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12 November 2018

More employers encouraged to give young people ...

While potential solutions to the workforce shortage issues across the aged care sector are still ...

8 November 2018

Expiring Unit Standards & Expiring Version...

On 31 December 2018, approximately 80 unit standards, or superseded versions of unit standards wi...

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...

24 October 2018

Top Tip #1: The importance of goal setting in t...

In this article we share the importance of setting training goals that are achievable and realist...

16 October 2018

Workplace literacy and numeracy unlocks employe...

When Grant Taylor, Service Manager Health & Disability at Lifewise Homecare Services, introdu...

10 October 2018

The role of the employer in an Apprenticeship

There are three parties to a successful apprenticeship – the apprentice (you), your employe...

Spreading our Wings report raises red flags for...

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

Supporting Pathways in Aged Care

Glenwood Masonic Hospital has committed to upskilling their staff across all occupations and leve...

21 September 2018

Celebrating our people! Careerforce staff clean...

Dapaanz (Drug & Alcohol Practitioners’ Association Aotearoa-New Zealand) is the professional ...

12 September 2018

55 years of tireless support

After fifty-five years and supporting over 250 people in achieving their national qualifications ...

12 September 2018

Work experience helped student pave a career path

“When I finished [work placement], it opened my eyes to what I really wanted to do,” says Victori...

5 September 2018

Training staff in chemical-free cleaning means ...

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Claire Underwood was left inspired, motivated and eager to learn more ...

Challenges within the emerging & connectin...

Lisa Hann reflects on her participation at the Involve 2018 and talks about the potential challen...

Apprenticeship that made a difference

Mark finished an arts degree then started chefing, not really quite sure what he wanted to do unt...

Got a Trade SpeedMeet 2018

Careerforce is looking for employers to take part in Got a Trade SpeedMeet. If you’re looking for...

Whakawhanaungatanga: Redefining Pastoral Care

Whakawhanaungatanga: Redefining Pastoral Care By Turaukawa Bartlett Kaiwhakahononga – Māori...

Apprenticeships, but not as you know them

Tegan Coote is a young apprentice based in Invercargill. In doing her apprenticeship she doesn’t ...

Volunteering a life changing experience for Ble...

Darren Best gives his 100 percent in his volunteer work at Ashwood Park Retirement Village in Ble...

Call 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...

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...

Christchurch Hospital orderly first in the coun...

Craig Stewart of Christchurch Hospital is something of a groundbreaker. In 2014 he became the fir...

Good 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...

On-the-job training became stepping stone for a...

Jaden Olsen said he hardly went to school and didn’t really like it. He just turned up for exams ...

Careerforce Apprenticeship Advisor – Canterbury

Support Workplace Apprenticeships Provide assessment and pastoral care to apprentices Canterbury ...

Pooling resources for quality of Aged Care

Aged care providers in the Wairarapa are setting competition aside to pool their resources in the...

Apprenticeships not just for the trades as yout...

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

27 February 2018

Training journey helps cleaner move towards man...

“As a cleaner, you sometimes feel that you’re at the bottom of the hierarchy. Sometimes it’s nice...

27 February 2018

Disability not stopping Wellington Support Work...

When Jenna Maguren first entered the doors of Community Connections in Lower Hutt in 2008 it was ...

27 February 2018

Careerforce signs historic Kawenata with Waikat...

Careerforce, alongside 10 other industry training organisations (ITO’s) has signed a historic agr...

19 February 2018

Qualifications for Life. Skills for Good.

As is the case with some of our Industry Training Organisation (ITO) peers, the Careerforce name ...

8 February 2018

Aged 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...

5 February 2018

Apprenticeship in Community Facilitation now re...

MEDIA RELEASE 5 Feb 2018 The New Zealand Society of Diversional Therapists welcomes a qual...

5 February 2018

Whakawhanaungatanga – Te Tiriti o Waitang...

A message from Matt Matamua, Careerforce Kaumatua, reflecting on the meaning of Waitangi Day. &nb...

30 January 2018

Finding your motivation – key to stop smoking

Invercargill stop smoking coaches say quitting is about finding one’s motivation. “Find that moti...

A caregiver’s duty that became a passion

Caregiver Filimone ‘Tukai’ Rainibogi didn’t expect that his first-hand experience supporting love...

20 December 2017

Ray Lind: the benefits and challenges of Pay Eq...

On reflecting on 2017, Careerforce chief executive RAY LIND says the Pay Equity settlement, while...

5 December 2017

Fees-free initiative announced by Minister of E...

Press release today from the Minister of Education, Chris Hipkins announced that fees-free is ava...

4 December 2017

New research says apprenticeship is a financial...

Press release from the Industry Training Federation says new research from BERL confirms a trade ...

1 December 2017

Getting Down to Business

Initially published on INsite magazine. Anne Maree Court is celebrating a milestone with one of ...

21 November 2017

Four ITOs join forces to issue a ‘call to...

The four industry training organisations (ITOs) that deliver on-job training to New Zealand’s bur...

21 November 2017

Careerforce receives top ratings in latest NZQA...

Careerforce received overall ratings of Highly Confident in both its educational performance, and...

13 November 2017

Mental health and addiction apprentice ditched ...

We are really proud of our Maori Trainee of the Year and recent graduate of the Apprenticeship in...

30 October 2017

Media Release: Volunteer sector welcomes profes...

New Zealand’s volunteer sector is getting a professional development boost with the introduction ...

16 October 2017

Business and Management Qualifications

Careerforce business programmes can enhance the administration, leadership and management skills ...

16 October 2017

Cadbury workers celebrate with special graduati...

Yesterday was bittersweet for more than 200 Cadbury employees, affectionately known as “th...

Pacific Learners Get Boost from New Research Pr...

Pacific learners engaged in workplace training have the best chance of success when they are part...

28 September 2017

South Auckland youth worker using music to insp...

Growing up in South Auckland suburb of Otara gave youth worker Rocky Misiepo a good insight into ...

28 September 2017

A Pacific Perspective: Careerforce chats to Chr...

A Pacific Perspective: Careerforce’s 2017 Pasifika Trainee of the Year Christina Taefu shares her...

27 September 2017

Study group the way to success for Tongan suppo...

A little help from her friends transformed Tongan support worker Ainise Toupili from someone who ...

18 September 2017

Finding the Right Topic is Key to success

Mary-Claire Witteman explains why choosing the right Topic was important to help her get started ...