Growing Management Talent
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A management cadetship offers one year’s paid work experience (full-time or part-time) and provides the opportunity for the cadet to continue their tertiary education. The scheme is designed to put those who have already shown interest in, or aptitude for, a career in management in touch with employers looking for talented and enthustastic young leaders.
The programme was launched in a small way in 2005, with the first cadetship being offered in 2006 by the YMCA of Invercargill Charitable Trust. The cadet, John Bezuidenhout, undertook a variety of work for the YMCA while studying at the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) for a New Zealand Diploma in Business, an NZIM Diploma in Management and a SIT Diploma in Human Resource Management.
Sharon Woodings, the Executive Officer of the YMCA in Invercargill, said that John contributed significantly to the YMCA’s work through his various responsibilities. ‘He has also been able to bring ideas and information to the YMCA from his study and that have been beneficial to us she said. Mrs Woodings was delighted with how the cadetship has worked for the YMCA.
In recognition of the significant role that businesses offering cadetships play in the programme, NZIM will offer each business with a cadet a 50% reduction of corporate membership fee plus a total of two days free training for an employee or employees or a total of three days free training for an employee or employees. This will apply for each cadetship in the year in which the cadetship is held. NZIM will also offer each cadet individual NZIM membership and two days free training for the year of his / her cadetship.
Identification and development of management and leadership skills is a lifelong learning process and the sooner young people embark on the journey the better for every kind of organisation in New Zealand.
If you wish to offer a cadetship or would like to apply for a cadetship please register your interest by contacting NZIM.