Youth Training

Purpose

Youth Training focuses on learners gaining a valuable set of foundation skills that enables them to move effectively into sustainable employment and/or higher levels of tertiary education.

Programmes must have a labour market focus and progress learners into further training and/or employment. This is reflected in training that:

• leads towards national qualifications
• meets local industry and employer requirements
• is mainly at levels 1–3 on the NZQF[1]
• is full-time, with typically 30 hours a week or more tutor contact time
• includes workplace learning.

Youth Training is free to eligible learners. Learners will continue to receive any benefits they are on and may also be eligible for a travel allowance.

TEOs[2] must comply with Condition YTR028[3] which sets out the required learning environment and health and safety specifics, as well as what learner and stakeholder information needs should be met.

• [1]

  New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)

• [2]

  Tertiary education organisation (TEO)

• [3]

  Condition YTR028: Youth Training delivery requirements

  Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) receiving Youth Training funding must:

  • Deliver training, including support services and workplace learning, in the geographical area as approved by the Tertiary Education Commission
  • Provide a learning environment that is responsive and flexible to meet the physical, cultural and learning needs of learners
  • Ensure that all learners and other stakeholders are fully informed about all of the following:
    • the TEO's Youth Training programmes
    • the TEO's disciplinary and complaints procedures
    • the TEO's policies relating to holding learners’ personal information and learners’ rights to review this information
  • Develop individual learning plans for funded learners
  • Arrange workplace learning opportunities for learners that are consistent with their learning plans
  • Ensure the learner and their work place learning provider enter into a written agreement recording the objectives and duration of any placement before it commences
  • Ensure each learner is supplied with any tools, equipment, safety clothing, uniforms and tuition materials that may be required for the training at no cost to the learner
  • Pay any assessment and examination fees charged to learners. Such fees must be paid directly to the people and organisations carrying out the assessments and examinations
  • Use the funding to best achieve the targets set out for Youth Training.