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- Learner onboarding
sessions kick off today
- Lived experience and a passion to inspire others, drives thirst for learning
- Support with Peer Support training costs
- Apprenticeship Boost Fund can help you enhance opportunities for Level 3 Grads
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Welcome to Careerforce's March 2025 update
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Tēnā koutou
Following the recent consultation,
the government continues their deliberations into the future structures for vocational education, and we currently expect a decision over April. Regardless of the outcomes, actual implementation of the associated changes will take considerable time, with any transitions into new structures not likely until well into 2026. So, and has been our mantra since the reform process began back in 2019, our focus remains steadfastly on our employers and learners.
Last month, I talked about the introduction of our Good to Go learner onboarding sessions, and I am very excited about the actual launch of these today. Any new trainees across February and March will have received invites to one of 4 sessions. Please encourage them to attend a session – the content shared via these online workshops will instil them with the confidence they need to commence their training, and truly ensure that they are good to go.
Finally, we recognise that times are tough out
there, for both yourselves as employers, and also for your staff with the cost of living crunch. Check out the stories in this newsletter about the various grants available to support enrolment costs, the reduced enrolment fees in 2025 for our Health & Wellbeing and Cleaning L2/3 programmes, and also the continued availability of the Manaaki Fund to support financial hardship amongst our learners, your staff.
Ngā mihi
Rod Bentham
Executive Director, Careerforce
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Learner onboarding sessions kick off today
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Last month, we mentioned we’d be hosting monthly 'Good To Go' online onboarding sessions. These hour-long events are here to help and guide new learners, making their onboarding experience smoother and more enjoyable.
These
online sessions are designed for newly enrolled trainees to learn about the expectations, learning tools, to ask questions, meet with other learners, and help set them off on the right track to begin achieving their unit standards towards their qualification.
Sessions are designed for Level 2 & 3 learners, as well as Level 4 Dementia Care LCP and Advanced Care and Support learners.
The first four sessions are taking place this week. New learners have been sent invitations to register and we encourage you to support them to attend. For more information and to see the upcoming schedules, click the 'read more' button below.
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Support with peer support training costs
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Lived experience and a passion to inspire others, drives thirst for learning
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Peer Support Grants for learners with lived experience
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Careerforce Peer Support Apprentice Nicole McIntosh says her own journey of recovery fuelled her passion to help others make life-changing shifts, as well as launch her onto a path of professional development.
>>Read about Nicole's story
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Support your staff in gaining a Peer Support qualification through a fully funded grant programme. These programmes are ideal for employees with lived experience who are ready to formalise their skills and make an even greater impact. >>More about free Peer Support programmes
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2024 employer survey results
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As we finalise the reporting and analysis around our eighth annual employer survey, we are continuing to drip-feed further survey highlights, following the earlier sharing of our record satisfaction results. This month, we are sharing results around how well Careerforce programmes meet the needs of our employers:
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- 93.2% of employers indicated that Careerforce programmes either met or exceeded their organisation’s workforce development needs. Just 2.6% felt they did not meet (4.2% did not know).
(This is up from 87.8% when we first asked this question back in 2017).
- 90.3% of employers indicated that Careerforce programmes either met or exceeded their workplace requirements. Just 2.4% felt they did not meet (7.2% did not know).
(This is up from 85.4% when we first asked this question back in 2017).
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"Careerforce training programmes are exceptionally well-aligned with our workforce development needs. They consistently deliver high-quality, relevant training that supports our organisation's growth and enhances the skills and capabilities of our team."
"The assessments in Careerforce training programmes are exceptionally well-designed,
aligning seamlessly with workplace requirements. They effectively reinforce practical skills and knowledge, ensuring learners are well-prepared to excel in their roles."
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Careerforce support for your learners
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Free wellbeing support for learners
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Temporary financial assistance for learners
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If your Careerforce learners are finding things tough, whether it's stress, health worries, money pressures, or whānau challenges, we're here to help. Our friendly Wellbeing Advisors offer confidential support via phone, text, email, Teams, or in-person (location dependent).
Learners can take the first step.
Visit www.careerforce.org.nz/MHSupport
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Achieve Study Hubs:
Drop in, Study, Achieve
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Support for your Māori and Pacific learners
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Do your learners need some extra support with their training programmes? Our Achieve Study Hubs are face-to-face sessions where they can drop in, ask questions, meet with other learners, and receive help with their learning.
