A discussion paper with new perspectives to support the changing relationship between employers and young people.
The paper presents insights on the changing relationship between employers and young people, through a survey and set of interviews with employers, intermediary organisations and young people. New stories about shifts and flows in learning and work demonstrate that small scale large impact interventions, with the support of intermediaries are hugely beneficial. Doing nothing is no longer an option and employers are re-thinking their recruitment and development practices with young employees.
EMPLOYER STORIES
From the discussion paper: Australian cases studies & stories about now
PwC: Using Traits to broaden how to recognise more when employing young people with different experiences in learning
Jessica Tucci is National Employer Brand Leader at PwC in the People and Culture division. She describes the PwC approach to employing young people as changing in the last few years to ensure the comp...
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Hatch: Killing the CV to recognise more without bias creeping in
As Adam Jacobs, Co-founder of Hatch describes, Hatch is a business that matches young people with junior roles. For them a formal CV is not the most reliable or fairest way to judge whether a young pe...
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The intervention of intermediaries: Who are they and how are they working?
As Kath McCann, Chief Operating Officer of Beacon Foundation describes, ‘Appropriately resourced intermediaries can work between industry, business, schools and students to create meaningful work-base...
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Structured and unstructured: Learning in the flow of work
'Structured workplace learning is more hands on than traditional work experience which has an observational focus rather than a doing angle.'
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From Pandemic interruptions to new digital excursions
The pros and cons of digital experiences are everywhere. Our frustrations are real, but even in areas where collaboration and innovation is the main focus of the activity, new connections are still be...
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What’s missing, who is missing out and what can we make more visible?
‘A lot of our young people do casual work - how can we show that too? We currently have a siloed approach. The skills young people are learning in casual work, part time work and volunteering aren’t b...
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StartMate: Failing is success in the startup sector
SmartMate’s fellowship program offers young people a pathway from Uni into the startup industry – with an application process designed to reward those with curiosity, passion and an experience with fa...
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David Scott School and local employers: Measuring and presenting what young people know and can do – from top to bottom
Talking to potential employers about what they can change when considering young people for jobs is a role the David Scott School sees as integral to helping students navigate opportunities th...
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