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Aquatics
Pool Lifeguard Practising Certificate
New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics (Pool Lifeguard) (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics (Swim and Water Safety Teacher) (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics (Aquafitness) (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics (Aquatic Treatment Systems) (Level 4)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics – Senior Pool Lifeguard (Level 4)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Certificate in Aquatics - Specialised Swim and Water Safety Teacher (Level 4)
Exercise
Exercise Foundations Programme (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Pre-choreographed Group Exercise (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Freestyle Group Exercise (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Pre-designed Exercise Instruction (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 5)
New Zealand Diploma in Exercise (Level 6)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Apprenticeship in Exercise Multi-Skilled (Level 4)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Apprenticeship in Exercise Professional (Level 4)
Sport
New Zealand Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Sport Officiating (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 5)
Player Development Programme (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Cycle Skills Instruction (Level 4)
Ngā Taonga Tākaro Qualifications (Level 3, 4, 5)
Community Recreation
New Zealand Certificate in Sport and Recreation (Programme Delivery) (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Sport and Recreation (Community Development) (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Sport and Recreation (Programme Management) (Level 5)
Outdoor Recreation
Outdoor Experiences Qualifications (Level 3, 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Assistant Outdoor Leadership (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Level 4)
CREDITED PROGRAMME: Outdoor Leader Fundamentals (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Guiding) (Level 5)
CREDITED PROGRAMME: Outdoor Guide Fundamentals (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Instruction) (Level 5)
CREDITED PROGRAMME: Outdoor Instructor Fundamentals (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Senior Leadership (Level 6)
New Zealand Certificate in Recreation Safety Auditing (Level 6)
Dive Qualifications (Level 3, 4, 5)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Apprenticeship in Outdoor Leadership (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: Mountain Biking
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: Caving
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: Bushwalking
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: Abseiling and Rock Climbing
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: High Ropes
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: High Wires
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: Education Outside the Classroom
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: Sea Kayaking
National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (River Guide) (Level 4)
Snowsport
New Zealand Certificate in Alpine Resort Operations (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Mountain Facility Operations (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowmaking (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport Equipment (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Introductory Snowschool Instruction (Applied) (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowgrooming (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport (Patrol) (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport Equipment (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Advanced Snowschool Instruction (Applied) (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport (Patrol Leader) (Level 5)
CREDITED PROGRAMME: Introduction to Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5)
Performing Arts
New Zealand Certificate in Entertainment and Event Operations (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Performing Arts Instruction (Level 5) and New Zealand Diploma in Performing Arts Instruction (Level 6)
New Zealand Diploma in Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 6)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Certificate in Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 4)
Multi-industry and Māori
New Zealand Certificate in Tikanga (Mātauranga Māori) (Level 2)
New Zealand Certificate in Māori Business and Management (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Manaaki Marae (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Sport, Exercise and Leisure Operations (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Business (Administration and Technology) (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Business (Introduction to Team Leadership) (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Business (First Line Management) (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Assessment Practice (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Workplace Health and Safety Practice (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Adult and Tertiary Teaching (Level 5)
New Zealand Diploma in Facility Management (Level 6)
New Zealand Certificate in Assessment (Advanced Practitioner) (Level 6)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Apprenticeship in Programme Delivery (Level 4)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Certificate in Facility Operations (Level 4)
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Exercise apprentice puts the theory into practice in a new Skills Active video
Unpacking a lifetime of knowledge and understanding
Consulting on Diving suite programme structure and unit standards: Call for feedback!
Consulting on Entertainment and Event Technology unit standards: Call for feedback!
Consulting on reviewed snowsport unit standards: Call for feedback!
Skills Active recognises organisations digging deep to grow skills in their industry
Consulting on snowsport proposed Cross Country strand unit standards and programme structure: Call for feedback!
Consulting on snowsport qualification review (part 2): Call for feedback!
Tikanga as a tool for supporting the small steps in the journey
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year competition: The unbeatable lightness of studying what you love
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year competition: Helping a healthy community
Consulting on changes to a Scenic Construction unit standard: Call for feedback!
Lifeguards levelling up with a Skills Active apprenticeship
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year competition: An exercise apprentice with energy to burn
New Skills Active leadership team ready to get stuck in
Consulting on snowsport qualification review: Call for feedback!
Consulting on Ngā Taonga Tākaro unit standards and programme structure: Call for feedback!
Skills Active trainee delivering fitness that fits in with busy lives
Experienced entertainment technician adds a string to his bow with Skills Active apprenticeship
A year of incredible achievements and interesting times for Skills Active
Another boost for Skills Active apprentices
Congratulations to the latest batch of Skills Active graduates
New chief operating officer for Skills Active
Support for sport, recreation and performing arts apprentices a welcome relief
Skills Active calling for trainees in need of technology support
Budding lighting designer getting some industry training under his belt
Channelling a feeling for fitness into a professional exercise career
Skills Active eager to play a role in getting New Zealand back into working and training
Skills Active supports sport fans to step up
Consulting on the Entertainment and Event Technology (Level 5) qualification: Call for feedback!
Outdoor education specialist contributing to a brighter training future for volunteers
Expert Advisory Group for entertainment and event technology unit standards used in schools: Call for expressions of interest!
