Data helps connect rangatahi to job opportunities Ka āwhina te raraunga i te rangatahi kia hono ki ngā whāinga wāhi ki te mahi
James Parker from Hāwera Welding Contractors uses census information to connect rangatahi with their apprenticeships, giving them a trade, and a new direction in life.
Data helps connect rangatahi to job opportunities Ka āwhina te raraunga i te rangatahi kia hono ki ngā whāinga wāhi ki te mahi
James Parker from Hāwera Welding Contractors uses census information to connect rangatahi with their apprenticeships, giving them a trade, and a new direction in life.
Data helps connect rangatahi to job opportunities Ka āwhina te raraunga i te rangatahi kia hono ki ngā whāinga wāhi ki te mahi
When rangatahi find employment it is a real benefit to them. It also benefits their whole community.
James Parker from Hāwera Welding Contractors uses census information to find rangatahi in Taranaki who need employment, and where they are located.
He then offers them apprenticeships at his company; Hāwera Welding Contractors, to grow his team of rangatahi.
This apprenticeship gives them a new trade, a new direction in life and financial stability for them and their whānau.
[Audio: 'Poi E' by Pātea Māori Club]
[Visual: Aerial shots of the Taranaki region.]
[Visual: An aerial shot of an industrial facility.]
[Visual: A man in a work shirt sitting in an office.]
[Onscreen text: James Parker, Managing Director, Hāwera Welding Contractors]
James Parker: The beauty of the census is that we find out where the rangatahi need employment and how many need employment. That helps us offer apprenticeships to make a big difference in someone's life.
[Visuals: James with young men in hi-vis vests and protective gear, welding inside an industrial facility.]
[Visual: One of the young men sits in the office.]
[Onscreen text: D'arntye 'Biggie' Rore, Apprentice]
D'arntye 'Biggie' Rore: It's made a big difference. It's sort of opened up my mind a little bit. I found what I want to do in life. And there's heaps of opportunities and stuff, eh. You can go out and see the world and get a job with your trade anywhere. They're always taking tradies somewhere.
[Visuals: Shots of James, D'arntye and other apprentices in the facility]
[Visual: James in the office]
James: The positive differences I've seen in my guys is that some of them have bought houses, they’ve turned up to work and they know the value of earning the money so they can pay for stuff. That’s a big difference in someone’s life. When we know where rangatahi need jobs, we can be there to help them out.
[Visual: James and D'arntye stand next to each other outside, Mt. Taranaki in the background. They fold their arms, smiling.]
[Onscreen text: Your census information can help your community.]
The positive differences I’ve seen in my guys is that some of them have bought houses, they’ve turned up to work and they know the value of earning the money so they can pay for stuff. That’s a big difference in someone’s life.
James Parker
Managing Director, Hāwera Welding Contractors