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WITT student Sacha Mills decided to study social work after struggling with her own mental health issues and finding there wasn t enough resources to get help.
Taranaki mental health student Sacha Mills wants to be the change in her community. And she s far from alone. Student numbers in the social work certificate Mills is completing at Taranaki’s Witt polytech have doubled this year to 105. It is one of a number of qualifications at the institute recording record numbers. The popularity of the social work course is being attributed to a surge in interest in mental health following Covid-19 restrictions, that it’s fee free and also that a lack of entry requirements makes it accessible to many.
Young mum embarks on healthcare career
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Training For You graduate Keely Aitchison is thriving in her new career, at Springvale Manor Rest Home. Photo / Karen Hughes/Training For You
Last year, she made a big change. When my son started into after-school care, it opened up an opportunity for me to get back into school, and move forward with a bit of a future, for both of us, she says.
Keely enrolled in a free programme of study in healthcare, with Whanganui tertiary provider Training For You.
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Graduates of the programme are awarded the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing, Level 2.
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Media release from the Tertiary Education Commission
Friday 18 December 2020, 01:11 PM
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The Government has expanded the target areas of the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) to include conservation, information technology and additional community support skills. TTAF was introduced in June 2020 as part of our response to COVID-19 to strengthen the skills pipeline New Zealand needs to support economic recovery. It makes all apprenticeships and a range of targeted training programmes at sub-degree level free for learners, says Gillian Dudgeon, Tertiary Education Commission Deputy Chief Executive, Delivery. TTAF is now being expanded to include conservation, information technology and additional community support skills for the 2021 academic year, to encourage more people to get qualifications in these areas. Community support includes enrolled nursing, cleaning, and support for people with disabilities, including training pe