CONSIDERING TOMORROW
We are responsible and sustainable.
· We manage our company's activities in a way that
recognises our social, environmental and economic
responsibilities.
· We have transparent reporting structures that
measure our performance in maximising shareholder
value, the ethical treatment of our employees, and
our effect on the wider community and the
environment.
· We seek sustainable growth through a focus on
the future and a willingness to make long-term
commitments to our stakeholders.
Partnership with schools
City Care has recognised the value of creating strong links with
schools in the communities in which we operate. As well as
being our current and future customers, high school students
are also our employees of the future.
During 2003, City Care developed partnerships with
Christchurch Boys' High School, Lincoln High School and
Papanui High School. This year we have continued to build on
these partnerships and have developed new links with Avonside
Girls' High School and Tauranga Boys' College; the former to
encourage more female students to consider careers in the
contracting industry and the latter to support the expansion of
our Pre-Apprenticeship Programme into Tauranga.
We have used the EDAL (Enterprise Development Alongside
Learning) model to structure the partnerships so that they
provide benefits to all parties. The partnerships have involved
cooperation on a range of career and curriculum-focussed
activities. For example, in September, Christchurch Boys' High
School pupils had a chance to check out a helicopter and
monsoon bucket and other firefighting equipment when City
Care's fire crew provided them with a firefighting demonstration.
We have provided work experience opportunities for a number
of students from our partner schools who are interested in
trades careers. The students have really appreciated the
opportunity to accompany a City Care trades person while they
carry out their work so they can see what the day-to-day work
is really like.
Our partnerships have not only created a strong pathway
between school and industry but they have enabled teachers
and parents to see the value and attractiveness of trades as
viable careers. Principals and teachers of our partner schools
now actively identify candidates likely to be a good fit for our
Pre-Apprentice Programme and refer them to us.
Each year we also support Work Choice Day where we host
students from local secondary schools and introduce them to
career options at City Care by encouraging them to participate in
various practical activities.
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