Happy new year everyone. Te Pou offices are now open for 2021.
Happy new year everyone. Te Pou offices are now open for 2021.
Te Pou manages Skills Matter funding on behalf of Health Workforce New Zealand.
Skills Matter provides funding for postgraduate training for new graduates and existing practitioners working in DHB, NGO and primary care settings, including nurses, social workers, occupational therapists, psychologists and addiction practitioners.
All programmes:
If you're a prospective student, you should:
If you're a current student, you should:
If you're a manager or employer:
Students from NGOs are eligible to apply to all courses.
However, if an NGO-based nurse is interested in applying for the new entry to specialist practice: mental health and addiction nursing (NESP) programme they should indicate their interest to Te Pou in the first instance.
The following guides outline some considerations for NGO-based students and employers.
25 July 2018
We welcome Patrice Dennis to the Te Pou whānau, our new lead for the Skills Matter and MH101 programmes. Patrice gives an update on the Skills Matter and MH101 programmes.1 December 2017
Jocelyn Bristol is an older nurse, having graduated her nursing training in 1977. She will complete the NESP programme in late-2017 and says, despite her vast experience, the study has increased her confidence and totally enriched her practice.1 December 2017
Snow Shinoy is one of eight nurses working at St Dominic’s Centre in Feilding, which is run by the Dalcam Healthcare Group. St Dominic’s is a 49-bed residential facility offering recovery, respite and crisis services for people living with mental illness.1 December 2017
Laura Smith is a young mental health nurse working in an NGO who says her skills, knowledge and ability to empathise have been greatly enhanced by the NESP programme.1 December 2017
Monique Lammers is the Director of Nursing and Allied Health at the Ashburn Clinic in Dunedin. Established in 1882, Ashburn is New Zealand’s oldest psychiatric facility. It uses a therapeutic community model of treatment, and has 34 beds in its inpatient unit and 10 more in its self-care hostel.1 December 2017
Ines Bruin is the Service Relations Manager at Pathways in Auckland. With several branches around the country, Pathways is the largest NGO mental health service provider in New Zealand.1 December 2017
Doing the NESP programme gave Wendy Montgomery the skills, learning and confidence to develop a number of new projects at her service that have been of great benefit to service users.6 July 2016
Handover | Issue 35 – July 2016 This year Te Pou is supporting 313 students across the NESP nursing, NESP allied mental health and addiction, clinical leadership in nursing practice, co-existing mental health and substance use, infant child and youth, and cognitive behavioural therapy programmes.26 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.Choose which list to add this to, or create a new one!