NEET
Your Future, Your Choice
The more skills you have, the more choice you have when looking for a job. The better the job, the better your future. This may mean your best option now is to stay in, or get back into, education, training or work-based learning
Youth Service can help you
If you are 16 or 17 years old and not in education, training or work, Youth Service may be able to help you. Youth Service may also be able to help you if you are 15 year olds and no longer attending school. Talk to your local Youth Service provider for more information.
Youth Service has community-based providers who will give guidance, support and encouragement to help you find the education, training or work-based learning that works for you.
A Youth Service provider is an organisation near you. Experienced in working with young people, they know what’s available for you and where to find it.
They can talk through your options for education or training and will help plan how to get you where you want to be.
Making the right decisions now about your future can help you get further, faster.
YP & YPP
Financial Assistance & Obligations
Some young people will work with a Youth Service provider as part of getting financial support from Work and Income. This includes young people who are receiving Youth Payment, Young Parent Payment or receive support as a partner of a specified beneficiary.
If you’re receiving financial support, you’ll have to meet your obligations to keep getting your payments.
If you don’t have a good reason for not meeting these obligations your payment will be reduced or stopped
There is help available
Are you looking for work, or need help?
There could be assistance in your region. Simply click here
NEET
Your Future, Your Choice
The more skills you have, the more choice you have when looking for a job. The better the job, the better your future. This may mean your best option now is to stay in, or get back into, education, training or work-based learning
Youth Service can help you
If you are 16 or 17 years old and not in education, training or work, Youth Service may be able to help you. Youth Service may also be able to help you if you are 15 year olds and no longer attending school. Talk to your local Youth Service provider for more information.
Youth Service has community-based providers who will give guidance, support and encouragement to help you find the education, training or work-based learning that works for you.
A Youth Service provider is an organisation near you. Experienced in working with young people, they know what’s available for you and where to find it.
They can talk through your options for education or training and will help plan how to get you where you want to be.
Making the right decisions now about your future can help you get further, faster.
YP & YPP
Financial Assistance & Obligations
Some young people will work with a Youth Service provider as part of getting financial support from Work and Income. This includes young people who are receiving Youth Payment, Young Parent Payment or receive support as a partner of a specified beneficiary.
If you’re receiving financial support, you’ll have to meet your obligations to keep getting your payments.
If you don’t have a good reason for not meeting these obligations your payment will be reduced or stopped
There is help available
Are you looking for work, or need help?
There could be assistance in your region. Simply click here
He Poutama Rangatahi
IGNITE Opotiki hopes to spur on our rangatahi to achieve their self-identified goals and aspirations, IGNITE their inner passions and help them discover and develop a pathway to future employment, education, or training.
Calling all Rangatahi aged 15 – 24 who are looking to discover and develop an employment, education or training pathway… apply now for IGNITE Opotiki!
Pick up an Application Pack from Whakaatu Whanaunga Trust at 94B Church St, Opotiki. For more information contact Jess Suisted on 027 544 9034 or email
We will provide you with intensive support to get you from where you are now to where you want to be. Your IGNITE Coach who will help you discover and develop your chosen pathway, achieve your self-identified goals and aspirations, and IGNITE your inner passions.
Participation will benefit you in the following ways:
. Gaining your ‘passport to work’ including; writing a CV, setting up a Bank
. Account and REAL ME, getting an IRD Number, birth certificate and photo
. ID, and working towards getting your Full Driver’s license.
. The opportunity to participate in our Future Fit programme which includes a free membership to Opotiki Fitness for the duration of the programme.
. The opportunity for subsidised trips to Careers Expo’s and other events
. The opportunity for fun activities locally including sports competitions and events.
Ultimately, you will gain full time employment in your chosen field or become enrolled with an education or training provider to further your education.
