News 9 February 2021Caring at home in the time of Covid Caring at home is not easy. Communication is very important between all family members and their ...
News 23 November 2020NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Advance... We have had extensive consultation with the sectors (aged residential care, home and community, d...
News 20 November 2020Care worker embraces online learning to sprint ... “I wear my badges proudly - they give me a sense of value and a sense of achievement.” Golden Ba...
News 16 November 2020New e-learning module helps support kaiāwhina t... Testing is an essential part of New Zealand’s COVID-19 elimination strategy. By identifying cases...
News 11 November 2020A fresh take on apprenticeships Jane Wenman Chief Executive | Careerforce For many people, when they think of apprenticeships and...
News 14 October 2020Life with Dementia: entrusting care of your lov... I really dreaded the trip to the rest home. The move had been looming for months as I could no lo...
News 1 October 2020Training journey unlocks potential for Lifewise... When Lifewise Health and Disability rolled out the Health and Wellbeing Level 4 qualification to ...
News 7 September 2020Kaiāwhina to guide the next 5-year Action Plan ... MEDIA RELEASE 7 September 2020 The first and formative 5-year Kaiāwhina Workforce Action Plan 201...
News 13 August 2020Creating a career path in the aged care sector After a few years working in hospitality, Caitlin Henderson decided to change paths heading towar...
News 20 May 2020Work placement introduced student to a niche ca... “Diversional therapy appealed to me because it’s a great way to bring fun and enjoyment into peop...
News 12 May 2020Great mentoring is key to having great staff “I saw the benefits tenfold, having staff trained at Careerforce Level 3” Amberley Rest Ho...
News 21 January 2020Privilege of working with the elderly When you feel it’s a privilege to be working with and looking after the elderly, you know you hav...
News 20 September 2019Careerforce Celebrates 25 Years On Thursday 19 September, Careerforce celebrated its 25th anniversary. On this day, back in 1994,...
News 4 July 2019Career move for ‘stay at home’ mum paid off As you walk towards St Matthew’s Church Hall in Masterton, you’ll see mobility scooters lined up,...
News 30 May 2019Work experience crystalised career ambitions fo... Eighteen-year old Nanise Bulicakau, already knows her strengths and has started working towards h...
News 28 May 2019Samoan diversional therapist bringing culture t... Samoan Diversional Therapist encourages other Pacific Island people to bring their culture to the...
News 29 November 2018West Coast assessor steps down after years of d... Careerforce registered assessor, Frances Stapleton recently supported eight caregivers at the Ult...
News Event 15 November 2018Industry training is the better investment 'Via industry training, we are investing in skilled and passionate people,' says Careerforce Inte...
News 12 November 2018More employers encouraged to give young people ... While potential solutions to the workforce shortage issues are still being discussed, this rest h...
News 6 November 2018New Employer Newsletter – Skills for Good We’d like to introduce the first issue of our newsletter for employers – Skills for G...
News 16 October 2018Workplace literacy and numeracy unlocks employe... When Grant Taylor, Service Manager Health & Disability at Lifewise Homecare Services, introdu...
News 4 October 2018Supporting Pathways in Aged Care Glenwood Masonic Hospital has committed to upskilling their staff across all occupations and leve...
News 26 July 2018Volunteering a life changing experience for Ble... Darren Best gives his 100 percent in his volunteer work at Ashwood Park Retirement Village in Ble...
5 July 2018Call for more workers to join health and wellbe... A shortage in care and support services is looming as the New Zealand population ages. In the nex...
News 4 July 2018Backing passion with on-the-job training “If this was my gran, how would I want her treated? This is how I maintain my standards. If you s...
News 2 July 2018Good News – Funding of Dementia Limited Credit ... “As we’ve seen in the new Economic Impact of Dementia report, dementia is a ticking time-bomb for...
News 8 May 2018Pooling resources for quality of Aged Care Aged care providers in the Wairarapa are setting competition aside to pool their resources in the...
News 8 February 2018Aged care and home care sectors keen to improve... Aged care and home care sectors keen to improve workforce literacy. More than a million working N...
News 5 February 2018Apprenticeship in Community Facilitation now re... MEDIA RELEASE 5 Feb 2018 The New Zealand Society of Diversional Therapists welcomes a qual...
News 9 January 2018A caregiver’s duty that became a passion Caregiver Filimone ‘Tukai’ Rainibogi didn’t expect that his first-hand experience supporting love...