Setting Young People up for Success

1. Setting Young People up for Success

2. VAPAC and ArtsReady • Our History • What we do • Traineeship model • Setting young people up for success • Indigenous Employment • Benefits to host employers • Become part of the success story • VAPAC and ArtsReady • Current examples • Conclusion – Getting a start in the arts

3. Our History of Setting Young People up for Success • Over 10,000 trainees successfully completed since 1994 • We currently employ 220 Indigenous trainees and over 20% of our • staff are Indigenous • Less than 30% of our trainees placed within football industry. We partner • with all sorts businesses, from the four big banks and Australia Post to a myriad of S2M businesses

4. ArtsReady - What we do Our business is to support young people to get the best possible start in their career We provide support, advice and tailored employment solutions to organisations, enhancing their business For trainees we deliver support, training and education that results in quality employment opportunities Together with the industry we are creating a new generation of ready workers for the arts & creative sector We don’t just find jobs, we launch careers …

6. Setting Young People up for Success • On the job + education = Certificate III or IV in Business (contextualised with arts and creative industry case studies) • EVERY ORGANISATION OF ANY KIND, BIG AND SMALL, NEED PEOPLE WITH ADMINISTRATION, BUSINESS SKILLS, TECNICAL/I.T. SKILLS • Success = permanent, portable, nationally recognised skills • Most of our trainees transition to full time employment within the organisation, continue in other parts of the sector or pursue further study

7. Indigenous Employment • We are 100% committed to providing career opportunities for young Indigenous people “There is so much talent, hope and belief in what we can create as a nation – we just need to provide an environment that enriches our young Indigenous community and allows them to thrive” Belinda – Partner and Host Employer Ebon Love, the first ArtsReady trainee at Centre of Contemporary Arts Cairns

8. Indigenous Employment Program • AFL SportsReady developed our Indigenous Employment Program (IEP) in 2000 • Targeted model providing mentoring, presentations, workshops and cultural awareness training for Indigenous young people and host employers • Our IEP delivers trainee retention, engagement and a clear transition to employment or further education for youngIndigenous people • We have successfully delivered employment and education to over 1,200 Indigenous trainees • 220 Indigenous trainees working with our host employers nationally • 20% of our staff are Indigenous and we have highly trained Indigenous Mentoring Field Officers in each State • In 2013, we developed our own RTO Executive Certificates in Professional Mentoring; Cultural Awareness, and other Indigenous education programs

9. Benefits for Host Employers • Thinking of taking on an ArtsReady trainee? There are many benefits for you: • We are your partner and we are the legal employer • We do the recruitment, pre-employment training, payroll, insurance, superannuation, education • You and the trainee get on the ground support • Extra support for Indigenous trainees through a dedicated Indigenous mentor • You get the young person to train your way for your • organisation or institution

10. Become part of the Success Story • ArtsReady is a new program which is part of a respected and established business. • To bring it to life, it needs people. People like you who are passionate about the industry and investing in a new generation of skilled and applied arts workers. • Through supporting a young person in the • first years of a career in the arts and • creative sectors you become part of the success • story ...

11. VAPAC and ArtsReady • The opportunity exists for VAPAC, its members and ArtsReady to partner in developing traineeship options for Victorian performing arts centres: • PACs to look at opportunities to take trainees in existing and/or new roles in administration, marketing, events, technical and other back of house roles including box –office functions. • We can work with VAPAC’s Box Office Managers as well as Technical Managers’ Network to develop model role descriptions that can be adapted for each PAC individually • Look at the Indigenous employment within your organisation including your larger Council and consider how ArtsReady can partner to address numbers (incl. RAP targets) • Consider supporting young people into paid ‘earn and learn’ roles from your municipality and keeping them in your/their area - growing capacity and addressing youth unemployment in your region

12. Current examples • We have a number of ArtsReady trainees in place in cultural organisations: • Centre for Contemporary Arts Cairns – an Indigenous trainee is working an average of 20-30 hrs per week and undertaking a Certificate III in Live Production, Theatre and Events (Technical Production) with a local RTO • Ticketmaster, Melbourne - a 22 year old woman is working as a Customer Service/Ticketing agent and undertaking ArtsReady’s Certificate III in Business • Australia Council for the Arts – three trainees working in business administration including learning their archiving (TRIM) system, plus events and marketing and undertaking ArtsReady’s Certificate III in Business • * HOT NEWS: Currently recruiting for Bangarra Dance Theatre – a Production Trainee

13. Current examples • We have a number of ArtsReady trainees in place in schools: • Phoenix P-12 Community College in Ballarat - our trainee supports their arts/drama programs and departments and is undertaking ArtsReady’s Certificate III in Business • Marist Brothers College in Burnie, Tasmania – our trainee provides media /sound technical support to the school and is undertaking ArtsReady’s Certificate III in Business • Kyabram P-12 in Kyabram – our trainee supports their arts/drama programs and departments and is undertaking ArtsReady’s Certificate III in Business • * Trainees working in schools accounts for about 30% of our business and gives incumbents a year working in their home municipality – a gap year.

14. Current examples • We have a number of ArtsReady trainees undertaking creative roles: • Champion Data- our trainee works in their Statistics area and is undertaking doing a Certificate III in IT at Chisholm TAFE (another 2 x p/t trainees are based in Sydney) • Telstra – 8 Indigenous school-based trainees doing SportsReady’s Certificate II in Business –developed specifically for Telstra • Collingwood Football Club – our trainee supports their social media /marketing/events and is doing a Certificate III in Information, Digital Media and Technology at Chisholm TAFE.

15. Getting a Start in the Arts • ArtsReady is an on-the-job training program for young Australians making a start in the arts and creative industries. It is highly flexible and responsive to an organisation’s needs. • It can be their last years of school or first stop after school. It’s a first positive step on a career pathway into the arts and creative industry. • We are driven by providing young people with opportunity. • “This traineeship has made me realise that there is not just one way to get to where you want to be, but there are never-ending opportunities and pathways that my career can now take.” • Rachel Mazza

16. THANK YOU! Andrew Murray, General Manager, ArtsReady andrew.murray@artsready.com.au Amelia Bartak Program Manager – Victoria amelia.bartak@artsready.com.au