Tuning the Channels Lorraine Gittings Manager Youth Engagement

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Tuning the ChannelsLorraine GittingsManager
Youth Engagement

• Presentation to Involve 08
• 2 July 2008

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Why Youth Engagement is important

• Government is a major provider of services for
  young people and ensuring feedback from service
  recipients is crucial.
• Young people under 18 years of age do not have
  the opportunity to influence the formation of
  Government through voting.
• Young people bring a unique and different
  perspective.

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How do we engage with young people?

• Our channels provide an opportunity for young
  people to
• tell government what they think about issues
• learn about participating in decision making
• We use multiple channels to reach difficult
  groups of young people

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What exactly are these channels?

• The PROVOKE Network
• young people 13 24 years old
• open to all young people
• currently over 1300 members across New Zealand.
• Activate
• youth advisory group for the Ministry.
• 14 young people from the greater Wellington
  region aged between 15 and 22 years
• meets monthly.
• Online consultation
• We are creating online methods of consulting with
  young people e.g. Schools Plus
• Ministerial Forums
• provide an opportunity for Ministers and young
  people to communicate
• 6 held since 2007
• Themes youth week /transport/education/diversity/
  youth councils/connecting young and old

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But waittheres more!

• The National Student Decision Makers Network
• a network to support student trustees, student
  councillors or something similar within schools
• there are currently 250 members.
• The National Youth Council Network
• established to provide a nationwide system of
  communication and support to youth councils
  across New Zealand.
• there are currently 200 youth councillors signed
  up.
• The National Youth Health Network
• the network consists of young people currently
  health related roles, predominantly between the
  ages 12 to 24 years.
• there are currently 60 young people signed up.

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