Mana in Mahi prototype: Formative and Process Evaluation
Mana in Mahi – Strength in Work was created to generate sustainable employment outcomes for young people in New Zealand.
In 2018 MSD launched the Mana in Mahi prototype, with the intention of learning from this formative phase before rolling out a second phase more broadly. In 2019, MSD contracted an independent consultancy to evaluate the early stages of Mana in Mahi to learn what was working and what could be improved.
The evaluation reports describe findings from the Mana in Mahi prototype.
The Recommendations and Ministry Responses text shows how MSD used this research to improve the service. These evaluation reports helped shape design settings for Mana in Mahi Phase Two. In August 2019, Mana in Mahi Phase Two was implemented and in August 2020 Mana in Mahi Expansion was implemented as part of the Apprenticeship Support programme.
Recommendations and Ministry responses
Feb 2020
This one page document summarises the recommendations from the evaluation of the Mana and Mahi prototype and describes how MSD responded to the feedback in the design and implementation of the programme.
Formative and process evaluation of the Mana in Mahi prototype: Second report
This report presents findings from the second stage of the formative process evaluation of Mana in Mahi. The report is based on interviews with 41 people with Mana in Mahi: clients/young people, employers and MSD regional and national staff, and reviewed programme documentation and monitoring data (for November 2018 - September 2019). This second evaluation builds on the findings in the first report about strengths and weaknesses of Mana in Mahi and potential areas for improvement, while identifying new insights that led to improvements.
Formative and process evaluation of the Mana in Mahi prototype: first report
This evaluation provided MSD with information on the strengths and weaknesses of the Mana in Mahi prototype and identified areas for further development. This preliminary report was based on qualitative interviews with 43 Mana in Mahi participants. Most interviews were conducted in March and April 2019.
