Courses for commercial cleaners, housekeepers and facilities staff. Practical, short, and written for people who are on their feet all day.
Cleaning and hotel housekeeping
Clean before you disinfect, read labels and safety data sheets, never mix products, handle wet floors and lone work, and know what to leave alone and report.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Cleaning and hotel housekeeping
Practical safety for room attendants and laundry staff in NZ hotels and motels: workload strain, needles and drugs, lone work, harassment, guest privacy and heat.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Also useful
Manual handling and workplace safety
Spot what makes a manual task risky, report it early and know what better controls look like. Drawn from WorkSafe guidance. Not lifting technique or moving people.
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
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
Hospitality and retail
Plain steps for upset customers: listen, say what you can do, be honest about refunds, hand over well, and leave and get help when it stops being safe.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
Construction safety awareness
Where asbestos hides in older New Zealand buildings, why you cannot tell by looking, when to stop and whom to tell, and who is allowed to remove it.
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
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
Our courses explain general safe habits. For any product you actually use, the label, the safety data sheet and your employer's instructions are what you follow.
Hospitals, schools and food businesses have stricter cleaning rules than an office. Your site induction tells you what applies where you work.