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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...

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...

1 September 2025

15 October 2025 is Thank Your Cleaner Day

It’s your opportunity to show your appreciation! Thank Your Cleaner Day was launched to recognise...

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...

Career path to leadership: How lived experience inspired a mental health champion

From Support Worker to Service Manager, Tegan Coote is now pursuing a leadership qualification to...

Reaching remote learners – West Coast Wānanga boosts apprentice engagement

“The West Coast is a unique environment,” says Cath Jennings, a Workplace Advisor at Careerforce....

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 ...

18 February 2025

Lived experience and a passion to inspire others, drives thirst for learning

Nicole McIntosh says her own journey of recovery fuelled her passion to help others make life-cha...

16 January 2025

Careerforce achieves another record employer satisfaction result

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

12 December 2024

Peer Support Apprentice triumphs over challenges to celebrate graduation

Juanita – Leisha Watene set herself a goal to complete her Peer Support Apprenticeship Leve...

12 December 2024

Pathways sets the standard in training and honouring its mental health apprentices

Twenty-nine Pathways staff recently celebrated achieving the Level 4 Apprenticeship in Mental Hea...

12 December 2024

Māori health graduates celebrate confidence, self-belief, and success

Māori graduates recently gathered at Te Papa o Rotu Marae at Whatawhata, near Hamilton for a Cele...

26 November 2024

Study sessions are game-changer for two wāhine apprentices

Study sessions and noho marae have transformed the learning journey for two Māori women from Nort...

15 October 2024

16 October is Thank Your Cleaner Day

It’s your opportunity to show your appreciation! Thank Your Cleaner Day was launched to recognise...

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 ...

Experts offer free mental health support to Careerforce learners

Careerforce Mental Health Advisors Cindy Mullens and Danny Fearon are giving free mental health s...

Brother and sister duo changing lives for Auckland’s homeless

Samoan brother and sister, Vendor Faafuata and Raecil Pati are housing support workers at Aucklan...

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...

Careerforce Advisor wins ACE Educator of the Year

Apprenticeship Advisor Kailash Devan has won the ACE Aotearoa Educator of the Year Tangata Tiriti...

Careerforce celebrates its 30th anniversary

This year Careerforce celebrates its 30th anniversary. Careerforce was first established as Commu...

New accessibility tool on e-learning platform a success

A new accessibility tool on Careerforce’s e-learning platform to better support its disabled lear...