On 15 July, it was World Youth Skills Day, the perfect opportunity to highlight the Burnie City Youth Council and its skill development this year.
This year, the Youth Council have:
- Participated in two leadership training workshops with Jeder Institute.
- Used their new skills to provide input into the Burnie City Council’s Urban Plan.
- Presented a motion to Burnie City Council, which passed unanimously.
- Confidently questioned the Council about its community consultation methods regarding local projects.
- Contributed to the United Nations Youth Representative’s Listening Tour.
- Been learning how the Council works, including its roles, processes, and how to put forward an idea or motion.
- Used their team decision-making skills to decide on focus areas to guide the work they chose to take on – they said they want to focus on Aboriginal inclusion and community sports.
Burnie Works Youth Council facilitator Mikkayla said, “The Councillors have been developing through their tuakana-teina relationships, which means older and younger learn from each other, learn with each other, and care for each other. This is a form of reciprocal learning in Māori society (I am from New Zealand). Despite varying ages, attending different schools, and representing diverse backgrounds, Youth Councillors are all learning from each other.”
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