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What is an ITO?

Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) were established by the Industry Training Act 1992 to advise and facilitate training, set standards and help workers achieve NZQA-recognised national qualifications. There are more than 40 ITOs in New Zealand. Industry Training Organisations have a responsibility to provide leadership about future skill needs and develop strategic plans for their sector.

For employees, Careerforce can:

• Provide you with the latest qualifications for your role in the health and disability support sector
• Help you achieve those standards by facilitating flexible workplace-based training and assessment
• Support you to gain credit for any previous training you have completed and where you have evidence of the competencies you achieved.
• Provide you with a certificate detailing your national qualification achievements and register your success with the NZQA.
• Help you show your clients, tangata whaiora, employer and future employers that you are qualified to provide the best possible support in New Zealand.

Careerforce in partnership with employers and funders

Employers and funders play a vital role in ensuring the best possible health and disability support services are being delivered in New Zealand. Careerforce works alongside employers to ensure their staff are achieving nationally recognised standards and providing their clients and tangata whaiora with quality care and support. We also consult with funders to ensure the qualifications and related competencies meet their needs as the health and disability sector evolves.

For employers, workplace based training can assist to:

• Increase your staff’s skills and productivity
• Support recruitment, morale and retention among staff
• Make it easier for your existing staff to gain accredited qualifications by supporting you to integrate the training into your existing infrastructure
• Demonstrate to your clients that your staff are providing the best possible support to a nationally recognised standard.
• Align your own organisation's qualification policies and procedures with national qualification requirements.

Responsibilities

Careerforce has responsibilities to industry and government which include -

• Provide leadership to the health & disability sector on skills and training matters
• Identifying learning and development needs
• Setting skills standards for health & disability sector
• Facilitating the arrangements for the delivery of training
• Moderating the quality and consistency of assessment
• Providing accreditation to Education Providers wanting to deliver unit standards managed by the ITO
• Reporting credit and registering national qualifications for trainees.