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| In 2008 2,203 trainees completed National Certificates, and a further 468 trainees completed a Limited Credit Programme. This pages shows some or our successful trainees receiving their National Qualification. |
IRIS Graduation Evening |
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| On Tuesday 10 November, 40 IRIS team members graduated with their Level 2 National Certificate in Community Support Services. This event was attended by a large number of family and friends, along with some special guests who spoke and presented the awards. Congratulations to the IRIS team members who put in an extraordinary amount of work and showed commitment to completing this qualification. A large number of these people have now enrolled in Level 3 and some have already started this qualification. Louise Hawkins from Careerforce, the project manager for Integrated Workplace Learning, flew up from Christchurch to attend the evening. She developed and oversaw this training programme for IRIS. Many of the trainees had no previous qualifcation and English as a second language. Careerforce workplace advisor Denise Mackres presented the awards to the IRIS Support team members. And, Janet Coup who has been involved with this programme and supported Joanne, presented the awards to the IRIS Community Living team members. A special thank you to Joanne Jones from the IRIS Training Department for all her hard work, to Jule Martin, IRIS Service Development Manager who was the MC for the evening. It was amazing to see everyone in their beautiful and colourful clothing that reflected their culture. |
Nurse Maude Celebrates Success |
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| Nurse Maude held a special graduation on 9th October to celebrate the achievement of Careerforce’s Level 2 Foundation Skills National Certificate. Nurse Maude has worked alongside Careerforce to provide their support workers with a nationally recognised qualification, and have teamed up with Careerforce as part of the integrated workplace learning project to help address the literacy, language, numeracy and learning needs of their staff. Nurse Maude holds graduation ceremonies such as this one in recognition of the importance of training to the successful delivery of support in the community. As part of recognising the importance of training Nurse Maude also pays staff while they attend training, and staff also receive a pay increase once they graduate. |
Gracelands Staff Graduation Largest In Waikato Disability Sector |
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| Thirty-three support workers from Gracelands Group of Services received their Level 3 Core Competencies national certificates in October, in a ceremony attended by a large group of family, friends, co-workers and invited guests. Gracelands continues to promote professional development and is enrolling several staff in the Disability Support, Assessment, Planning and Coordination Level 5 Certificate with Careerforce. |
Enliven Tauranga Graduation |
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| Enliven Tauranga graduates celebrate the completion of their Foundation Skills national qualification. Left to right: Patricia Hawkeswood, Rachel Mackey (Resource Coordinator), Jill Hansen, Tonia Kirkland, Lynne Kelly, Claire Peake, Deb White (Careerforce) Absent: Jennifer Byrne, Penny Dolman, Tina Rogers |
Counties Manukau Home Care |
Support workers from Counties Manukau Home Care are pictured with Denise Mackres from Careerforce (front row). The group included some of Counties Manukau Home Care's first Core Competencies graduates who have gone on from completing their Foundation Skills qualification. About 75 family and supporters attended the special night to share with pride their family members achievement. |
First Vision Hearing Screening Graduates |
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The qualification will be officially launched in November 2009. Click here for more |
Wairarapa DHB Homelinks |
| The Wairarapa District Health Board Homelinks graduation took place in Masterton on August 7 2009. Everyone at the DHB who provides short term care now has the Foundation Skills qualifcation. The successful support workers have now been given the chance to do the Level 3 Core Competencies National Qualification and so far 11 support workers have taken up this opportunity. |
Top Row: Ligaya Jepsen, Sandra Haywood, Vicki Cooper |
IHC |
On 23 July 2009 nine staff from IHC graduated with the National Certificate in Community Support Services (Foundation Skills), Level 2).
