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Aug 21

Personal trainer helping her clients to relish the challenges

Shanae Yates is a newly qualified Skills Active graduate who doesn’t know the word “can’t”.

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Aug 14

Creating opportunities for a well-rounded team at Christchurch City Council

Christchurch City Council has more than 600 hard-working and talented people whose job is to make sport and recreation happen for the city’s people, and this team is showcased in a brand new video from Skills Active Aotearoa.

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Aug 8

Consulting on Aquatic Treatment Systems (Level 4) Unit Standards and Programme Structure: Call for feedback!

Skills Active is consulting on Aquatic Treatment Systems (Level 4) Unit Standards and Programme Structure

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Skills Active and its trainees get top marks for 2018

Skills Active Aotearoa has topped the charts for 2018, when it comes to the number of learners completing their industry training programmes over a given timeframe.

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Final decision announced on reform of vocational education

Today the Minister of Education announced the government’s decisions on the Reform of Vocational Education.

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Skills Active issues final draft of activity safety guidelines for mountain bike professionals

Skills Active Aotearoa is thrilled to present the final draft of the new safety guidelines for professional mountain bike providers.

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Skills Active at the High Court to challenge Minister Hipkins' inadequate reform consultation

Skills Active Aotearoa headed to the High Court today, for a hearing on its application for a judicial review of the rushed and inadequate consultation process for the reform of vocational education.

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Leading the way towards skill recognition for entertainment and event professionals

Jeremy Falconer knows his stuff when it comes to entertainment and event operations, so he’s stoked that he and his peers now have access to formal on-job qualifications through Skills Active Aotearoa, the industry training organisation for performing arts.

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Consulting on group exercise class type unit standards: Call for feedback!

Skills Active is consulting on group exercise class type unit standards.

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