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Private students well-placed to get holiday jobs
Thursday December 15, 2005
With workplace skills shortages hitting the market hard, students at private training establishments (PTEs) were well placed to find holiday jobs because of the relevance of their training, said Chris Young, the Student Job Search (SJS) business development manager for the Wellington/Marlborough region. He said his organisation had lots of demand from employers for the practical skills taught at PTEs.
"If an employer, looking to fill a temporary position, had to choose between a student with a good academic record in the arts, for example, or one with strong practical skills, the practical skills would be viewed positively. Employers are looking for people who can hit the ground running."
Mr Young said PTE students were often enrolled in subjects in hot demand in the workplace, but with poor coverage in universities and polytechnics. There were not enough private students applying for work compared with the number of opportunities for them.
There was strong demand from employers for call centre work, hospitality, early childhood education, computing and general office work as well as the more traditional labouring and domestic work.
Student Job Search encouraged PTE students to join its service by making it free for them last summer. Students enrolled in registered PTEs accredited for access to student component funding and/or access to student allowances were able to use SJS for no charge until February 2006. Access for PTE students outside the summer months will cost a one-off $25 fee, to cover March to September.
The service worked to target course-related jobs and, where possible, to match students with relevant work. SJS encouraged students to enrol for the service through its website.
"If an employer, looking to fill a temporary position, had to choose between a student with a good academic record in the arts, for example, or one with strong practical skills, the practical skills would be viewed positively. Employers are looking for people who can hit the ground running."
Mr Young said PTE students were often enrolled in subjects in hot demand in the workplace, but with poor coverage in universities and polytechnics. There were not enough private students applying for work compared with the number of opportunities for them.
There was strong demand from employers for call centre work, hospitality, early childhood education, computing and general office work as well as the more traditional labouring and domestic work.
Student Job Search encouraged PTE students to join its service by making it free for them last summer. Students enrolled in registered PTEs accredited for access to student component funding and/or access to student allowances were able to use SJS for no charge until February 2006. Access for PTE students outside the summer months will cost a one-off $25 fee, to cover March to September.
The service worked to target course-related jobs and, where possible, to match students with relevant work. SJS encouraged students to enrol for the service through its website.