Youth participation workshops

Workshop 1: Your Voice

Are you getting heard? Are people listening?

Find out why your voice is so important when community leaders and government make decisions that shape your world.

In this workshop, you will:

• learn what youth participation is
• learn why your voice is important in decision-making that affects you and those around you
• learn to ways you can input into government and community decision-making.

Workshop 2: Your Leadership

Do you aspire to be a leader?

Equip yourself with the skills to be an effective leader.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• what effective leadership looks like
• why being an effective leader is important
• the principles of being an effective leader
• the skills to be an effective leader.

Workshop 3: Your Project: Planning

Do you have an idea you want to make happen?

Turn your youth project ideas into reality.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• why it is important to plan projects
• the principles of developing an effective project plan
• the skills to develop an effective project plan and implement it.

Workshop 4: Your Project: Action

Are you ready to make your project happen?

Get your project off to a roaring start and humming.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• what is needed to turn your project into action
• the skills to turn your project into action.

Workshop 5: You and Your Parliament

Why is Parliament so important?

Find out why Parliament is such an important part of your life.

In this workshop, you will learn:

• what Parliament is
• how Parliament works
• how laws are made by Parliament
• ‘who’s who’ in Parliament.

Request a workshop

To request a workshop, just get in contact with us and let us know:

• Your contact details.
• What workshop your interested in or if you want us to design something just for you.
• How many people you've got who want to participate.
• When you would like the workshop run.

You can contact us by emailing info@myd.govt.nz or calling 0508 FOR MYD (0508 367 693).