17/10/2024
A while ago Stockwell International New Zealand attended a careers day where groups of school leavers were given 15 minutes of your time and went around the room and spoke with different businesses.
Well, this got our manager Yvonne Kessels thinking….
Yesterday, we hosted a street event involving The Manurewa High School. We had a group of students walk around and visit 8 companies as well as our office on our street in Wiri. This was to give the students an insight into ‘the real working world’ and advice from business owners and employees. Hopefully, some will have a lightbulb moment and see a type of job that interests them and what is expected of them when entering the workforce. Thanks to Neil Lawton and Will Aviga for jumping on board whilst we launched this event.
Thank you to the following companies in our street for participating with us and taking time out of their busy schedule to allow students to visit and see hands-on what their business is about and offering plenty of great advice – South Auckland Engineering, Wells Hygiene Systems, Rubbertrack Warehouse, Trade Direct, Don Kyatt, Generator Services Ltd, Fluid & General Ltd and Digga.
It was great to see staff from the office of Rima Nakhle MP for Takanini visit to see what we were up to - thank you Derek Bonnar and Lauren Hanson.
Last of all a big thank you to the Wiri Business Association whom alongside Yvonne helped organise the event and supplied a lovely lunch.
Want to know more – email Yvonne at [email protected]