Leadership development grants
Leadership development grants are available to assist organisations with costs arising from their participation in development programmes.
Leaders who actively promote positive values and attitudes strengthen and support the entire sector. Developing disability support leadership will improve the quality of support available for people with disabilities.
The priority areas for this grant round are:
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Provider development
The goal of provider development is to develop more effective services. Provider development can include such things as creating sound governance structures, improving workforce development by focusing on strong skills and sound leadership and improving quality and accessibility of services. -
Governance
The corporate leadership and oversight of, and responsibility for, the direction, operational effectiveness and outcomes of an organisation. It involves ensuring that legislative requirements are met, and that the organisation remains financially viable.
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Applications
Applications for leadership development grants are now open.
Download the leadership development grant 2012 application form.
Applications must be received by 11 May 2012.
All applications must also comply with Disability Workforce Development terms and conditions and will be assessed against the following criteria and priorities for selection and eligibility.
Criteria for leadership development grants
Participants
- Must be a paid employee in a disability support service that is funded by the MOH, except where the participant is in a formal governance role
- Must be in a leadership role, or have the potential to move into a leadership role
- Must have approval and support from their employer, or their governing board, to participate in the course
- Must have the opportunity to apply the new skills in their current role or future role
Learning activity
- Will develop leadership skills and improve quality of service to disabled people (consumers)
- Must start (and preferably finish) in calendar year of grant
- Must be delivered in New Zealand
Applications
- Must be made by an organisation funded by Disability Support Services Group of the MOH
- Must describe the specific skills or knowledge to be gained and how these will be applied
- Must show that participants are leaders or emerging leaders
- From an organisation that has previously received funding will not be accepted until the organisation has presented an invoice and met all due reporting requirements for the previous grant
- Must be signed by a person with delegated authority in the organisation to enter into a contractual relationship with Te Pou
Notes
- All applications must comply with the terms and conditions
- Courses or learning activities that are already fully funded will not be considered
- No one participant will be funded more than $5,000 (GST inclusive) per calendar year
- No one organisation will be funded more than $60,000 (GST inclusive) per calendar year
- Travel and accommodation costs will not be funded
- Course development costs will not be funded
- Criteria may be subject to review and amendment for future rounds
Further information
If you have any questions please email us at disability@tepou.co.nz or contact your regional facilitator.
Read about recent recipients of leadership development grants: Tautoko Services, Supported Individualised Lifestyle Choices (SILC) Ltd, Abano Rehabilitation, Creative Abilities and Spectrum Care.
An outcomes report summarising the leadership development activities previously funded is also available.
