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Kia ora koutou katoa, Welcome back to term 3. I hope you all had the chance to recharge during the holidays for what is always a busy term in schools. Yesterday I ran my first Kaiārahi workshop in Gisbourne. It was great to get out and meet regional members kanohi ki te kanohi and to get a feel for what is happening in their schools and communities. This term I will be visiting many regions to run workshops and am looking forward to meeting CATE members throughout New Zealand. Unfortunately, I will not be able to visit every region, so for those I have not been able to book, you will be prioritised in my planning for next year. The online Gateway Conference will be held next week on Wednesday, July 31st. Please see further details below and register. Many sessions will no doubt be of interest to other Careers staff, so be sure to check out the program for the day. You are welcome to jump into any sessions that are relevant to you and your work (just make sure you have registered). I have had a lot of questions about career qualifications, and NMIT will be presenting about the courses they have on offer. In this newsletter, I have included some information about the West Auckland CATE regional event. It would be great to share what groups around the country are doing, so please feel free to forward information to me that I can include in future newsletters. Kai pai tō rā.  |
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Registration for Gateway online conference. |
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Message from CATE President—Craig Dyason Through our discussions we needed to look at each of the options presented, alongside suggestions made from members. Considerations around operating expenses, the very clear directive from the membership regarding retaining a Kaiārahi role for CATE, and future-proofing CATE as a sustainable professional organisation were all taken into account. As a responsible National body it was important that we give you, the membership, enough time to fully plan for budgets for 2025. The result of these discussions and ratified at our most recent National Executive meeting was to adopt the following pricing structure for 2025: The National Membership Fee for CATE will be $135+gst for each individual member OR $500+gst per organisation (whichever option is the cheapest). This fee will take effect from January 1st 2025.
Allowing a cap on an organisation fee allows for multiple members from an organisation (including registering Senior Management) to receive newsletters and updates and, hopefully, to begin informing those in Senior Management of the opportunities that we have in our field. This move will also allow schools with larger teams to register all members of their team, while also ensuring more certainty around budgets for 2025 and beyond. Once again, thank you to those members who provided feedback; I hope this new structure will provide some budgetary relief for members and will ensure the fiscal stability of CATE for future years. Craig Dyason |
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Lunchtime bytes—Canadian Working Holidays and GAP Years Are students unsure of which path to take? 77% said a gap year helped them find their purpose in life, and 90% of students who took a gap year returned to university within a year (Gap Year Association). Taking a gap year had a significant positive impact on student’s academic performance and focus upon their return, with the strongest impact on students with grades on the lower end of the distribution (Gap Year Research). Representatives of the Consulate General of Canada in Sydney will deliver a webinar on studying, working holiday/ overseas experience/ gap year, and job opportunities in Canada. There will be time for a question-and-answer session. Topics include:
When: Aug 6, 2024 12:30 PM Auckland Register here for this webinar. |
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Updated Primary Industries Qualifications Flyer |
Agriculture sector Apprenticeships |
NZ Young Farmers—Rural Sector Career Pathways: Research Survey We would greatly appreciate it if you could take a moment to provide us with any relevant feedback. By sharing your thoughts, you will not only contribute to this important research but also have the opportunity to go in the draw to win a $50 Prezzy Card! Take the survey here |
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Hays Salary Guide You can download here |
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Regional CATE Group Events Logistics has a huge skill shortage and Hanga-Aro-Rau commissioned Deloitte to conduct research into the labour force projections within this industry. This industry needs 4,700 extra workers currently, rising to an extra 18,000 workers by 2028. This is an area that rewards those who can ‘hit the ground running’ and as we discovered during the visit, could suit those business-minded students who would enjoy an office environment, right through to ‘hands-on students’ who would love driving a forklift and manual handling. One of the resources that is going to be developed with Lisa’s help is a job/role pathway map of the industry, so that career advisers can sit down with a student and whānau and show how they could enter logistics in the warehouse or within the office environment and move upwards with a variety of training available from a level 3 certificate to a level 6 diploma. If students and whānau are worried about their son/daughter transitioning straight from school into a workplace and not going to university, there is the possibility of completing a business degree with a major in supply chain and logistics, part-time if desired. Check out an infographic sheet about the industry here If this is an area that you would like to find out more information about, then please feel free to contact Beth Nalter from Hanga-Aro-Rau on beth.nalter@hangaarorau.nz 0274359857 |
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