Programmes

Visionwest Ōhinga Tū provides a wide range of youth mentoring, employment and training programmes, and youth housing initiatives.

Boost your training with programmes that set you on a path to a brighter future.

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He Poutama Rangatahi

A youth employment programme aimed at improving education, training and employment outcomes for rangatahi Māori aged 15 to 24 years.

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Youth Services

A youth coaching service providing wraparound support for young people to prepare them for long term employment.
We offer three Youth Service Programmes.

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Employment Programme (18-24 year olds)

Helps young adults develop skills with the aim of finding a job.
Includes mentoring and specific qualifications related to employment.

YS My Whāre

Youth Housing

Our Youth Housing Programmes are rangatahi housing responses which have been life-changing for those who have connected and journeyed with them.

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Youth Justice Mentoring

A comprehensive youth mentoring programme to assist in supporting young people engaged with Oranga Tamariki and/or Youth Justice.

About Ōhinga Tū

Ōhinga Tū delivers its programmes through a strong training and development ethos. It also lives within a strengths-based youth development framework, abiding by the principles of the Youth Development Strategy of Aotearoa (YDSA). The YDSA is underpinned by the following principles that shape the youth development approach:

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1. Youth development is shaped by the “big picture”.

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2. Youth development is about young people being connected.

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3. Youth development is based on a consistent strengths-based approach.

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4. Youth development happens through quality relationships.

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5. Youth development is triggered when young people fully participate.

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6. Youth development needs good information.