Links
Interest Groups and Peak Bodies
Age Concern: Promotes the quality of life and well being of older people.
Alzheimers New Zealand: a support and advocacy organisation for people with dementia, their carers, family, whanau and community.
Carersnetnz: Supports family carers, whanau and friends.
Disabled Persons Assembly: Voice of people with disability in New Zealand.
Home Health Association: The industry association for providers of home support services.
Industry Training Federation of New Zealand: Represents ITO's to government.
INsite Newspaper: New Zealand's aged care industry newspaper
New Zealand Aged Care Association (formerly Healthcare Providers New Zealand): Not-for-profit, national memberhip organisation which represents all parts of the aged-care residential sector.
New Zealand Disability Support Network: an association of disability support services providers.
New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres: provide an impartial information and referral service, through a network of independent community Centres.
New Zealand Private Hospitals Association: Voluntary association of private hospitals, health care facilities, and rest homes.
New Zealand Society of Diversional Therapists: The goal of the NZSDT Inc. is to provide quality service and education in all aspects of Diversional Therapy.
Nursing Council of New Zealand: The regulatory authority responsible for the registration of nurses.
Residential Care New Zealand: Promotes interests of residential care proprietors and quality care for the aged.
Retirement Villages Association: Represents villages which share the same aim.
Government
DHBNZ: This association acts in the interests of DHBs on agreed national issues.
Ministry of Health: Principal advisor to the government on health and disability policy
New Zealand Qualifications Authority: Provides leadership in assessment and qualifications, quality assures qualifications and providers, and administers the National Qualifications Framework.
Office for Disability Issues: Promote and monitor implementation of the New Zealand Disability Strategy, lead cross-sector policy development, and support the Minister for Disability Issues.
Tertiary Education Commission: Responsible for funding all post-compulsory education and training.
Unions
New Zealand Nurses Organisation: Provides professional and industrial services to it's members.
Public Service Association: Union for public service and government workers.
Service & Food Workers Union: Union for age care, disability, health and community services
Training Providers & Educators
- Amida Healthcare Training
- Centre for Learning
- Corporate Academy
- Gracelands Insight
- Health Ed Trust NZ
- Links Training Limited
- Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
- Te Runanga O Nga Maata Waka
- WellCare Education
Training Providers offering the Mental Health Support Worker National Certificate and Diploma:
- Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (Christchurch)
- Eastern Institute of Technology (Hawke's Bay and Tairawhiti)
- Manukau Institute of Technology (Auckland)
- Southern Institute of Technology (Christchurch and Invercargill)
- Universal College of Learning (Wairarapa and Whanganui)
- Whitireia Community Polytechnic (Porirua)
Training Providers offering the Mental Health Support Worker National Certificate only:
- Blueprint for Learning (Wellington and Auckland)
- Learning State (only some unit standards)
- Mahitahi Trust (Auckland and Whakatane)
- Mind and Body (some unit standards)
- Nector Campus (Auckland, Rotorua, and Tauranga)
- Open Polytechnic of New Zealand (Extramural Learning)
- Otago Polytechnic (Dunedin)
- Unitec New Zealand (Auckland)
- Waikato Institute of Technology (Hamilton and Thames)
- Western Institute of Technology (Taranaki)
Training Providers offering the Mental Health Support Worker National Diploma only:
- Aoraki Polytechnic (Timaru)
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