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“I’ve done other online courses that I’ve given up on. But this one, I didn’t. I stuck to it because I felt like it was all relevant.”

Working with stakeholders daily, to ensure the well-being of the whānau in her care, means communication and kōrero is very important to Moana.

Maria appreciates the tools and education plan provided in the course.

Luzzane started by treating her work colleagues to coffee and donuts.

The course equipped Alan to learn more about himself and he has kept up the journaling habit now for over a year.

Xavier’s wealth of knowledge and front-line experience made him a natural leader for delivery within his organisation. He identified he needed a bit of a formal learning ‘kick’ and found the ATT4 course helped him to confirm what he already knew, and really structure his thinking to reach new heights.

She was pleased to learn so much about the fundamentals of businesses.

Find out how Karen developed resources to deliver training to swimming instructors that specifically met the needs of her learners.

Read about how Sean persevered with study, despite experiencing work and family-life difficulties. He now successfully leads a team.

One of the main reasons Brendon was attracted to this course was that it was delivered in a blended approach.

For Wayne, the course changed his leadership approach: “You don’t just have to lead one way. Before the course my style was the taskmaster – now I understand people..."

Read how Felicity refined and improved her programme as she learnt more about educational practices and delivery methods. There were also benefits from
new links made across NMDHB.

Anaru encourages Māori youth to follow their passions. He knows “if they are surrounded by positive narratives the world is their oyster”.

Read how Dom Post reporter Katie used what she had learned in our First Line Management course when promoted to lead a team.

Beau told his kids that he too was studying and getting a formal qualification that would back up all the years of hard work and experience he'd gained in the workforce.

Karina found the flexible learning approach fitted in with her busy lifestyle. She enjoyed studying outside of work and even found time to study at the gym.

A competent educator, Cynthia, was excited to find a course and facilitator to help her organise and formalise her delivery. 'I came away from the course with so much more direction'

The First Line Management course helped Porsha to put ideas into practice which she hadn’t been able to do when she studied the theories at university

“I wanted to be the best teacher I could be, and I always wanted to have more skills and knowledge to develop my students.”

For Talya Awheto, the LearningWorks course was the first step in a journey to finding her voice: “The best thing, as soon as I walked into the course was my facilitator, he spoke Māori, and he started off with a Karakia which I thought was amazing and that automatically gave me that sense of belonging into the course.

Learning design, technologies and training specialist, LearningWorks has taken out two of the seven awards at the annual Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (ITENZ) Awards.

Rodney took the bull by the horns to improve his business acumen

 “Team leadership is something that pretty much everyone should do”

The course reinforced that Krishna had the skills and showed him how to
present them in the correct way.

Issy used the skills she learnt in the course to help her instigate a new workflow process in her workplace.

Going through the pre-learning, assessments and learning check-ins was really good for him.

LearningWorks and Open Polytechnic have teamed up to co-develop a course that will train on-job assessors through online and blended learning.  

Formalising the training was the biggest step forward for Elaine.

“The results from greater collaboration have created exciting blended content to enable more live learning with greater immediacy.”

Read about how First Line Management (FLM) changed the way Ash looks at business management.

“The ATT4 course got my brain rethinking even though I had a teaching degree and had been facilitating learning sessions for many years.”

Joy challenged her thinking and applied her knowledge, and it didn’t end there!

The course gave Sarah the confidence that she was doing the right thing. It made her realise she could help others.

“When you knuckle
down and plan your time
appropriately by mapping
out what you want to
achieve then the timing
works”

Teresa’s son wasn’t so sure his mum could complete the course, so that was all the motivation she needed to prove she could do it.

We're excited to share the news LearningWorks is rated a Category One educational provider by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

Gordon changed his mindset and applied new approaches in his team and workplace, to complete a successful project and gain really positive feedback for himself.

Previously, the buying of produce was mostly last minute and unplanned.

Alan had not done any formal study for 35 years. Now, he’s a role model for his company and for other learners. ‘It is achievable’, he says.

The course has made me aware of different teaching styles, given me an understanding of how people learn, and the way we all do things.

It’s completely changed my perspective of my role as a teacher.”

Rekha wanted to sharpen her thinking and leadership skills to give herself a boost.

She has now completed both the ITL3 and FLM4 courses.

I’m definitely more aware of taking a learner-centred approach and what inclusiveness really means in a learning context.

This course taught me to express my thoughts professionally and calmly.

Now, he’s grateful for his learnings because he’s found new ways of delivering training that meets all of those requirements.

“As a result of completing the programme, I’ve seen a couple of our tutors just absolutely blossom.”

Enrolling in the ATT4 course gave him the opportunity to upskill his presentation delivery.

And it has. Suchiti enrolled in the ITL3 programme looking for a deeper understanding of New Zealand culture.

Mike thought the learning was going to be difficult but was pleased to discover it wasn’t.

The intellectual property shared in this programme is priceless!