See the full schedule on our website. We also contact learners about these sessions.
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Are you supporting a Māori learner? Our Rōpū Taupuhipuhi Āmio / National Mobile Support team provides options for kanohi-ki-te-kanohi (face-to-face) kaupapa Māori approach support through wānanga mahi and noho marae. Check out
the 2025 schedule on our website.
Are you supporting a Pacific learner?
Our Pacific
team understands Pacific learners' needs and are here to help them. The team runs Talanoa (study support sessions), and face-to-face and online Fono (workshops).
Check out the 2025 schedule of
Talanoa.
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Apprenticeship Boost Fund can help you enhance opportunities for Level 3 Grads
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There has never been a better time to upskill your Level 3 graduates with a Careerforce apprenticeship programme.
Employers can 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. Refer MSD website.
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- Moving from Level 3 to 4 typically means staff gain specialised expertise and advanced problem-solving skills, boosting overall performance.
- Improved Employee Retention - Offering career development opportunities increases job satisfaction and loyalty, reducing
turnover.
- Increased Productivity - More skilled employees work more efficiently, leading to higher productivity and quality output.
- Filling Skills Gaps - Upskilling ensures employees stay relevant and helps fill critical technical or leadership skill shortages.
- Level 4 training helps develop staff for future leadership roles, reducing external hiring needs.
- Your workers feel valued and motivated, boosting morale and focus.
- Well-trained staff deliver higher service quality and resolve issues more effectively.
- Ongoing training ensures staff meet industry standards and stay compliant with regulations.
- Upskilling your current support staff is
more cost-effective than hiring and training new staff, saving on recruitment costs.
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Supporting all learners: empowering diverse abilities and needs
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At Careerforce, we want all learners to have the skills and confidence to do well.
We focus on understanding and respecting the different needs and challenges of disabled learners, or learners who just need a bit of extra help.
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We work with a group of people who have lived experience to make sure our programmes are easy to use and helpful. We also try to find out the needs of disabled learners or those struggling with English early in their learning.
Our online platform,
Aka Toi, is always being updated to help learners with different needs. We also give advice on tools that can support learners and we help them use these tools. We also offer more time to finish assessments if needed.
If your learners need any extra support, please contact your Careerforce Workplace Advisor. We will do our best to help your learners succeed.
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Leadership training for you or your team
in 2025
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Upskill yourself or your managers in 2025
The Diploma in Business (Level 5) Leadership and Management is designed for current and experienced leaders and managers who are seeking to expand their leadership and management toolkit within their own work-based context.
Enrolment - Any time during the year
Study Style - Work-based learning, 100% online, self-directed 8-12 hours per week with supporting online resources
Study Support - A leadership and management coach is provided for the duration of the programme
Duration – 20 months, part-time
Outcome - NZQA accredited Diploma (Level 5)
Get to know some of our amazing Business Level 5 graduates
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Top Tip - Coaching your staff to unlock their potential and maximise their performance
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Find out about how your coaching role as employers, managers or leaders in your organisation can inspire excellence.
Learn about the difference between mentoring and coaching and how coaching can help improve staff performance, ability to problem solve, and develop self- awareness and critical thinking.
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Important - Please use the most up-to-date Training Agreements and other forms
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From time to time we make changes to the Training Agreements and so it is always important that you use the most up to date versions. These are accessed from the forms page on the Careerforce website. This also applies to other forms, such as the Organisation Registration Form, or the Standalone Unit Standard Application.
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Find out more about:
- Manaaki Fund for learners >>More
- Achieve Study Hubs >>More
- Free Wellbeing Support for Learners >>More
- Careerforce forms - Please ensure you use the latest forms >>More
- Apprenticeship Boost >>More
- 2025 Prospectus >>More
- Jobs for Good - you can list your vacancy for free >>More
- Free Counselling for all Careerforce | Te Pūkenga learners >>More
- Te Pae Ora - Wellbeing hub for learners >>More
- Careerforce Qualification
Programmes >> More
- Gateway and Vocational Pathways >>More
- How to contact your local Careerforce Workplace Advisor >>More
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