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News: tagged with "education"

• Enrol now for 2025 Public Health Summer School

  Posted: Wednesday, November 27, 2024 in: Training With tags: summer, education, Training, Professional Development, public health
  The University of Otago Public Health Summer School offers 19 short courses on a range of important topics in health at their Wellington campus from Monday 10th to Friday 21st February 2025. Many courses are available online

• Celebrating 10 years as a green-gold Enviroschool

  Posted: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: schools, education, environment, community engagement, sustainability
  Environment Canterbury media release: 22nd October 2024 Tihiraki North Loburn School recently celebrated ten years as a high achieving Enviroschool with a special day of nature-focused activities

• Recycle a Device: What impact can a laptop have?

  Posted: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, technology, recycling
  Recycle A Device - or RAD - is an Aotearoa initiative which matches ākonga (students) and rangatahi (young people) who need a laptop with a donated and refurbished device. Over 1000 RAD devices were requested in just the first week of school this year

• Sign the petition to support the free school lunches programme

  Posted: Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: child health, nutrition, education, petition, wellbeing
  Health Coalition Aotearoa (HCA) has launched a petition calling on the Government not to cut the free school lunches programme – Ka Ora, Ka Ako

• New animated video promotes rights when using health and disability services

  Posted: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: health, services, Advocacy, education, human rights
  The Health and Disability Commissioner (HDC) has launched an animated video titled "Respecting your Rights" which aims to empower people to understand and exercise their rights when using health and disability services in Aotearoa New Zealand

• Parents and educators need to prepare for return to school asthma flare ups

  Posted: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, families, education
  Asthma and Respiratory Foundation of NZ media release: 24th January 2023 As the new school year approaches, the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ is advising parents and educators to be prepared for return to school asthma flare ups

• Donate your old laptop to reduce e-waste and bridge the digital divide

  Posted: Wednesday, April 6, 2022 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, technology, recycling
  Recycle A Device (RAD) is an initiative which gets laptops to those who need them

• Free UC Certificate and Diploma in Health Sciences

  Posted: Thursday, December 9, 2021 in: Training With tags: qualification, education, health, health promotion
  The University of Canterbury is offering a new Diploma in Health Sciences (120 pts) and Certificate in Health Sciences (60 pts) in 2022

• Maori Masters scholarship available at University of Otago

  Posted: Wednesday, December 8, 2021 in: Training With tags: funding, research, maori, health, nutrition, education, qualification
  Applications are invited for a Masters scholarship to undertake research on how to support Māori to have sustainable and healthy kai, what interventions and policies Māori would respond to, as well as any current barriers to shifting dietary intake

• Asthma education goes online to fight health inequity

  Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in: Resources and Information With tags: children, health, education
  The Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ (ARFNZ) has launched the Sailor Digital Classroom - a brand-new free online tool to teach primary school children about asthma

• New fast-track to professional Engineering degree for ex-pilots and technicians

  Posted: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 in: Training With tags: education, qualification
  The University of Canterbury’s College of Engineering is offering a new opportunity that fast-tracks entry into a professional engineering degree - especially tailored for technically skilled workers whose jobs may have been impacted by the pandemic

• UC launches new Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership degree

  Posted: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 in: Training With tags: qualification, education, leadership, young people, Community development
  University of Canterbury media release: 24th September 2019 A unique new degree from the University of Canterbury (UC) serves to inspire future leaders in our community, providing them with vital building blocks to champion change in a changing world

• Get help with back to school costs

  Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: families, children, funding, education, resources, services, support
  Deborah Lemon from Rehua Marae has compiled the following comprehensive list of where families can access a bit of help with getting the kids back to school

• Education sessions on screening for women

  Posted: Friday, September 7, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: education, health, women, cancer, screening
  ScreenSouth is responsible for the administration of the National Cervical Screening Programme and BreastScreen Aotearoa in Canterbury

• Find out about the Inclusive Education Action Group

  Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, education
  The Inclusive Education Action Group (IEAG) is a charitable organisation that advocates for change in the education system