SmartNZ partners with iwi, business, education and government agencies to deliver a range of practical, effective and innovative initiatives that better support rangatahi transitioning from education to employment. SmartNZ offers scalable and unique solutions that transform secondary schools to integrate learning and the world of work.
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Secondary School Employer Partnerships
SmartNZ’s Secondary School Employer Partnerships (SSEP) is an award-winning initiative raising student aspirations, resulting in higher achievement, retention and better transitions. We have successfully integrated Secondary School Employer Partnerships into 50 schools (within Waikato & Canterbury) impacting 10,000 students, 250 teachers and 250 employers. SSEP can be licensed to your region.
endorseMe®
Employability Record
endorseMe® is a digital work-readiness tool to help identify, develop and record real skills for the real world. endorseMe® gives young people the opportunity to be endorsed for their employability skills by their mentors, employers, teachers and others working in the community – and create a record of their skills, achievements and experiences. endorseMe® is available nationwide.
Our Impact
12,000+
students worked with since SSEP began in 2015
$280,000
of donated time per year from our SSEP employers
200,000+
FutureForce® Careers Hub users
15 year
milestone was celebrated in 2024
1,200+
employers worked with over all our initiatives
Social reach
100,000s Facebook and Instagram reach
1000’s of post engagements
Awards
Winner: 2018 Economic Development NZ ‘Excellence Award’ for Best Practice in Collaboration for SSEP
Finalist: 2023 Economic Development NZ Excellence Award for Best Practice Inclusive Development and Wellbeing for Career Hauora