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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 Pre-designed Exercise Instruction (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Freestyle Group Exercise (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Exercise (Level 5)
New Zealand Diploma in Exercise (Level 6)
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)
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
National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Leadership) (Level 3) with strands in Kayaking and Sea Kayaking
New Zealand Certificate in Assistant Outdoor Leadership (Level 3)
National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (River Guide) (Level 4) with strands in Senior Raft Guide and Senior Whitewater Craft Guide
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Level 4)
National Certificate in Outdoor Recreation (Outdoor Instructor) (Level 4, 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Guiding) (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership (Instruction) (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Senior Leadership (Level 6)
Outdoor Experiences Qualifications (Level 3, 4)
Dive Qualifications (Level 3, 4, 5)
APPRENTICESHIP: Outdoor Recreation Multi-Activity Instructor
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 Wire
New Zealand Certificate in Outdoor Leadership pathway: Education Outside the Classroom
Snowsport
New Zealand Certificate in Alpine Resort Operations (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Mountain Facility Operations with strands in Lift Operations, and Road and Carpark Services (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowmaking (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport Equipment with strands in Workshop Technician and Rental (Level 3)
New Zealand Certificate in Introductory Snowschool Instruction (Applied) with strands in Ski, Snowboard, and Telemark (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowgrooming (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport (Patrol) (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport Equipment with strands in Workshop Technician and Bootfitting (Level 4)
New Zealand Certificate in Avalanche Risk Management (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Advanced Snowschool Instruction (Applied) with strands in Ski, Snowboard, and Telemark, and optional strand in Business Development (Level 5)
New Zealand Certificate in Snowsport (Patrol Leader) (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
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 Certificate in Recreation Safety Auditing with optional endorsements in Adventure Activities, and Incident and Accident Investigation (Level 6)
New Zealand Diploma in Facility Management (Level 6)
New Zealand Certificate in Assessment (Advanced Practitioner) (Level 6)
APPRENTICESHIP: New Zealand Certificate in Facility Operations (Level 4)
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Skills Active Aotearoa trainees and apprentices graduate with flying colours
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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) Unit Standards and Programme Structure: Call for feedback!
Skills Active and its trainees get top marks for 2018
Final decision announced on reform of vocational education
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 ROVE 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 Reform of Vocational Education labelled "paltry"
Māori leaders tell government: we want co-designed industry training, hands off the ITOs!
Reform of Vocational Education: Have your say!
ITO chair issues “wake-up call” to protect on-the-job training for Māori
Consulting on Cycle Skills Instructor: Call for feedback!
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
Earning, learning and empowering young women: A new video from Skills Active Aotearoa
Lots of little victories add up to a big difference made
Skills Active Aotearoa award winners finish the year on a high
Setting the stage for a performing arts career
Skills Active industry trainees graduate with flying colours
Guiding people out of the ordinary at Discover Waitomo
Surfing success named Skills Active Māori sport scholar for 2018
Skills Active winners announced at the exercise industry’s glittering night out
Finding a niche in fitness: Horowai’s story
Sharing in the fruits of industry training success
Opinion: Riding shotgun, feeling like a no-one: Sport and recreation administrators in New Zealand just don’t get it!
New qualification framework to step up New Zealand’s professional mountain bike workforce
Working on strength, fitness and wellbeing at all ages and stages
Consulting on Sport and Recreation unit standards: Call for feedback!
Christchurch fitness manager named Skills Active Apprentice of the Year
Making on-job training fun and fresh at H²O Xtream
Variety is the spice of mountain life
Growing connections between students and the outdoors with Skills Active Aotearoa apprentice Dave Thomas
Consulting on NZ Recreation Safety Auditing (Level 6): Call for feedback!
Getting qualified out on the green with Skills Active Aotearoa apprentice Nick Loach
Building the foundation skills for connecting with New Zealand nature
Apprenticeship helps an outdoor professional refine his practice
Health, happiness and on-job training with Skills Active Aotearoa apprentice Mark Hurdle
Auckland Council staff shine in receiving Skills Active awards
Making industry training part of the national conversation on NCEA
Training with a purpose: Exercise for every body
Career confidence through industry training
Meet the assessor: Gillian Christian
Skills Active speakers at Tuia Te Ako talk about opportunities for Māori in sport and exercise
Consulting on NZ Certificate in Aquatics (Senior Pool Lifeguard) (Level 4): Call for feedback!
Consulting on NZ Certificate in Sport Coaching (Level 3): Call for feedback!
Taking the leap of leadership at Boyle River
Consulting on NZ Certificate in Assistant Outdoor Leadership: Call for feedback!
Putting politics on ice in favour of an alpine career
Skills Active streamlining sign-ups with electronic enrolments
Skills Active Aotearoa debuts a qualification for the magic-makers of performing arts
Skills Active industry training graduates take flight
A natural fit: ZEALANDIA gets a helping hand from Greater Wellington Regional Council
The teacher who always kept learning
Skills Active walking the talk on on-job training
A fresh start at the Westland Recreation Centre
New head of Trainee Support joins Skills Active Aotearoa
Coming from the other side: Getting back to health and getting qualified
Reaching the community through fitness at The Lab
Travelling safe and skilled on two wheels in Tauranga
Mountain Bike assessors hit the tracks!
Blue Light Whakatane: Bringing people together on bikes!
Skills Active Aotearoa gets a new home on the web
Lido's new lifeguards learning the ropes
Safety guidelines get the Mountain Bike sector rolling
How can we promote safe practices in New Zealand’s unregulated exercise industry?
Shining a light on partnership and innovation
Hole in one for golf apprentice
New qualification means business
Removing barriers and developing volunteers key to fitness manager’s success
Skills Active scholarship supports Māori sports star
Skills Active among the best workplaces in New Zealand
Exercise Industry Awards finalists showcase on-job training success
Meet Bill Huppler: The world’s first Recreation and Sport Leader Apprentice
The sport and community recreation industry needs you
Skills Active Apprentice of the Year announced
Wairoa volunteer given award for giving back
Victory for Nelson community group
Skills Active scores top marks in NZQA review
Workplace spotlight: Lloyd Elsmore Park Pool and Leisure Centre
New Zealand’s pool lifeguards highly qualified and well-supported: Skills Active Aotearoa
Pool lifeguards deep-dive into the latest skills
Meet the assessor: Janet Stark
Meet the assessor: Julz Darroch
Skills Active Volunteer Recognition Award 2017
Seven reasons to volunteer in sport and recreation
Thank you to all the sport and recreation volunteers
New snow qualifications hit the slopes
New Skills Active qualification gives trainees a grounding in sport and recreation values
Sharing knowledge and a love of aquatics at Nelson Pools
Industry Advisory Groups: Your industry needs you!
What does a “day job” look like in outdoor recreation?
Skills Active and fellow service ITOs join forces to go to bat for service professionals
Skills Active glad to see others joining the mission to uphold qualification integrity
Omani delegation visits Skills Active on adventure activities fact-finding mission
Nelson Basketball joins forces with Skills Active to grow local talent
Opinion: We need more flexible tertiary education
Support, guidance and time management key to completions: Rampage Fitness
When the going gets tough: Velonika’s story
Performing arts industry and Skills Active working in concert to strengthen the skill base
New Skills Active tool tackles the workforce planning process
Skills Active Career Pathway Maps launched in style
Skills Active revisits a growing career
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