Courses for people working as caregivers or health care assistants in residential care, home support or hospital settings. Study free on your phone, in your own time.
Aged care and disability support
For your first weeks as a caregiver or support worker: who does what, people's rights, dignity, whānau, noticing and reporting changes, home visits and speaking up.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$34.90 if you pass
Aged care and disability support
What dementia is and is not, common changes, respectful communication, and what to notice and report about distress, choices, walking, eating and whānau.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Aged care and disability support
Recognise when a care relationship is getting too personal, from gifts and texts to small-community ties, and know when and whom to tell.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Infection prevention and control
Clean hands, gloves and masks, coughs and sneezes, staying home when sick, and speaking up. Plain-English infection prevention basics for NZ care and cleaning work.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Also useful
Food safety and allergens
Everyday food safety for NZ food workers, using MPI's figures: handwashing, staying away when sick, keeping food apart, temperatures, cooling, reheating and date marks.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Manual handling and workplace safety
Your rights and duties under New Zealand's Health and Safety at Work Act: reporting hazards, stopping unsafe work, HSRs, PPE, and the changes from 1 April 2027.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Food safety and allergens
Recognise allergy, intolerance, coeliac disease, the declared allergens and cross-contact, and know when to check, whom to tell and when to phone 111.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Fire safety and emergencies
What a fire warden usually does before, during and after an alarm, what New Zealand law actually says, and how evacuation schemes and trial evacuations work.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Aged care and disability support
How disabled people in New Zealand describe disability, supporting people to lead their own lives, rights, communication, and what to do when a choice worries you.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Fire safety and emergencies
What to find out on day one at work, and what New Zealand guidance says to do in an earthquake, tsunami, storm, flood, fire or threat.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Manual handling and workplace safety
Everyday stress at work, habits with evidence behind them, work factors that can harm wellbeing, checking in with a colleague, and whom to tell.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Employment, leadership and communication
What a new worker in New Zealand is owed: a written agreement, minimum pay, breaks, leave and fair treatment, and what to do when something goes wrong.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Employment, leadership and communication
For people just promoted from the floor: clear tasks, delegating, check-ins, short talks, fair rosters, health and safety, and what to pass up the line.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Office, privacy and cyber security
What the Privacy Act 2020 means in everyday work: collecting, protecting, sharing and disposing of information, and what to do after a mistake.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Office, privacy and cyber security
How scams reach workers, how to check a message, payment or call by another channel, and what to do straight after a mistake, without shame.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Employment, leadership and communication
What counts as workplace bullying in New Zealand and what does not, your options if you experience or see it, what team leaders should do, and where help is.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Employment, leadership and communication
How to say the main thing first, listen, check understanding, write plainly, hand over between shifts and get an interpreter when someone needs one.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Employment, leadership and communication
How to write factual, timely notes, correct mistakes honestly, handle incident and complaint records, and understand who may read records and how long they are kept.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Residential and home care providers train staff on their own procedures and equipment. Online awareness can help you prepare or refresh, and it does not replace that induction or any hands-on sign-off.
Pay-equity steps for care and support workers depend on listed New Zealand qualifications. A certificate from us has no pay-equity value. If you are working toward a level, talk to your employer about the formal pathway.