This session can provide you with advice on:

• studying or training
• changing careers
• preparing your CV and cover letter
• job appplications.

When: Services are available across the week - you must book.
Where: Whangarei & Kaipara Connected Centre, 4 Albert Street, Whangarei or online, via Zoom

Make a booking with Muriel Willem, muriel@careerfocus.nz or call 027 633 4171

Join the team at Emerge Aotearoa and support clients on their wellbeing journey.

In this full-time role you will be helping clients maintain their wellness and achieve their goals.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a can-do attitude
• Be caring and supportive
• Have strong computer skills.

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Available roles include:

• Public Health Nurse - Whangarei
• Workforce Officer - Resident Medical Officer Tai Tokerau
• Physiotherapist - Kaitaia
• Registered Nurse - Whangarei
• Social Worker - Maternity and Special Care Baby Unit Tai Tokerau.

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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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E2E Whangarei provides substantial information on where you can access help if you are:

• Seeking training or new skills
• Job Hunting
• Losing your job
• Wanting to be self employed or a contractor
• In work but wanting to upskill into something better
• In School
• Have children in education or training

Interested in having a Kōrero? Contact 022 564 5322 or email admin@workready.nz

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Attend Mauri Mahi, Mauri Ora programme, an 8 week intensive personal and career development programme, a client centred holistic approach to securing sustainable employment opportunities for rangatahi.

You will learn about:

• Budgeting,
• First aid,
• Driver licensing,
• Employment preparation, and
• Support into work/study.

10 months long-term manaaki tangata (pastoral care) is provided for those already employed or those still searching.

Where: Te Ora Hou Northland, 104 Corks Road, Tikipunga, Whangārei

Interested in finding out more, phone 0800 MAHI UP or pop in for a korero.

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Literacy Aotearoa is committed to helping you in the way that suits you best. You'll get private, one-to-one or small group tutoring from trained tutors using methods that work.
Literacy Aotearoa will find out what you want to learn, and why. That puts you in charge of your own learning. When learning is relevant to you, it's more interesting, which means you can achieve better results faster.

What’s more, it will cost you nothing.

Where: Civic Arcade (Upstairs), 37 Bank St, Whangarei

For more information, call Zana Steer on (09) 438 2511 or email info.c1@literacy.org.nz

You can receive support from Work and Income. They have partnered with local Tai Tokerau service providers to offer assistance to help you overcome barriers on your path to obtaining your drivers licence.

Support can include:

• Driving Lessons - Learn essential skills to build confidence.
• Literacy and Numeracy Support - Overcome reading and math challenges to help you succeed in passing your learners theory test.
• Financial Coverage - Assistance with costs associated with obtaining your drivers licence such as; testing fees, eye tests, and more.

Drop by your local Work and Income office to have a chat about eligibility and enrolment into our licence support programmes. Let's explore how you can be road ready with support from Work and Income!

Te Wānaga o Aotearoa aim to overcome barriers to learning and to meet the need of all within the communities they serve.

Programmes available at the Whangārei campus include: 

• Rongoā Rongoā 
• Waka Ama
• Adult and Tertiary Teaching
• Smart steps to Business
• Te Reo Māori language
• Te Pūtaketanga o te reo
• Te Rōnakitanga o te reo 
• Te Aupikitanga ki te reo kairangi
• Tikanga

Where: Whangārei Campus, 12 Murdoch Crescent, Raumanga

Programmes available at the Kaitāia campus include:

• Smart steps to Business
• Te Ara Reo Māori
• Te Rōnakitanga ki te reo kairangi
• Te Aupikitanga ki te reo kairangi 
• Tikanga 

Where: Kaitāia Campus, 26-28 Matthews Avenue, Kaitāia

Programmes available at Kaikohe campus include:

• Te Reo Māori language
• Tikanga 

Where: Kaikohe Campus, 78 Broadway, Kaikohe

For more information, please get in touch with teihurecruitment@twoa.ac.nz

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Mid year courses are not far away from starting! What will your next step be?

The career conversation is 15 to 30 minutes where an advisor will explore your current situation with you on phone or zoom.

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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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Northland Inc has a group of business advisors who are available to help businesses grow. 

Business supports has been grouped in to health, wellbeing, economy and Iwi and communities. 

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Whāriki is a metaphor for the weaving of whanaungatanga in business.

As Tai Tokerau branch, one of the largest Māori business networks, Whāriki Te Tai Tokerau connects whānau of pakihi Māori from across the rohe with one another. 

The Whangārei based team are ready to connect, support and work alongside you as you look to build and grow your business, dreams, and community.

Contact Marlene Richard for a Kōrero today marlene.taitokerau@whariki.co.nz or 021 859 119. 

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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.

With a choice of format, don't miss out and register today!

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