Developing a Young People Jobs Map

Go Nagambie and Rural Inspire Youth Ambassador Program (RIYAP) become the link to coordinate the business community, schools and young people to create a “Young people Jobs Map”. A Young People Jobs Map sets out systemic employer engagement with school leavers and wider community. The Jobs Map provides the vision, collective effort, responsibility, KPIs, funding and milestones to:

1. Change the perception and aspirations of young people to live/work in Nagambie region – particularly in the health, wine, equine, mining and hospitality sector.

2. Identify and address young peoples’ challenges, barriers and opportunities to gaining local jobs particularly for disadvantaged young people.

3. Identify the skills shortages in the region – outlining skills requirements across business and sectors.

4. Target employer’s, school’s and tertiary sector’s capacity to address these shortages.

5. Map the career paths within the major industries and employers including the skill and knowledge requirements.

6. Establish strategic industry partnerships such as the wine and hospitality industries to attract young people; buddy scheme for young people, and regional job pathways.

7. Encourage regional secondary schools and the Vocational and Education and Training (VET) sector to support local employment through facilitating career matching for young people at school. This will involve early identification of students who fit with local employers and organising work experience, schoolbased apprenticeships and traineeships and/or visits to local industry.

8. Resource young people orientated organisation (s) focussed specifically on Nagambie region.

9. Collaborate with the Strathbogie and Mitchell Shire Councils – embedding young people’s employment in their Economic Development Strategies and infrastructure considerations.