Back row (left to right): Beth Robb, Sangeeta Kumar, Selu Tatu, Api Vaenuku, Moana Moke, Sukendra Das
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Community Living Trusts |
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| CEO Marese McGree with staff from Community Living Trusts at their Graduation ceremony. This is the second group of successful graduates that Community Living Trusts have put through National Qualifications. All the certificates are especially mounted and framed and a graduation celebration is held to share with their families. |
Enliven Presbyterian Support Upper South Island |
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| A surprise celebration took place on 3 March at Enliven in Ashburton where Christine Tuarangi, Margaret Cook and Janet Little were acknowledged for the completion of their National Certificates in Community Support Services (Foundation Skills). Homelink Coordinator Dianne Smith is pictured holding the congratulatory cake! |
Pacific Island Trust Graduation |
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| TEC Embedded Literacy, Language & Numeracy National Project - Integrated Workplace Learning Kia Ora .... Bula ..... Namasti ...... Tolofa ...... Ram Ram ...... Malo ...... Hello A very moving Graduation was held on 27/2/09 for 25 graduates who completed the National Certificate in Community Support (Foundation) Level 2 qualification with their family (whanau .... pari vaar ..... matangali) with their family, friends and work colleagues. The graduates represent several South Pacific cultures and for most of them, English is their second language. For many this is the first time they have completed a qualification and this graduation clearly showed their pride and happiness in sharing it with their family and colleagues Management, trainers and coordinators of Pacific Island Trust have commented on noticeable improvement in confidence, quality client care and the reduction of risk management issues This is reflected in the monthly quality improvement reports. Many of these graduates have developed the confidence to now enroll in Level 3 Core competencies. Tena Kotou .... Malo aupito ..... Sukhriya ..... Fa afetai ..... Vinaka vaka levu ..... Thank you |
Heaphys Home Support |
| Heaphys Home Support in Nelson were Careerforce's first graduates in Core Competencies. The staff were presented with their National Certificates by Careerforce Board Chair Suzanne Win on 23rd February. |
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| Back Row: Debra Ross, Linda Norrie, Moana Holley, Lyndel Pellet, Anita Voss, Monica Birzer, (Heaphys Carer of they Year 2009), Ellinor Close, Glynis Dowdell. Front Row: Claire Ward, Suzanne Win (Chairwomen Careerforce & NMDHB), Jo Kara (General Manager Heaphys Home Support), Christine Eyre, Lorraine Nowland |
Nursing New Zealand |
| Congratulations to staff from Nursing New Zealand in Dunedin who received their National Certificate in Community Support Services (Foundations) on 19 February, 2009. |
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| Graduates from Left to Right: Sridhar Alla, Carole McCarthy, Rowan Matcheson and Hayden Murray |
Links Training |
| Below are some photos from a recent graduation ceremony for our trainees at Links Training. There were 33 trainees graduating in either Support of the Older Person Diversional Therapy and Human Services |
| John Te Pahio after receiving his National Certificate in Support of the Older Person from Lesley Kidd Director of Links Training. |
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| Anne Clement receiving her National Certificate in Diversional Therapy, Human Services - Intellectual, Physical and Hearing impairment strands from Lesley Kidd Director of Links Training |
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Counties Manukau Homecare Trust |
| Careerforce Workplace Advisor Denise Mackres presents Helen Pullman (Chairperson of Counties Manukau Homecare Trust) with her 4098 Assessor Certificate. |
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| Counties Manukau Homecare Trust Graduation Supper - September 2008 |
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| Counties Manukau Homecare Graduation, 3 September 2008 |
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Gracelands and Insight Learning |
| Below is a photo of a graduation for Gracelands and Insight Learning graduates celebrating their completion of the National Certificate in Community Support Services (Foundations L2) - 25 graduates in total had their certificates presented by their Te Awamutu Mayor. Fantastic result! |
The National Certificate in Community Support Services (Foundation Skills)
“Over 95% of respondents said they would recommend this to a work colleague”
(Careerforce review report - Home Based Support Service Training Initiative, Careerforce May 2007.)
“Although scary at first, it was fun and worth it”
“I have become a role model for my kids in getting a qualification”
“Taking better care of myself”
“The training made me think how positive this job is and I enjoyed everything that I learned”
“It was great, meeting other workers- becoming more confident in my job”
“I really enjoyed meeting other co-workers and discussing the books, everyone helps one another”
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