Posts Tagged ‘youth training’

Earning or learning

Written By: - Date published: 1:33 pm, September 1st, 2011 - 92 comments

This afternoon Labour released a substantial policy package targeting youth unemployment.  Once again the public is being offered a choice between Labour’s realistic response to a significant problem, and more do-nothing smile and wave.

Celebrating Youth Unemployment

Written By: - Date published: 12:11 pm, August 17th, 2011 - 18 comments

The tidal wave of unemployment is all the more heartbreaking because we have been here before, last time we had a 1st term National government. But have the Tories learned the lessons of the past? Not a bit of it. Paula Bennett, who had her hand up from the government when she needed it, says there’s “a lot to celebrate” about 58,000 disconnected youths.

Nats refuse to face their record on youth

Written By: - Date published: 6:46 am, August 17th, 2011 - 46 comments

Having decided to beat up on a few thousand of the most hard done by young people in the country, National is now refusing to acknowledge the problem of disconnected youth that has ballooned under their watch. There are enough young people who aren’t in education, training, or work to fill Eden Park, and Key is literally running from the issue.

Youth jobs scheme

Written By: - Date published: 12:00 pm, May 5th, 2011 - 14 comments

It’s not often that the Nats do anything praiseworthy, so I like to take note when they get it right.  Their new youth jobs scheme, even though it only partially reverses their previous cuts, is at least a step in the right direction.

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