| Dear Akanksha,
Greetings from Migrant Careers Support Trust!
Happy New Year, hope you all had a lovely and safe year end break.
This newsletter has videos of our last online event, a panel discussion on 'Mental health & resilience in the time of COVID' held with an esteemed panel, focussed on students and youth. Please do watch these videos for some tips and well-being practices to keep your mind going in the positive direction, accelerating your career on to the right path.
We have shared a few job opportunities from various job hubs, please check them out.
This newsletter also contains articles and resources regarding COVID, please ensure you are up to date with all the information and have access to all the resources that might help you.
Thank you for all the support, we look forward to another year of many events and activities.
Regards,
Garry Gupta,
Chair, Migrant Careers Support Trust
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LATEST VIDEOS: Mental health & resilience in the time of COVID - A virtual panel discussion held by Migrant Careers on 21 Dec 2021, with a focus on students and the youth The pandemic made us all experience things we never imagined before. The ability to keep up with not being able to travel and see our loved ones, or to work from home indefinitely, has taken its toll on all of us somehow. We had an informative panel discussion with experts on mental health and well-being, and below are the videos from this online event.PART 1:The video below has opening statements and presentations from the following speakers:Nish Pai, Head of Learning Experience, Mitre10
Dasham Bedi, Recruitment Facilitator, Manukau Jobs and Skills Hub
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In this video, we discuss mindfulness and general mental wellbeing with the following speakers:Ciao Chen, Personal Development Coach
Dr. Anil Channa, Psychiatrist
Click here to watch now. |
PART 3: This video has all our guests giving their views and opinions on how we can all employ different techniques to cope with anxiety and uncertainty, especially during a pandemic.
Click here to watch now. |
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Auckland Jobs & Skills Hubs Updates & Information
Below are the ‘hot jobs’ for the City Centre, Northern and Manukau hubs
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"I"don't have an accent - "We" all do!
Article by Nish Pai, Head of Learning Experience, Mitre10
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A few weeks back, an acquaintance in a workshop enquired how long I had been here in NZ. And when he heard it was upwards of 3 years, his immediate response was- "You have a very strong accent. When do you think you will sound like a Kiwi?"
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Migrant Connect Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga is one of the 30 Migrant Connect sites which provides a specially focused service for new migrants. This service is funded by Immigration New Zealand.
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Get free career support from experts in 2022.
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Take control of your job hunt with Work Connect, a free 10-hour programme for migrants that will help you to develop your career in New Zealand. If you have been in New Zealand for less than seven years, our experts might be able to help you with workshops and personalised coaching.
Find out more and see if you're eligible.
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Help with essential costs by Work and Income, MSD
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MSD will be delivering welfare related support following the introduction of the Covid Protection Framework (CPF), also known as the traffic lights system.
MSD wants community members to access the support on offer.
MSD offers employment support, hardship grants, in addition to income and food support. Ministry of Health will continue delivering health related support. Click below to read more.
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Support information for COVID-19 Vaccination
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From 17 January, parents or caregivers of children aged 5 to 11 can go to a walk-in clinic with their child/children or use BookMyVaccine.nz to get immunised.
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Share this newsletter on social media with your friends and colleagues! WE THANK OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS |
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