OMEGA

OMEGA believes that real economic success will be achieved by our collective actions to attract and enable skilled immigrants to fully utilise their skills in the workplace. OMEGA is a solution and action oriented coalition of interests, dedicated to finding, growing, and implementing high impact strategies and approaches to create a movement of change in employing skilled immigrants across greater Auckland. As an organisation we recognise the unique barriers new Kiwis face when entering the New Zealand labour market, and our programmes address these barriers, and at the same time help organisations benefit from the talents and skills immigrants bring with them.

OMEGA Highlights

  • 263 skilled immigrants have been matched with Kiwi professionals.
  • Approximately 80% of mentees who complete the programme find relevant employment.
  • 236 mentoring volunteers from 92 companies in Auckland, which represents a commitment of approximately 5000 hours of corporate community support.
  • 97% of mentees providing feedback would recommend the programme to others.
  • 91% of mentors providing feedback indicate that they would refer other business professionals to mentor a skilled immigrant.
  • An average response of 85 percentage of mentors who complete the programme responded that their awareness increased of the issues immigrants face.

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Projects 2011
Cities of Migration webinar

As NZ delivery partner for Cities of Migration, OMEGA invites you to participate in the next Cities of Migration learning exchange, and share this learning opportunity with your network, members and colleagues.

Cities of Migration is hosting a webinar on 20 July 2011, “Raising the Curtain on Cultural Diversity: Integrating Inclusion into the Arts.  

Presenters from Auckland and Toronto will share innovative ideas about how music, performance and new literary voices are building stronger communities through the arts and changing the way we see ourselves in the city.

Participants will learn about Good Ideas:

  • In Toronto, Diaspora Dialogues, a literary organization supports the creation and presentation of new fiction, poetry, and drama of culturally diverse artists by creating meaningful opportunities for artistic mentorship, performance and by building new audiences for newcomer voices
  • In Auckland, People in the Neighbourhood, a project of the British Council New Zealand, puts aspiring artists and performers from diverse communities on stage. The project involves capacity building workshops, online and face to face collaborations and master-classes in creativity and performance.

 No cost to participate. You will need a computer with internet access and a landline telephone.Register online now .

Contact: Justin Treagus Justin.Treagus@omega.org.nz

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