Training schedules: health improvement practitioner and health coach training
Training cohorts
The following dashboards are for employers of health improvement practitioners (HIPs) and health coaches (HCs), to see when training is occurring and the number of places available which may help with recruitment planning. The dashboards are updated twice a week, so places are subject to change at short notice.
Please contact Rachel.Kapeli@tepou.co.nz if you would like to reserve a place or be added to the waitlist. Registrations need to be received 3 weeks prior to the training commencing, and all the prerequisites must be met.
Training for health improvement practitioners
This dashboard shows the start dates for upcoming trainings and the number of places available for each cohort. There is a maximum of eight trainees per cohort. Depending on Covid alert levels, training is held either in person over five days in the region with the most trainees, or virtually over eight half days. To see an outline of the programme and the trainee prerequisites, please visit our health improvement practitioner webpage.
Training for health coaches
This dashboard shows the start dates for upcoming trainings, who the training provider is, and the number of places available in each cohort. There is a maximum of 12 trainees per cohort. For more information about the health coach training programmes, please visit our health coach webpage.
Trainee totals
This infographic is updated monthly and shows the number of trainees who began HIP and HC training, how many have completed the programme, and the locations where these roles are based.
Trainee totals at March 2022

Previous totals can be viewed using the links below.
HIP and HC trainee totals, December 2021
HIP and HC trainee totals, November 2021
HIP and HC trainee totals, October 2021
HIP and HC trainee totals, September 2021
HIP and HC trainee totals, August 2021
HIP and HC trainee totals, July 2021
Resources
HIP trainee guide – A guide to assist trainees in understanding the health improvement practitioner (HIP) training and preparing for their pre-practicum, and practicum aspects of the programme.
Practice preparation guide – A guide to assist practices in understanding the health improvement practitioner (HIP) training and preparing for the pre-practicum, and practicum aspects of the programme.
PHO guide – A guide to assist employers in preparing for pre-practicum and practicum training of new health improvement practitioners (HIP) in a general practice team.