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Canterbury/Westland Regional Report to CATE AGM Nov 2007

The Canterbury /Westland Branch of CATE is an active branch with most secondary schools in the region registered as members.

This year a varied programme was organised by the committee for the General Meetings.

The AGM in the first term was held at MAINZ, the Christchurch campus of Tai Poutini Polytechnic. After the election of offices and the formal meeting proceedings, there was a short presentation on the audio engineering related courses and an opportunity for a tour of the facility. Later in the evening members walked to East?s Bookshop to listen to Carol Christen who was on a promotional tour for ?What Colour is my Parachute? ? (Teen Edition) and engage in discussion.

Term Two was action packed with members meeting informally at other careers related events and meetings such as Careers Expo and the CPIT ?Have a Go Day?. In the middle of June the second CATE General meeting was hosted by Airways Corporation as part of a campaign to attract school leavers to their industry. This was an outstanding meeting with impressive presentations on the careers and training for both Air Traffic Control and Air Navigation Maintenance.  Later in the evening, once the air traffic had quietened off, members were invited to view the simulators used in training, and to visit the control tower and view air traffic controllers at work.

The final general meeting of the year was hosted by Bill Hooper at St Bede?s College. 

The guest speaker was Roger Young a newly appointed CEO of Meadows (formally Meadow Mushrooms).  His was an enlightening presentation on Generation Y, their work ethic, aspirations and expectations and how he as an employer manages them.  The essence of the talk was interesting as he, like many employers in such industries in this current high employment environment, is struggling to find the right young potential employees who may be keen to work for and stay with his company. His presentation prompted much discussion as Roger was very interested in hearing how careers advisors could help with providing solutions for dealing with this issue