Education & Training

NZRA offers a range of education and training opportunities. This section contains details of conferences and seminars in New Zealand and overseas.

Accreditation

An independent recognition and acknowledgment of an individual's standard of professional attainment within the recreation profession. Read more...

Aquatics Regional Forums and Assessor Moderation

Skills Active and NZRA are pleased to announce that the Regional Forums and Assessor Moderations will be jointly run again in 2013. These one day forums will be held in May 2013. Read more...

Aqua Fitness Workshops 2012

NZRA, Skills Active and Wellington City Council are excited to host a series of Aqua Fitness Instructor Training Workshops in 2012. These workshops will provide the necessary tools to either get started as an instructor or to increase current knowledge. Read more...

Cemeteries Conference

This conference is invaluable for those who work in the cemeteries sector, either publically or privately. Whether you work for local government, are a contractor or consultant, a sexton, reserve manager or a funeral director, the Cemeteries Conference is a must attend event. Read more...

Community Recreation Workshops

Considering some professional development in the area of community recreation programming for your area/ region / staff? Registration currently open for Recreation in Action - Taking Principles into Practice. Read more...

Green Pavlova

Despite its culinary implication, Green Pavlova is a two-day seminar for those working in the parks and open spaces industry. It is pitched to interest, stimulate and develop parks managers, officers and high level operational staff, as well as contractors and consultants through engaging presentations and critical networking opportunities. Read more... 

Horticulturist of the year

The Young Horticulturist of the Year competition is a national horticulture competition organised by the Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture Education Trust. The competition is centred on a mix of practical and managerial based skills and is open to all the main sectors of the Horticulture Industry of New Zealand. Read more...

Just Add Water Seminar

New Zealand's Annual Aquatic Conference. JAWS attracts over 150 delegates from all areas of the Aquatics Industry, including facility owners, operators, managers and coordinators, industry consultants and local government personnel. Read more...

Lifeguard of the Year Award 2013

Nominations are now open for the Lifeguard of the Year 2013. Awarded to the nominee that is judged to have made the most significant contribution to their facility and the aquatics industry in the past year.

Make the most of this opportunity to celebrate your stand-out lifeguard! Nomination forms and more information...

National Lifeguard Competition 2013

New Zealand's National Lifeguard Competition is being held on 12 August 2013 at ASB Aquatic and Fitness Centre. There will be six events this year to compete for the title of New Zealand National Lifeguard Team, including scenarios, 25m Manikin tow, 25m sprints, 200m mixed event and quiz. Don't miss out on competing this year, registrations are now open. Event brief and rules...

NZRA National Conference

The national conference is the premier event on the NZRA calendar and culminates in the announcement of the NZRA Awards. Participants are traditionally senior managers, elected officials, academics and policy makers from the recreation sector.

The 2012 organising committee for the NZRA National Conference have announced dates and location for this year's event. Read more...

Pool Lifeguard Practising Certificate (formerly NPLA)

The National Pool Lifeguard Award (NPLA) was developed by NZRA in 1992 and is the Industry's recognition of the skills a person needs to work as a lifeguard in an aquatics facility. Read me...

Parks Study Tour

An annual theme-based study tour that examines parks' issues including technical, planning, project management, engagement and end-user considerations, along with ongoing operational and management application strategies. The tour provides a sound base of information so that informed decisions can be made at all stages of project development. Read more...

People, Plants and Parks

If you are involved with public or private gardens, you won't want to miss this conference. It has content for managers, team leaders and senior/intermediate level staff. It examines issues that affect you now as well as those that will ensure a sustainable future from both a horticultural and personnel perspective. Read more...

Playspaces Conference

No longer do a set of swings and a slide comprise a playground! What are the features of a great play space? What is our responsibility for safety vs freedom to play and explore? How is current and future play demand guiding design? What is a play strategy and how does your organisation go about creating one?     Read more...

Pools Study Tour

The 2013 South Island Pools Study Tour will be focussing on our very own facilities, programmes and best practice - the 'don't leave home until you've seen it!' tour will be a professional development experience that you won't want to miss! Read more...

Senior Assessor Mentors

Following the review of the way we train and register assessors, Skills Active has established a new level of assessor status called Senior Assessor Mentor (SAM). The purpose of the new SAM role is to support the overall robustness and integrity of the Skills Active assessor training and registration process. Read more...

Thinking Recreation! 2012:  18-20 July Queenstown Events Centre

THE Seminar for Recreation Planners & Policy Makers, Thinking Recreation is designed for anyone working in recreation/leisure/parks/reserves planning and policy. Check out this year's programme highlighting the theme -  Recreation: The Public Good Read more...

Other Professional Development Opportunities...

FINZ – Trustees Executors 360 Degree Not-for-Profit Training Days

Calling all small to mid-size not-for-profits looking to learn the essentials of fundraising and those who want to brush up on the basics. Our popular training days are back and will be held this year in:
Palmerston North – 9 August
Auckland – 20 September
Christchurch 25 October

Those at recreation centres, theatres, churches, schools, grass-roots groups, sports clubs, community organisations and any other type of not-for-profit looking to fundraise will take home proven, practical strategies.

Further details

Get additional information and register at: www.finz.org.nz/360
  

Hard to Tell, Hard to Sell – Interpretation Network New Zealand (INNZ) Annual Workshop

15-16 September, Christchurch.   Interpreters are invited to bring your happy face to Christchurch to face some challenges this September at the Interpretation Network New Zealand (INNZ) annual workshop.   Read more...

Pool Water Treatment and Operations Course - NZQA unit standards 25982/25980/25981

Opus Environmental Training Centre has confirmed its 2013 training dates for the Pool Water Treatment and Operations course.  This course is delivered as three 2-day modules and is designed to cover NZQA pool unit standards 25982, 25981 and 25980.  The course also provides the valuable credits for the National Certificate in Recreation and Sport (Aquatics) - Pool Operations.

Professional Development course

One Day Pool Water Quality Course - NZQA Unit Standard 20046

This course is designed to help up skill pool staff on the pool water quality requirements for NZS 5826:2010 Pool Water Quality Standard and provides a good introduction to the operation and maintenance of pool equipment.  This course is delivered nationally or can be tailored to meet individual aquatic facility needs.

For more information on either of these courses or training dates please go to our website http://www.nzweta.org.nz/ or email nzweta@nzweta.co.nz

Our website is updated regularly with new dates throughout the year.

Total Productive Maintenance 2 day Introductory Seminar

This is a very valuable seminar and well worth attending. This was one of the tools which helped Rotorua District Council win the SOLGM GHD Local Government Excellence Awards in December 2012 and would be of significant benefit to Aquatic, Leisure & Attraction type facilities and venues (also ideal for any business either in manufacturing or associated plant and or buildings).

The Seminar certainly exceeded delegates expectations and the benefits associated are simply amazing. Read more..