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Record Employer Satisfaction Results for Careerforce

MEDIA RELEASE 29 August 2024 Careerforce has today shared the record results of its most recent ...

New grants to help grow and develop the peer support workforce

MEDIA RELEASE 29 July 2024 Work-based learning provider, Careerforce, has announced the launch of...

13 January 2023

Grant Cleland receives ONZM for services to disabled people

13 January 2023 MEDIA RELEASE Grant Cleland was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order o...

5 September 2022

Careerforce officially welcomed into Te Pūkenga

5 September 2022 MEDIA RELEASE On 1 September, and as a further key milestone in the implementati...

Change in leadership at Careerforce

31 August 2022 MEDIA RELEASE With Careerforce due to transition into Te Pūkenga as a business div...

Careerforce releases strong 2021 annual results

At its AGM today, Careerforce shared its 2021 annual report. This AGM and annual report will be C...

Careerforce Transition Plan into Te Pūkenga approved

A further key milestone in the implementation of the Reforms of Vocational Education (RoVE) was a...

Care and support sector reaching out to New Zealanders

New Zealand’s care and support providers facing dire workforce pressures exacerbated by COVID-19 ...

Introducing the new Careerforce Prospectus 2022

A new prospectus is available now to view and download. We’re pleased to share our 2022 digital p...

12 October 2021

A new kaitiaki and website for the Kaiāwhina Workforce Plan

12 October 2021 4 October 2021 marked a major milestone in the implementation of the Refor...

29 September 2021

Toitū Te Waiora Chief Executive Announced

4 October 2021 marks a major milestone in the implementation of the Reforms of Vocational Educati...

6 September 2021

Decision on Transition of Careerforce’s Arranging Training Function

6 September 2021 In February 2019, Education Minister Chris Hipkins announced the Reform o...

New Zealanders urged to consider careers in care and support

17 May 2021 The vast majority of New Zealanders believe people working in community support roles...

New apprenticeship for people working in aged care

Careerforce launches new apprenticeship for the aged care workforce with support from NZACA.

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...

First Peer Support qualification delivered as an apprenticeship

MEDIA RELEASE 7 July 2020 Careerforce is pleased to launch the Peer Support Apprenticeship leadin...

ITO combats sector skills shortage despite rapidly evolving environment

MEDIA RELEASE 2 July 2020 Careerforce, the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) for the broader h...

Careerforce welcomes targeted training and apprenticeships fund

3 June 2020 Careerforce welcomes targeted training and apprenticeships fund Minister of Education...

Careerforce partners with Ministry of Health to develop COVID-19 learning resources

4 May 2020 MEDIA RELEASE Careerforce has collaborated with the Ministry of Health to creat...

20 September 2019

Careerforce Celebrates 25 Years

On Thursday 19 September, Careerforce celebrated its 25th anniversary. On this day, back in 1994,...

Workforce shortages drive continued growth for ITO

6 June 2019 MEDIA RELEASE Careerforce, the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) for the broader h...

Te Tiriti o te Whanaungatanga – Working as one whānau for the success of Māori trainees

8 May 2019 MEDIA RELEASE Careerforce, Access Community Health, Idea Services, and Oceania Healthc...

2-5 year timeframe if proposed vocational reforms proceed

17 April 2019 MEDIA RELEASE It’s very much business as usual for Careerforce as the Government wo...

Time for Government to listen to concerns of those at the coalface of vocational training

Submissions close today in biggest shakeup in decades Careerforce employers urge Government to sl...

Industry training reform a risk to sectors that care for our most vulnerable New Zealanders

31 March 2019 MEDIA RELEASE A leading on-the-job industry training organisation (ITO) with respon...

3 December 2018

Careerforce announces new CEO

30 November 2018 MEDIA RELEASE Careerforce announces new CEO Careerforce has appointed Jane Wenma...

15 November 2018

Industry training is the better investment

'Via industry training, we are investing in skilled and passionate people,' says Careerforce Inte...

Spreading our Wings report raises red flags for home and community health support services

While much is known about the state of the workforce for the higher profile health sectors such a...

Apprenticeships not just for the trades as youth work sector gains its own

MEDIA RELEASE 6 March 2018 “The youth work sector is very excited to see the launch of Careerforc...

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...