Ministry for Pacific Peoples

Tupu Aotearoa Programme - Multiple Regions RFP

The Tupu Aotearoa Programme to contribute towards MPP’s Lalanga Fou Goals Prosperous Pacific Communities; and Confident, Thriving and Resilient Pacific Young People.

The Programme delivers both Pacific Employment Placement and Training Placement Services and Support (Service), which has been proven to effectively assist Pacific People identified as “Eligible Clients” to:
- achieve Sustainable Employment; and/or
- undertake and complete further education and or training to increase their skills and achieve associated qualifications.

Eligible Clients are all of these things at the time of enrolment: Pacific Peoples; and aged 15 years and over; and Not in Employment Education or Training (NEET); are a Citizen or Permanent Resident of Aotearoa and are currently residing in Aotearoa.
Once the Eligible Client is enrolled in the Tupu Aotearoa Programme, they become the Participant of the Services.

The Service is focused on placing Participants into Employment or an Approved Course of Study which is aligned with a future permanent employment opportunity and providing ongoing support to assist them to remain in employment or undertake and complete further education and or training to increase their skills and achieve associated qualifications.

The key goal is to assist Participants to move into appropriate Employment or an Approved Course of Study that fits with their work obligations, goals, skills and experience.

The Service achieves its Outcome through a holistic approach by:
- fostering and maintaining strong relationships and connections with Participants, their family and Pacific communities through culturally appropriate Pacific Engagement;
- providing Post Placement Mentoring and Pastoral Care support for each Participant and their employer and/or External Training Provider;
- providing end-to-end Employment and/or Training Support Services to Participants; and
- addressing barriers to Employment and/or training and education faced by Pacific Peoples.

MPP seeks to engage a several Providers to undertake delivery of the Services in the following regions:
Hawkes Bay, Northland, Auckland, Gisborne, Timaru, Oamaru, Ashburton, Nelson-Marlborough-Tasman regions, and other regions as determined by MPP.

Providers may propose to deliver either or both Services.

Please see RFP attachments for more information.

Department/Business Unit: Ministry for Pacific Peoples