Presentation to CoBoP on work being undertaken in Capable Auckland programme.

1. Capable Auckland
a career network
Presentation to
Collaboration Bay of Plenty
28 September 2012

2. Capable Auckland
• Commenced in 2010
• New office, new brand
• Develop a careers network

3. What works and why?

4. A career capable AUCKLAND

5. A community of practice

6. What are we trying to fix?
• Low success rates in
tertiary & trades
education
• Belief by employers
that they can’t find the
right skills
• Connections between
education and business
• From careers advice to
career development
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7. Auckland Council

8. Economic Development Strategy

9. Auckland Skills

11. ”
“Economies will succeed in the strength and
quality of their human capital. Therefore
education, workforce training and winning
the global war for talent must be seen as
economic priorities.”
McKinsey Global Institute March 2012

12. Relationship with Fuji Xerox

13. Key partners
• Careers New Zealand
• Fuji Xerox NZ
• EMA (Northern)
• Business NZ
• Auckland Council
• ATEED

14. The cost of poor transitions

15. My career portfolio
A online career tool to support
school leavers through
the first year post school

16. Careers Blueprint for Auckland
Tony Watts: (2011)
“Career development is integral to effective human
resource development and skills and strategies:
i.e. to harnessing individual talents and motivations to
the benefit of the economy and the wider society.”

17. Collaboration

18. Auckland Careers Summit

19. Career capable community
The Southern initiative

20. Mangere Mentoring
• Strive

21. What we are working on

22. dale.bailey@careers.govt.nz