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 Youth Work sector, we’re offering 50% off Youth Work Apprenticeship enrolments from 1 August 2025 until 30 September 2025. Enrolments are now priced at just $1,000 (incl. GST)*, a saving of $1,000 (Incl. GST). | Download Youth Work Promotion flyer |
Eligible programme:
The Youth Work Apprenticeship is a 21-month work-based programme designed to provide youth workers with a broad understanding of the wider social context in which they work, as well as the skills and attitudes to work alongside and support young people and their family and whānau.
More information about the Youth Work Apprenticeship programme is available here
Careerforce will be attending the INVOLVE 2025 Conference, 7 – 8 August in Christchurch where staff will be on hand to discuss the Youth Work Apprenticeship 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 30 September 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.