Training

Community Development — June 25th, 2023

Upcoming training and development opportunities

First Aid Training - Mosgiel and Outram

Taieri Network has partnered with Workplace First Aid Training to offer the Mosgiel/Taieri Community the opportunity to gain a First Aid Certificate. Open to all community groups, sports clubs, friends, neighbours, parents, grandparents looking after grandchildren, whānau and not-for-profit organisations. If English is not your first language, we may be able to help (contact Teresa via email hello@taierinetwork.co.nz).

If you have completed a course with a different provider and have a certificate that has expired (more than 3-months prior the course date that you attend) you will need to complete the full course.

Re-Certification First Aid Course: recommended for renewal of a two-year full course to refresh for certification for a further two years.
Preferential pricing $100, usually, $120 (includes morning tea) from 9am to 1.30pm.

Comprehensive First Aid: full course with online learning and includes First Aid in Emergency situations (NZQA 6401, 6402, 6400).
Recommended for those who require learning of First Aid in Emergency situations, together with those requiring first aid training for study or future employment.

Preferential pricing $175, usually, $220 (includes morning tea and light lunch) from 9am - 4.30pm.

Dates:

Each course will consist of the two courses (Comprehensive and Re-Certification) in the one session. The Re-Certification concludes earlier.

Outram: Wednesday, 19 July and Monday, 24 July

Principles of Home Performance course

Date: Thursday, 27 July
Time: 8.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Civic Centre Dunedin

This course covers the following topics:

Home performance in New Zealand: damp and cold, links to health, Government policy
Four critical elements for a healthy home: Reducing heating loss, adequate heat, moisture control, and ventilation; and describes some key principles of and common solutions to each
The New Zealand Healthy Housing Standards for rental properties
Energy for a healthy home: household energy use, efficiency and conservation
Smart energy use at home: lighting, appliances, hot water
Other services and where else to get help.

This is a great course for anyone that works with people in their homes even if the focus is not on their house. After this course you will be able to have an informed conversation about the house (cold/heating/damp…) with the occupants/owner and you can spot what the issues are. You are then able to help educate the occupants (and people need to be told/read/hear something several times for them to make a change, so if you can be part of this change that’s awesome) and/or connect them with the right people to get further help. Basically everyone that does this course says it should a course that everyone should do!

The full costs of the course:

$880 + GST for all commercial business
$660 + GST for NFP, Councils, Government
$550 + GST for CEN members

For more information and to register, please go to the Home Performance Advisor website.

Mercy Centre of Learning

The Mercy Centre of Learning in Dunedin has been running for 6 years and has over 80 students registered in 2023. It is free to Secondary School students Years 11 -13 with University students providing tutoring. Otago University staff provide workshops and Pacific role models come to speak throughout the year.

Date: Every Thursday during school term time
Time: 5pm - 7.30pm
Venue: Burns Hall, First Church of Otago

For more information, please see the attachment at the end of this section.

Free Accounting Advice

Are you a treasurer? Not sure where to start or what to do?

Dunedin Community Accounting can provide answers and the practical help you need, bookings are no open for 2023.