Te Pou believes high quality mental health and addiciton training is key to developing a strong and effective workforce.
We regularly monitor and evaluate our Skills Matter programmes to understand what differences the programmes make in practice, and to look for opportunities to continuously improve our programme offerings.
At the bottom of this page you will find information and results from various evaluation activities undertaken by Te Pou including:
If you would like to share your experience of being a student - or employer of a Skills Matter student - we would love to hear from you. Please contact Angela Gruar.
Results from the student satisfaction surveys for 2015.
In 2016, Te Pou followed up with a sample of students who obtained Skills Matter funding in 2015 to better understand the longer-term outcomes of their training. This report summarises the findings of the resulting interviews.
Results from the student satisfaction surveys for 2016.
An analysis of five years’ of survey data identified the courses are making a meaningful impact on participants’ practice in the field of mental health and addiction.
A snapshot of demographic information teamed with student comments about the programmes in 2015.
Three Skills Matter students from the 2015 clinical leadership in nursing practice programme reflect on their study and practice.
13 December 2016
Handover | Issue 37 - December 2016 - Cover story On 10 November Waitematā DHB held a graduation celebration for 25 nurses who had completed the mental health and addiction nursing new entry to speciality practice (NESP) programme surrounded by family, whānau, friends, mentors, supervisors, preceptors and nurse leaders26 May 2016
Four years ago, Moefilifilia (Moe) Aoelua was a 21-year-old mother of two without high school qualifications. Now she is a new graduate on the Skills Matter new entry to specialist practice: mental health and addiction nursing programme and is already making a big impression with her employers.10 May 2016
David Taylor completed a two-year post graduate certificate in health science (Infant, Child and Youth) with the University of Auckland as part of the Skills Matter programme in 2015 and was so enthusiastic about it we just had to write a profile on his journey.21 April 2016
NGO nurses can access Skills Matter funding, but they face some different challenges from their DHB counterparts. Trudy George shares her experience of the NESP nursing programme.17 February 2015
Anne completed some postgraduate papers under the Skills Matter Clinical Leadership in Nursing programme. Learn what Anne, and her employer, thought about the experience.Choose which list to add this to, or create a new one!