Respond using your clickers All clickers have been checked and are working. Wait for the voting open sign to display. Press the number once that responds to your correct answer. If you press the wrong button or unsure if your vote was received press the correct answer again. Only your LAST response will count. When most of the votes are in there will be a final timing reminder that will last 5 seconds. Who is here? 1.Community 2.Business /Industry 3.Government agency 4.Local government 5.Non-government organisation 6.Education 7.Youth services 8.Other Why are we here? 1.Live in the North 2.Family links 3.Work in the North 4.Work commitment 5.Personal commitment Gender Female Male Age? 1.Under Over 60 Your responses will direct the next phase of the Northern Summit If you change your mind, or make a mistake simply repeat your 3 selections We are asking you to select, with your clickers the 3 most critical aspects. The next two slides list, in no order, 1.The most commonly mentioned things that are needed to make a program work And 2.The most commonly mentioned issues that get in the way and prevent a program from working What makes a program work? 1.Partnerships Govt/Business/Community 2.Leadership Planning/Sustainability 3.Mentoring Whole person 4.Flexible Cultural/Responsive/Individual 5.Purposeful Clear Goals/Outcomes 6.Funding: resources Adequate and Certain What prevents a program from working? 1.Too impersonal and bureaucratic/ generic programs/silos 2.Poor information and communication; marketing issues 3.Not engaging community and industry 4.Mismatch education / skills qualifications for jobs 5.Lack of resources; funding, transport 6.Need better program evaluation for sustainability Programs that work 1.Partnerships 2.Leadership / Funding 3.Purposeful goal Programs that dont work 1. Communities not engaged 2. Too impersonal 3. Lack of resources Our big ideas Life transition programs: holistic/ information Simplify apprenticeship scheme: whole system Mapping and coordination of activities: think as clusters. Must link to uni and TAFE:event Change management; marketing the can do Individual centric program Money per person Program co-ordination, locally managed, partnership Half year forum between industry / community / education Centralised department: new minister for the North: information web Declaration community of excellence Industry drives mentoring and real jobs yr careers Our big ideas Community and individual mentor program: locally driven Media to commit to positive aspects: media savvy comm Regional specialist centre science / maths..careers education links UNI, industry Annual festival Jimmy to launch..community partnership Local govt structure; clarity of objective, accountable, funded by strategic govt fund School as community hub Industry related teaching, earlier..community involvement: Northern think tank Science / maths interactive hub..coordinated volunteer program..holistic approach Big event that harnesses community spirit Basics;early intervention..pre birth..whole family inclusion access transport..costs..portfolio option entry Our big ideas Match skill development to job growth. Support accommodation model..mission statement. School competition.. Harness community skills. Run courses to train community leaders..increase community involvement..collaboration Early literacy program before school. Help with fractured relationships (family) empower community Forum of Indigenous people to identify needs, strategies and structures to support. Needs identified from the community. Northern suburbs training company links schools to careers: maths and science centre of excellence Laptops for early years literacy sourced by industry collaboration. Learning formally and socially. Community mentors..use existing skills of people Involve all key stakeholders..use existing successful programs to launch from: need for leadership to drive then accountability. Review of training programs. Industry and business to identify barriers for apprenticeships Integration of programs: complexity is not lost: move away from deficit language. Industry scholarships. Build wealth environment economic. Integrated compact 0-5 Our big ideas Ethos of first generation of we can do Need to bring pride to Elizabeth Need an iconic symbol to link everything to Plan to encapsulate the pillars needed for the plan Rock and roll hall of fame, Northern pride financial card.. To help finance programs Some of our big ideas Partnerships and Sustainability Education; Life long learning, science maths centres, training one stop shop, schools community centre, think tank, uni and Tafe Early interventions and programs for lifes transitions Community Pride: symbols, marketing, events, can do attitude, media, celebrations, festivals Develop relationships: mentoring, engaging stakeholders, families, clusters, connectedness Coordination; information, programs, agencies Collaboration and forums: indigenous, community, capture and move forward summit ideas