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Start your Journey to becoming a System Administrator

Here are some of our students preparing to be System Administrators for the IT Industry. Studying on our IT programmes will get them their NZQA IT Diplomas along with CompTIA and Microsoft industry certifications. Students at our Tauranga CBD campus learn to design and support IT Infrastructure Systems to gain the skills and knowledge to enter the high-growth IT Industry. Start your journey towards becoming a System Administrator. Take advantage of the government No Fees for 2021/2022 policy. To Sign up or find out more visit our IT Course Page.

No Fees For IT Diplomas in 2021 / 2022

The NZ government has introduced a new fund to support the recovery period for New Zealand. In our case, the fund will provide for all domestic students who are looking to enrol on approved tertiary programmes that will contribute to meeting the demand for industry related skills over the next few years. The Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) fund removes all costs for eligible programmes in targeted areas for learners, through to December 2022. The fund is targeted towards particular industry skill needs where demand from employers for these skills will continue to be strong, or is expected to grow, during New Zealand’s recovery period from the impacts of COVID-19. We can confirm that EmployNZ has the following programmes that are eligible for TTAF in 2021 so there will be no enrolment or tuition cost (No Fees) for students on the following programmes at EmployNZ: New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology – Technical Support – Level 5 New Zealand Diploma in Systems Administration – Level 6 Find out more about our Diplomas in IT. Q: "What about the Fee-Free Scheme?" The Fees Free scheme will still apply to those who have completed a TTAF funded programme(s) That means that enrolling on these programmes will not count towards your first year of tertiary studies so you will be able to apply for Fees Free enrolment should you chose to continue your tertiary studies For more information see the Tertairy Education Commission website Q: "What about...

Christmas and New Year Operating Hours 2020/2021

Our training centres close 5pm Monday 21 Dec 2020, and re-open 8am Monday 18 Jan 2021. However our Youth Service team will continue to operate throughout the period except for stat holidays. Merry Christmas and happy New Year from the team at EmployNZ!

Congratulations to Hine and Natalya for graduating from the Hospitality Skills (NCEA Level 2) Course

Sisters Hinetereretahi and Natalya Kohere have just completed our Level 2 Hospitality Skills course together. The transformation in these 2 since they started has been great to witness and we commend them on stepping up and taking the new skills on board. Both girls have become much more confident and outgoing as they have progressed through the course. Like many of our students, we will keep in touch with these 2 and look forward to hearing about their progress. Well done ladies! If you are interested in Hospitality training or any of our other courses to help you gain NCEA level 1 and 2, call us today on 0800 002 159

Congratulations to these 5 graduates for completing the Workplace Skills (NCEA Level 2) Course

It's been a big week for our Level 2 Workplace skills course. These 5 students have all just completed the course and are moving on to employment or higher learning. Four of them have also gained their learner license this week through our license workshop. It was great catching up with this group and seeing how pumped they all were. They couldn't speak highly enough of their tutor Suz either! Well done Kairus, Q'tana, Dustin, Ben, and Cade. Our Workplace Skills course is a great way to learn business admin skills and gain NCEA Level 2. If you'd like to know more email info@employnz.co.nz or call 0800 002 159

Congratulations to Renia Clark for completing the CareerFit (NCEA Level 2) Course

Another happy graduate! Renia Clark has just completed our Career Fit NCEA level 2 course. here at our Mount Maunganui campus. We've known Renia for some time as she also completed our ILN and Level 1 courses so it's been great to see her pathway and watch her achieve her goals. "I found I was able to study and look after my kids. The course was a great way to get fit" Well done Renia!

Example of what you’ll learn during our Hospitality Skills (Level 2) course

These hospitality students have been working on table setting activities as part of our NCEA Level 2 Hospitality program. They worked as a group to create formal table settings and part of the objective was to create their own designs with decorations they sourced from home. This is intended to encourage creativity and resourcefulness. A big part of what EmployNZ offer is practical hands-on learning and real-world skills. If you are looking to gain NCEA Level 2 or start on a hospitality pathway, email info@employnz.co.nz or call 0800 002 159.

Congratulations to Tewi and Jerome for completing the CareerFit (NCEA Level 2) Course

We have finally returned from lockdown and its great to see our students again. For these two guys it was very brief however as Tewi and Jerome have just completed their Career Fit Level 2 program first week back on site. Its been great to have these two around and witness their journey. Tewi is moving on to a level 3 sport and fitness program and says "I feel like EmployNZ set me on a good pathway and helped me achieve my goal" Jerome said of his Tutors "Very helpful. They can guide you to help reach your goals." Jerome is looking forward to turning 17 when he plans to join the army. Good work guys! If you need to complete NCEA 1 and 2 and want to learn some great vocational skills along the way in supportive learning environment, call 0800 002 159 or email info@employnz.co.nz.

Covid-19 Update 14 May

Tēnā koutou katoa, Following the Government’s announcement of a shift to Alert Level 2, we are pleased to be preparing for a safe new normal. Our team will be returning to our premises in the coming days and if you are an existing member of the EmployNZ whānau, you can expect contact from us! EmployNZ staff will return to our sites on Monday 18 May. If you are planning to come in and see us, we kindly ask that you ring ahead and book an appointment with one of our team. This will help us safely manage the number of people in the building, and we may even be able to help over the phone, saving you the trip. Our education and pre employment training delivery will commence from Wednesday 20 May. Programmes will have staggered start dates and times to maximise safety at this time. Your tutor will provide you with more detailed information about your programme when they get in touch with you. Youth Service can continue to support you by phone, online, or by appointment where necessary. Each person entering our premises will need to follow these public health guidelines: Sign in and out, for contact tracing purposes Keep physical distancing of one metre Practice great hygiene e.g. regular hand washing; cough and sneeze etiquette Also if you are unwell, please stay at home. We’re adapting our mahi and will share with you how we will all be able to actively protect the health of the people in our workplace. In situations where it is easier and safer to work with you online...

Covid-19 Update 21 April

As announced, Alert 3 will commences on the 28th of April and will last for at least 2 weeks with a further announcement on the 11th of May regarding when we may move from Alert Level 3. For the remainder of Alert Level 4 and for all of Alert Level 3, EmployNZ sites will remain closed to the public as outlined by the government and we will continue to offer our programmes and services remotely. As you will be aware we are currently on Term Break and we will commence our Term 2 on the 28th of April. Term 2 will start with Tutors sending out a quick survey to update our information about the devices, access to the internet you have and to get some feedback on how you have found the experience over the last few weeks of last term. Youth Service, Employment Placement, Training for Work and Whare Reintegration services will continue to operate remotely as they have through Level 4, and our coaches, tutors and mentors will remain available to you online or over the phone as we move to Level 3. Our social services team are working hard to digitise their resources and stay connected with other providers to ensure you have access to all community supports available through this time. As you know, EmployNZ offers all of our programmes and services in a face to face environment at our delivery sites so this is a huge change for all of us, but a change which is generating a lot of great ideas for how we can deliver our programmes and services. EmployNZ would like to thank our staff for...

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