According to our most recent employer survey, insufficient funding/resources was the most significant challenge facing our employer training needs over the next 12 months.

To help ease the burden of training costs across the healthcare sector, we’re offering 50% off Primary Care Practice Assistance Apprenticeship enrolments from 1 July 2025 until 31 August 2025. Enrolments are now priced at just $1,000 (incl. GST)*, a saving of $1,000 (Incl. GST).

Eligible programme:

The Primary Care Practice Assistance apprenticeship is a 20-month work-based programme designed to support the apprentice to develop skills, knowledge and behaviours required to contribute to the effective operation of a primary care practice. The programme supports the apprentice to perform clinical tasks under the direction and delegation of a health professional and perform administrative tasks to contribute to the effective functioning of primary care and quality systems. 

More information about the PCPA Apprenticeship programme is available here

Careerforce will be attending the Conference for General Practice ( 24 – 26 July) in Christchurch where staff will be on hand to discuss the PCPA programme. More >

IMPORTANT: This applies to domestic learner enrolments. To be eligible for promotional enrolment pricing, training agreements must be received by Careerforce no later than 31 August 2025.


Apprenticeship Boost:

Get $500/month (excl.GST) for eligible first-year apprentices

Employers can also claim Apprenticeship Boost funding which provides a $500 (excl. GST) per month subsidy to employers of eligible first-year apprentices, so up to $6,000 (excl. GST) per apprentice. Apprenticeship Boost will continue until 30 June 2028.  Read more >

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*Reduced enrolment fees will not be offered if the applicant is already funded by other agencies or is in receipt of other grants from any other organisation, for the activity the application relates to. Domestic [funded] learners only.