Employers
Creating mana enhancing opportunities
Our programme isn’t just about training people – there’s no point if it doesn’t lead to decent work with real career prospects.
The Southern Initiative (TSI) leads one of the two consortia that exist in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. We’re the only consortium in the country led by local government and our main focus is what difference can be made to labour market outcomes and income inequality with training as the vehicle. And we also work with a consortium of Employer’s who are committed to ensuring that learners have access to jobs with dignity.
"I was going nowhere to be honest- I have a daughter so I wanted to work and I wanted to provide….First day I was a bit nervous, but what made me feel comfortable was just seeing all the Pacific islander boys. Another big support was probably the staff in the middle of the year I was a bit slacking off and coming late but they would come pick me up for school and push me to finish off my study” - Filipo Buiroata
“I was doing a lot of Youth work and a lot of Security on the side. I felt like that didn’t align with my family's needs at the time when my son was on the way, my first child and I knew I couldn’t do the youth work and the security jobs and I found MPTT and they basically gave me the direction I needed to find a new career” - Sio Tafiti
Expression of Interest
We can’t make the difference needed on our own; we need great employers with great opportunities. We’re looking to partner with employers who are as passionate as us about providing meaningful, mana enhancing opportunities to our MPTT graduates. We’re also interested in employers in the trades and tech who are engaging Māori and Pasifika employees in innovative ways. If that’s you, please get in touch.
