5 July 2017 Careerforce to kick off Workforce Development Conference Careerforce to kick off Workforce Development Conference MEDIA RELEASE 04 July 2017 ...
3 July 2017 Update on Pay Equity and Equivalency Requirements Pay Equity In April 2017, the Government signed a $2 billion pay equity settlement which will be ...
30 June 2017 Whangarei youth worker gets a skills boost A Whangarei local man is on a mission to give back to his community by mentoring the area’s youth...
23 June 2017 Teenager’s dream job has friends ‘a bit confused’ Apprentice Maddi Duley’s idea of “dream job” doesn’t exactly tick all the...
16 June 2017 What it’s like working in the mental health system As mental health issues comes more and more into the spotlight, three support workers within the ...
13 June 2017 Age no barrier for Diversional Therapy Apprentice A childhood love for helping people has seen Madeleine Duley blossom in her role as Activities As...
12 June 2017 Getting the most out of learning online Online learning is a modern and convenient way of getting upskilled. Of course, it doesn’t replac...
12 June 2017 Increasing demand in mental health calls for new programme A new programme hopes to meet the needs of increasing demands in mental health. An opportunity fo...
8 June 2017 Social Services Apprenticeship a boost for Horowhenua Supergrans Kim Bradnock never thought a volunteer admin role to fill in time when her children started schoo...
7 June 2017 Pact pilots Mental Health Apprenticeship A new mental health and addiction support qualification is providing a boost to the Southern regi...
7 June 2017 Mental Health and Addiction Apprenticeship to benefit rural youth Sheril Davy, veteran youth worker has a message to share: out of sight and out of mind, New Zeala...
1 June 2017 Careerforce announces Training Excellence Awards Apprentices, trainees and workplaces across New Zealand’s Hygiene, Health and Wellbeing sector ar...
31 May 2017 No such thing as a typical day for Mental Health Apprentice There’s no such thing as a typical day in Matt Rawling’s job. By night he is a support worker at...
23 May 2017 Apprenticeships more than just Trades “Apprenticeships are much more than just trades,” says Penny Rogers, Manager for Apprenticeship a...
22 May 2017 Positivity a secret power for Mental Health Apprentice On the eastern outskirts of Fielding in the Manawatu region you’ll find St Dominics Centre. Spre...
19 May 2017 Apprenticeship training journey a dream come true A childhood dream of being a nurse is one step closer to becoming true for long-serving primary c...
19 May 2017 Apprenticeship journey natural progression for Sally Brown Combining an Apprenticeship in Brain Injury Rehabilitation with her experience in Spinal Cord Inj...
18 May 2017 Play and laughter best medicine for dementia Last updated 13:01, May 16 2017 There’s not many jobs where you can turn up to work dressed as an...
17 May 2017 Community Facilitation Apprenticeship a chance to better serve his community Once a troubled youth himself, Paul Lavea later found himself drawn to a career as a youth worker...
17 May 2017 Social Services Apprenticeship opening doors, hearts and minds Nestled in the heart of Queenstown, Happiness House offers a safe, warm, non-judgemental, home-li...
16 May 2017 New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Health Assistance) for hospitals and the health sector Programme overview The aim of this programme is to develop and recognise the skills of healthcare...
10 May 2017 Inspired to join Careerforce’s growing Apprenticeship support team A desire to help change lives and support the growing number of trainees who work with the vulner...
10 May 2017 Empathy and heart essential for mental health work Tracey Currie firmly believes in putting the “care” into mental health care. “I was always the ty...
9 May 2017 Sense of humour the greatest skill for a Diversional Therapist There’s not many jobs where you can turn up to work dressed as an Irish bar wench without anyone ...
6 May 2017 Young people needed to combat health and wellbeing sector skills shortage MEDIA RELEASE 05 May 2017 New Zealand’s health and wellbeing sector needs an injection of younger...
2 May 2017 Awareness on where to find mental health help sought after A south Otago mental health worker is concerned people do not know where to find help. PACT’...
28 April 2017 Training essential to combat service sector skill shortage Careerforce has joined At Your Service Aotearoa’s call to arms over a mounting skills shortage wi...
27 April 2017 Workplace training helps boost morale and ensures best work practices are applied for COMPASS More and more workplaces are seeing the benefits of workplace training for their staff and their ...
20 April 2017 Rural provider MINDS gets boost from mental health training Mental health and disability industry veteran Lis Langstone hopes a nationally recognised workpla...