Career experts can help you to:

• Make a personalised career plan
• Gain confidence
• Write your CV.

Spaces are limited, so email to book your spot.

Greymouth

When: Fridays
Where: Online

Request a booking connectedgreymouth@msd.govt.nz

You’ll be able to meet local employers and discover a range of industries.

Find your closet event:

Westport
When: Tuesday 14 May, 10am-2pm
Where: Westport Clocktower, 119 Palmerston Street

Greymouth
When: Thursday 16 May, 10am-2pm
Where: Westland Recreation Centre, 83 High Street

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Come into the Connected site to speak to someone who can give you guidance on your next steps.

What will be covered:

• Support in preparing for work
• Finding suitable work
• Staying in work.

When: Every Thursday, 10:30am - 12pm
Where: Work and Income, 112 - 116 Mackay Street Greymouth

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Discover the following industries through VR:

• Security Foundation Passport
• Kiwifruit Pruning
• Water Careers
• Earth Moving (2 player)
• Traffic Control (2 player)
• Working at heights
• Discover Tourism, and more

For Site Safe Civil or Construction licence, you will need to:

• Book in with the Work and Income Greymouth receptionist
• Confirm date and time
• Bring your driver’s licence and your mobile device.

For more information, email connected.greymouth@msd.govt.nz

Build a bridge over employment barriers, Work bridge will be in our Connected Centre every second Monday.

When: Monday fortnightly (from 29 April), and every Tuesday 9am - 10.30am
Where: Connected Centre, Work and Income, 112-116 Mackay Street, Greymouth

No appointment necessary

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You will be a part of a team that are responsible for:

• Coordinating the provision of essential services,
• Managing and protecting the environment and public health, and
• Improving community well-being.

Current jobs available are:

• Lifeguard – full-time
• Swim School Tutor – part-time
• Transport and Infrastructure Engineer - Fulltime
• Utilities and Infrastructure Engineer - Fulltime

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You will live in a unique region of West Coast, that has a variety of industries from Karamea to Haast. Check out the following Upskill West Coast vacancies:

• Teacher Aide-Greymouth
• Motel Cleaner-Haast
• Bartender-Hokitika
• Farm Manager-Reefton

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Kimi Mahi Mai Find a Job is for anyone looking for work – you don’t have to be on a benefit. If you find a job you’re interested in, contact Work and Income to be put in touch with the employer.  

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Learn through self-paced online training. Work towards an NZQA Health and Wellbeing Certificate Level 2. You can self-refer by signing up to 'Free Online Healthcare Training & Job Placement'.

To be eligible you must

• Be a NZ permanent resident or citizen
• Be out of full-time work
• Looking for a job as a support worker. 

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Learn and improve on technical skills with a range of training, events, and courses organised at Byte Hub.

Courses include:

• Digital technology
• Food technology
• Innovation and design
• Business and enterprise, and more.

To register or for more information, email: manager@wctet.org.nz

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If you are looking for education and resources related to on-site health and safety, Site Safe have two new courses coming up:

Foundation Passport Building Construction
When: Thursday 16 May, 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Foundation Passport Civil
When: Thursday 16 May, 1:00pm – 5:00pm

Where: DWC Mines Rescue Centre, 869D State Highway 6, Rapahoe, Greymouth

Cost: $176 per course

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Get a free half hour session 2-3 days per week, either online or over the phone.
The coaches can help you to learn in the comfort of your own home at your own speed.

To find out more about this service, phone 0800 891 339  

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Check out the free courses on offer:

Learner Licence
Learn the 'Road Code' road rules and get ready to sit an online theory test.
When: Thursdays, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Workplace Literacy: Language and Numeracy
Learn skills for workplace situations - reading, writing, speaking, and listening, communication, plus maths and digital skills.
When: Thursdays, 1pm - 4pm

Digital Skills & Digital Devices
Learn basic digital skills and become more confident when using a smartphone and/or tablet.
When: Wednesdays, 1:30pm - 3:30pm

Study Skills and Self-management
Develop independent study and time management skills, and work with a tutor to complete NZQA unit standard assessments and achieve level 1 and 2 credits.
When: Thursdays, 10am - 12pm

Work Ready: Road to Employment
Learn how to make decisions about jobs so that your career pathway is achievable, prepare a CV and gain interview skills.
When: Thursdays, 9:30am - 3:30pm

For more information and bookings email:info.c8@literacy.org.nz

Click on the link below to find the field of study and type of qualification to interest you. Qualifications range from certificate level 1-3 to doctorates.

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Development West Coast's business support team has regularly scheduled sessions in Greymouth, Hokitika, Westport, Reefton, South Westland and Karamea.

The sessions can help connect your business to the right support and resources to aid you on your journey to continual improvement or to help overcome specific challenges.

Book a one-on-one session with a Capability and Growth Advisor during the scheduled session times.

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Inland Revenue (IR) offers three practical sessions:

• Starting a business? Introduction to Business offers information on the different ways to structure your business, expenses you can claim, and how income tax and provisional tax works.
• Are you registered for GST or thinking of registering for GST? GST is to help you learn who needs to register for GST, what GST is charged on, what information must be recorded and how to send this to them, and ceasing your GST registration.
• Are you employing? The Employers session covers who needs to register as an employer, and what information must be recorded and how to send it to IR.

Don't miss out, register today!

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Upskill employment and training consultants work with employers across the West Coast, developing industry training programmes to enable new recruits and existing staff to gain the skills your business needs.

A new regional employment and training scheme from Development West Coast, Upskill aims to help create sustainable employment opportunities and develop current staff to ensure West Coast businesses succeed long-term.

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