Careerforce is looking for employers to take part in Got a Trade SpeedMeet.
If you’re looking for new staff, then this is an opportunity to meet a number of talented and motivated young people who are ready to start a new career. The Got a Trade? Got it Made! team will organise for students to participate in the event. It’s free to participate.
Based on the format of speed-dating, you’ll meet with each student for seven minutes. You, and the student, will note whether you want to know more about each other and matches are made. Contact details are shared and potentially job offers may be made.
SpeedMeets will run from 9am to 3pm and are taking place on the following dates and locations:
| Date | Location | Venue |
| 4 Sep 2018 | Wellington | Hutt Valley High School
Woburn Road, Lower Hutt |
| 6 Sep 2018 | Christchurch | Papanui High School,
30 Langdons Rd, Papanui, Christchurch |
| 10 Sep 2018 | North Shore | Glenfield College
60 Kaipatiki Rd, Glenfield, Auckland |
| 13 Sep 2018* | Whakatane | Trident High School
Arawa Rd, Whakatane |
| 18 Sep 2018* | Whangarei | Whangarei Boys High School
Kent Rd, Regent, Whangarei |
| 24 Sep 2018 | South Auckland | Manurewa High
67 Browns Rd, Manurewa, Auckland |
| 25 Sep 2018* | Gisborne | Lytton High School
347 Nelson Rd, Riverdale, Gisborne |
| 27 Sep 2018* | Hastings | Hastings Boys’ High School
800 Karamu Road South, Akina, Hastings |
*SpeedMeet followed by a Career Evening.
Please contact Criss De Leon at marcomms@careerforce.org.nz for more information and to register your interest.
What is Got a Trade? Got it Made!
GOT A TRADE? GOT IT MADE! IS A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ON-THE-JOB TRAINING AND CAREERS IN NEW ZEALAND’S TRADES AND SERVICES.
The campaign speaks to young people, aged 16-24 years, and key influencers, including parents, teachers and careers advisors.
The campaign aims:
- To raise awareness of training and career opportunities in New Zealand’s trades and services.
- To reposition trades and services as ‘Plan-A’ career paths in the minds of young people, aged 16-24 years, and key influencers, including parents, teachers and careers advisors. Also, Maori and Pasifika, and women in trades.
- To showcase the range of opportunities to learn on-the-job.
- To seed conversations celebrating trades and services.
The campaign is jointly owned and managed by a consortium of forward-thinking industry training organisations – BCITO, Careerforce, Competenz, Connexis, HITO, MITO, ServiceIQ, Primary ITO and The Skills Organisation.