Staying fit and having fun through the lockdown
More new qualifications for trainees who wish to walk with confidence in te ao Māori
Sport and recreation trainees keeping their brains busy and skills sharp
Personal trainer shares her fitness journey in a new Skills Active video
New qualification to support the kaimahi who nourish the community
Cycle coach stepping up her social media game through the lockdown
New Skills Active video captures an apprentice delivering exercise for recovery and wellbeing
Covid-19 pandemic: Information for Skills Active workplaces, trainees and partners
Expert Advisory Group for outdoor recreation unit standards used in schools: Call for expressions of interest!
Future star coach growing her skills and knowledge
Skills Active awards recognise world-class training and learning
Emerging exercise professional on his way with Skills Active scholarship
Sport, recreation and performing arts generate $6.2 billion for New Zealand economy
Growing the apprenticeship model in the outdoors
Acknowledging the departure of a highly-respected leader | Haere rā e te tumu whakarae, he mihi aroha ki a koe e te rangatira
Skills Active appoints an acting chief executive
Skills Active applauds decision on Workforce Development Councils
Skills Active Aotearoa trainees and apprentices graduate with flying colours
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year winner shares the secrets of his success in a new video
Consulting on two Recreation and Sport unit standards: Call for feedback!
Looking inwards and outwards at the Skills Active National Outdoors Hui
Nelson boxing gym a powerhouse of positive change
Skills Active scholarship winner stepping up her skills and supporting strong mums
Consulting on Outdoor Experiences qualifications: Call for feedback!
Consulting on Music (Level 4) unit standards: Call for feedback!
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year competition: Showcasing a talented outdoor instructor
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year competition: Swim teacher keeps her eye on the finish line
Cave guides learning the ropes at Waitomo Adventures
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year competition: A swimming career from Buenos Aires to Gore
Reaping the rewards of a training culture at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre
Only one chance: Getting the skills mix right for the sport, recreation, creative and cultural workforce
Consulting on expiring exercise unit standards
Young people getting an insight into their true potential at Boyle River
Mobil teams up with Skills Active Aotearoa on its Māori learning journey
Consulting on expiring Skills Active unit standards
Consulting on a single unit standard - Teach a Yoga class: Call for feedback!
Consulting on Sport and Recreation unit standards and programme structure: Call for feedback!
Consulting on exercise clients with specific conditions or complex needs: Call for feedback!
Personal trainer helping her clients to relish the challenges
Creating opportunities for a well-rounded team at Christchurch City Council
Consulting on Aquatic Treatment Systems (Level 4): Call for feedback!
Skills Active and its trainees get top marks for 2018
Final decision announced on vocational training reforms
Skills Active issues final draft of activity safety guidelines for mountain bike professionals
Skills Active at the High Court to challenge Minister Hipkins' inadequate reform consultation
Leading the way towards skill recognition for entertainment and event professionals
Consulting on group exercise class type unit standards: Call for feedback!
Prime Minister congratulates Skills Active performing arts graduates
Skills Active apprenticeship the culmination of a lifelong love of swimming
Government failure to listen destroys Māori vocational training
Minister of Education grants re-recognition to Skills Active Aotearoa
Consulting on a single unit standard for planning, delivering and reviewing a group training session: Call for feedback!
Napier’s The Lab growing its fitness whānau through exercise industry training
Consulting on NZ Certificate in Cycle Skills Instruction (Level 4) unit standards: Call for feedback!
Skills Active Aotearoa graduates spread their wings
Consulting on a single unit standard for leading major emergency responses in an aquatic facility: Call for feedback!
Putting personal growth in motion on the Avantidrome trikes
Training a top-notch team at Cardrona
Online petition launched to protect taonga of vocational education
Building safe cycling communities in Nelson and Marlborough
Vocational reform threatens Māori education taonga: Treaty of Waitangi claim
Skills Active gets the ball rolling on judicial review
ITO model is working for our Māori learners: Skills Active
Skills Active Aotearoa applies for a judicial review of inadequate reform consultation period
Consulting on NZ Certificate in Cycle Skills Instruction (Level 4): Call for feedback!
Skills Active submission on vocational reform presents a better alternative
Opinion: Industry training plan ultimatum not consultation
Skills Active considers Judicial Review to extend consultation on vocational reform
New qualification to upskill the talented technicians driving Kiwi entertainment and events
One-week extension to vocational reforms consultation labelled "paltry"
Māori leaders tell government: we want co-designed industry training, hands off the ITOs!
Vocational training reforms: Have your say!
ITO chair issues “wake-up call” to protect on-the-job training for Māori
Recent consultations: Call for feedback!
Opinion: Vocational education reform - We can keep the baby while we change the bathwater
Vocational Education and Training reform: What you need to know
Driven by a vision of better health for Pasifika people: Latu’s story
Under the ground and over the moon: Q&A with Waitomo Adventures
Reform proposals carry opportunities – but to dismantle a thriving ITO sector is illogical
Equipping the people who make recreation happen at Christchurch City Council
Consulting on Music unit standards: Call for feedback!
Multi-talented mountain biker adds another string to his bow with Skills Active qualification
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