme in partnership with young people, for young people we are ensuring we address the cultural needs of rangatahi. We’re committed to ensuring that there is a sound evidence base for all of our mahi using a holistic framework that supports wairua, hinengaro, tinana and whānau and is guided by Te Whare Tapa Whā. Key outcomes:
-increased availability of and incentives for employment
-improved skills and attitudes for employment
-improved occupation-specific skills and work experience
-self-awareness and personal development
