Courses for people working alongside children in early childhood services and schools.
Childcare and early childhood
Background for new relievers and staff in early childhood services: how the rules fit, ratios, safety checks, daily care and who to tell when worried.
Free to study
Certificate NZ$24.90 if you pass
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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
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
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
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
Office, privacy and cyber security
Everyday cyber security for people who are not IT staff: passwords, two-step verification, updates, devices, Wi-Fi, file sharing, backups, AI tools and reporting.
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
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
Working with children in New Zealand involves safety checks under the Children's Act 2014 that your employer carries out. No online course replaces them.
Licensed services have their own policies and child protection procedures. Learn yours first and treat any course as background.