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02 March 2010             Skills Active Officiating Forum - 18 May 2010

Skills Active are proud to announce the hosting of its first Sports Officiating Forum. This forum is being run in association with the New Zealand Olympic Committee and SPARC. The forum will take place on Tuesday, 18 May at the Heritage Hotel in Auckland. To find out more information please Click here

20 November 2009     Small Enterprises Training Relief Fund - Successful Applicants

Skills Active is pleased to announce the successful applicants of the Small Enterprises Training Relief Fund. We recieved an overwhelming response with 56 applicants recieved and $350,000 funding sought in total. View the list of successful applicants

02 November 2009     Breaking Industry News - The National Pool Lifeguard Award

There have been some changes made to the National Pool Lifeguard Award, which will effect your operations. To find out more information on the changes please click here

29 October 2009          Outdoor Recreation Regional Forums

During the December silly season Skills Active and NZOIA are running a number of Outdoor Recreation regional forums. Read more >>

22 October 2009          New training programme aims to deliver world class visitor service

Skills Active is pleased to announce the launch of KiaOraMai, the new entry-level standard training programme for employees working with visitors and customers across the sport, fitness and recreation sectors. This programme is also suitable for employees working across the tourism and services industries, including hospitality, accommodation, travel and transport, tourism events and activities, retail, hairdressing, beauty and spa. Read more >>

05 October 2009          Skills Active Outdoor Recreation Research Scholarship

Skills Active is pleased to announce the release of the Outdoor Recreation Research Scholarship. The Skills Active Outdoor Recreation Research Scholarship supports and recognises an individual who has a proven commitment to outdoor recreation education and training. The research scholarship for 2010 has a value of $NZ5000. Find out more >>

21 August 2009           Cycle Skills Instructor Qualification Development

The New Zealand Transport Agency and Skills Active are beginning to develop a qualification for cycle skills instructors. Click here to read the latest update.

Assessor News

Skills Active Assessor News - October 2009

Skills Active Assessor News - December 2009          Download the podcast here!

Upcoming Events

Pool Water Treatment & Operations Courses

Opus Environmental Training Centre in conjuntion with NZWETA is about to kick off its Pool Water Treatment and Operations Courses for the year. This course is aimed at pool operational and maintenance staff, personnel associated with larger school and commercial public pools, pool advisors, installers, sales people and any others involved in the pool leisure industry.

Skills Active Workshops

The dates for the 2010 Assessor Training Courses are currently being set and will be posted soon.

Workshop Registration Form - click on the link to download a copy of the form


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