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Building cultural confidence and connection in community pharmacy

Amanda’s Story – Merivale Pharmacy, Christchurch When Amanda from Merivale Pharmacy attended the ...

Diploma graduate builds on lived experience to support others through their social services work.

A career shaped by real-life experience For Mariette Leeuw, the work she does today in social ser...

Peer Support Training Grant: Funding still available for the current funding round

MEDIA RELEASE 7 May 2026 Work-based learning provider Careerforce is reminding eligible workplace...

“Your vibe attracts your tribe”

“Your vibe attracts your tribe”: How Louise Dale is building hope and whānau inside the Otago Cor...

“Real Skills, Real Change” at the Otago Corrections Facility

“Real Skills, Real Change”: How Sherie Lucke is opening pathways to learning and rehabilitation a...

Sally Scott’s story, from chef to corrections officer to career mentor

Sally Scott: A journey of learning, compassion, and empowerment at Otago Corrections Facility Sal...

Corrections and Careerforce: Real Skills, Real Pathways to Success

Otago Corrections Facility and Careerforce partner to create pathways to success Careerforce and ...

A legacy of care, learning, and leadership at Hetherington House

A legacy of care, learning, and leadership at Hetherington House For anyone working across New Ze...

De-escalation Skills micro-credential extended across the Health and Wellbeing sector

MEDIA RELEASE: 25 March 2026 Careerforce has launched an updated version of its De-escalation Ski...

26 February 2026

New Micro-credential empowers Kaiāwhina, freeing nurses for complex care

MEDIA RELEASE: 26 February 2026 Leading work-based learning provider for the health and wellbeing...

18 December 2025

A Milestone Moment: Careerforce’s 4,000th Apprenticeship Completion

MEDIA RELEASE 18 December 2025 Changing lives, one apprenticeship at a time; Makayla makes that 4...

8 December 2025

Angela’s Story: walking alongside others – from lived experience to Peer Support professional

When Angela tells people she’s just finished an apprenticeship, she often gets the same surprised...

14 October 2025

Enhanced Health & Wellbeing Programme Boosts Accessibility

Work-based learning provider, Careerforce, has updated its New Zealand Certificate in Health and ...

1 September 2025

Careerforce adds plagiarism detection tool to help keep vulnerable people safe

MEDIA RELEASE 1 September 2025 Careerforce adds plagiarism detection tool to help keep vulnerable...

New Micro-credential launched to strengthen support for physical wellbeing

MEDIA RELEASE 27 August 2025 New Micro-credential launched to strengthen support for physical wel...

Helping prisoners rebuild their lives – new diploma programme supports critical reintegration work

MEDIA RELEASE 13 May 2025 Helping prisoners rebuild their lives – new diploma programme supports ...

16 January 2025

Careerforce achieves another record employer satisfaction result

MEDIA RELEASE 16 January 2025 Careerforce recently received the overall employer satisfaction res...

11 October 2024

Careerforce welcomes the extension of Apprenticeship Boost

MEDIA RELEASE 11 October 2024 Careerforce welcomes the extension of Apprenticeship Boost Earlier ...

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...