YOUnite Findings - Work
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HRF Young Researcher Jason Hickson presented data collected about attitudes to finding work in the YOUnite Project. This project focuses on young people in the Hunter Region transitioning from school to work. Youth unemployment as of February 2015 stand at 18% or 1 in 5.
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YOUnite Findings - Work
- 1. Wonderful world of work or just wishful thinking? Presenter: Jason Hickson
- 3. OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK Views from different groups Proportion who believe that there are currently not enough work opportunities for young people in the Hunter Young people still at school 45% Young people who had finished school and under 25 36% Hunter residents 67% Upper Hunter residents 70% Hunter businesses 57% • Least optimistic: Residents of Upper Hunter • Most optimistic: Finished school, under 25
- 4. OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK Long term: Taking the long way home • Some responders were still optimistic about future prospects even if opportunities did not exist now locally • Even if work took them away, a number of focus group participants expressed a desire to want to return to the Hunter one day • Diversification that leads to retention of skills in the Hunter is key to avoiding a skills shortage or “brain drain” locally.
- 5. OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK What are we missing? For those who felt that there were not opportunities locally for young people, we wanted to know what those opportunities were: • Design • Engineering and science • Arts • Media • Information Technology
- 7. WORK EXPERIENCE What do we want and how do we get it? • There appears to be a disconnect between workplaces offering work experience and young people • Responders felt that work experience opportunities were limited or not adequately credited during high school • Significant portion of businesses do offer work experience locally
- 9. WORK EXPERIENCE Where is improvement needed? • Increase work experience opportunities in the Hunter • Raise awareness of existing work experience options • Improve communication between businesses and schools about work experience options
- 10. REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK Local firms doing the heavy lifting • Local unemployment for young people is still high • Businesses are doing their bit to help out with more than 70% currently or previously employing young people • How do young people make themselves more attractive employees?
- 11. REQUIREMENTS FOR WORK TAFE? University? Both? Neither? Impact on young people future employment: Hunter Residents Upper Hunter Residents Still At High School Finished High School Get a University degree No impact at all 6% 10% 5% 2% Minor impact 17% 19% 22% 22% Moderate impact 39% 35% 29% 28% Major impact 35% 32% 44% 49% Get a TAFE qualification No impact at all 2% 1% 3% 2% Minor impact 13% 12% 19% 24% Moderate impact 42% 40% 47% 50% Major impact 41% 45% 31% 24%
- 12. PARTING THOUGHTS The challenges we face… • Lack of diversity in employment options and pathways • Lack of opportunities in engineering, media, science, ICT locally • More effective communication around work experience from all stakeholders
- 13. Thank you!