Auckland, New Zealand - FHI360 - Bridge to Employment

J&J Local Partner

Johnson & Johnson Medical New Zealand

Community Partner

Brothers in Arms – Coordinating Entity
James Cook High School
Aukland University of Technology

In February 2017, Johnson & Johnson Medical New Zealand, Brothers in Arms, and James Cook High School launched a BTE program for 50 youth (tenth graders in school year 2017) in Auckland, New Zealand. Throughout the three-year program, the partners provided a variety of academic enrichment, career exploration, and higher education preparation opportunities, including:

Wednesday Workshops, with a holistic youth development practice underpinning the planning and facilitation, focused on; academic enrichment, career awareness & readiness, and higher education preparation & exploration.
AUT sessions provided knowledge, information and experience about post-secondary life and opportunities.
J&J mentoring
J&J exposure days where students learned about orthopedics and pharmaceuticals and the math and science application in those types of careers.
Parent engagement workshops

News & updates

News

2018 Ambassadors for ABTS

We are so proud of all our students who put in time and effort to the process. This was no easy decision as we came to choosing our two Ambassadors to the Alliance Building Training Session- ABTS. ABTS is a conference where all the various BTE sites from around the world will meet to exchange their experiences. It was a hearty process where students had to send in a CV, be interviewed by the Interview Panel and were scored through our scoring matrix. We are proud of all those who stepped up and showed leadership and took on the challenge of putting themselves out there! We would have taken all the applicants in a heartbeat if we could! All that to say, our two Bridge To Employment NZ Ambassadors who will get to travel to Lisborne, Argentina are Jolisa and Josephine. We will keep you posted with how things are tracking as we gear up to going to represent!

Impact

100% of BTE students improve their school attendance.

90% of BTE students complete Year 13 and obtain a Leaving Certificate

75% of BTE students successfully complete 3:5 subjects and achieve NCEA Level 3 certification.

75% of BTE graduates enroll in tertiary education by 2020.

100% of BTE graduates display key work readiness skills.

50% of BTE graduates intend to pursue a career in a STEAM-related sector.

100% of BTE graduates feel connected to and view a J&J employee as a positive role model.

100% of BTE graduates give back to their community.

90% of students graduate from the BTE program.