IPMHA professional development grants - 2025 evaluation report

The 2025 IPMHA professional development grant was made available to IPMHA workers employed as HIPs, health coaches, or support workers in primary care and community settings. The grant contributed towards learning activities that support grant recipients to grow their knowledge and skills to better support Māori and Pacific peoples, and align their practice with the values, attitudes and Real Skills of Keeping it Real | Kia Pono Te Tika. This report summarises insights from 18 (85%) out of the 21 grant recipients who have completed their learning activity and submitted a final report.

The 2025 grant prioritised learning activities that:

• sought to increase knowledge and skills to better provide services for Māori and Pacific peoples
• are aligned to the values, attitudes and Real Skills as described in Let’s get real (now Keeping it Real |Kia Pono Te Tika).