7 September 2020 Kaiāwhina to guide the next 5-year Action Plan for the Kaiāwhina workforce MEDIA RELEASE 7 September 2020 The first and formative 5-year Kaiāwhina Workforce Action Plan 201...
13 August 2020 Creating a career path in the aged care sector After a few years working in hospitality, Caitlin Henderson decided to change paths heading towar...
20 May 2020 Work placement introduced student to a niche career pathway “Diversional therapy appealed to me because it’s a great way to bring fun and enjoyment into peop...
12 May 2020 Great mentoring is key to having great staff “I saw the benefits tenfold, having staff trained at Careerforce Level 3” Amberley Rest Ho...
21 January 2020 Privilege 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...
20 September 2019 Careerforce Celebrates 25 Years On Thursday 19 September, Careerforce celebrated its 25th anniversary. On this day, back in 1994,...
4 July 2019 Career 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,...
30 May 2019 Work experience crystalised career ambitions for young aspiring nurse Eighteen-year old Nanise Bulicakau, already knows her strengths and has started working towards h...
28 May 2019 Samoan diversional therapist bringing culture to work Samoan Diversional Therapist encourages other Pacific Island people to bring their culture to the...
29 November 2018 West Coast assessor steps down after years of dedicated support to caregivers Careerforce registered assessor, Frances Stapleton recently supported eight caregivers at the Ult...
15 November 2018 Industry training is the better investment 'Via industry training, we are investing in skilled and passionate people,' says Careerforce Inte...
12 November 2018 More employers encouraged to give young people a chance While potential solutions to the workforce shortage issues are still being discussed, this rest h...
6 November 2018 New Employer Newsletter – Skills for Good We’d like to introduce the first issue of our newsletter for employers – Skills for G...
16 October 2018 Workplace literacy and numeracy unlocks employee potential at Lifewise When Grant Taylor, Service Manager Health & Disability at Lifewise Homecare Services, introdu...
4 October 2018 Supporting Pathways in Aged Care Glenwood Masonic Hospital has committed to upskilling their staff across all occupations and leve...
26 July 2018 Volunteering a life changing experience for Blenheim’s Best Darren Best gives his 100 percent in his volunteer work at Ashwood Park Retirement Village in Ble...
5 July 2018 Call for more workers to join health and wellbeing sectors A shortage in care and support services is looming as the New Zealand population ages. In the nex...
4 July 2018 Backing 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...
2 July 2018 Good News – Funding of Dementia Limited Credit Programme to continue “As we’ve seen in the new Economic Impact of Dementia report, dementia is a ticking time-bomb for...
8 May 2018 Pooling resources for quality of Aged Care Aged care providers in the Wairarapa are setting competition aside to pool their resources in the...
8 February 2018 Aged care and home care sectors keen to improve workforce literacy Aged care and home care sectors keen to improve workforce literacy. More than a million working N...
5 February 2018 Apprenticeship in Community Facilitation now recognised by the Society of Diversional Therapists MEDIA RELEASE 5 Feb 2018 The New Zealand Society of Diversional Therapists welcomes a qual...
9 January 2018 A caregiver’s duty that became a passion Caregiver Filimone ‘Tukai’ Rainibogi didn’t expect that his first-hand experience supporting love...
1 December 2017 Getting Down to Business Initially published on INsite magazine. Anne Maree Court is celebrating a milestone with one of ...
2 November 2015 Innovation needed to upskill the health and wellbeing workforce Careerforce introduces apprenticeship training in the health and wellbeing, disability, mental he...
23 September 2015 Waiheke Island health support workers sing the praises of workplace training The health and wellbeing of those living on Waiheke Island is on the improve as an increasing num...
17 September 2015 Kaiawhina Workforce Programme – Taking Action Now Work is already underway in the health and disability sectors towards achieving the Kaiawhina Wor...
2 September 2015 Graduation was electric! Lifting morale, confidence and pride for DHB cleaners 205 cleaning staff were filled with pride as they graduated with nationally recognised qualificat...
28 August 2015 ‘Opening our eyes’: Transferring learning to enable better person-centred support services This study focuses on a specific piece of evaluation carried out for the organisation which aimed...
20 August 2015 Kaitaia leads the way with cleaning qualifications A group of cleaners at Kaitaia Hospital have become the first people to achieve the New Zealand C...
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