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Last week, we celebrated the graduation of Intake 59 of NZELTO Asia. The scholars heard from Jacquie Dean, Divisional Manager, Global Development and Scholarships Unit at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade, Dr Logan Bannister, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Students, at Victoria University of Wellington, and Sengphasouk Xayavong, Lao PDR, who spoke on behalf of Intake 59. This intake saw 63 scholars from Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam spend 13 weeks in Aotearoa New Zealand, studying English language under the theme of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in an Era of Climate Change. Alongside their English language training, the scholars visited several farms, had visits to several Ministries, volunteered their time at working bees at a community garden and planted trees for the Owhiro Stream project. A big thank you to the people who make this program possible—New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade and Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao, and those who support our scholars during their time in Aotearoa, especially the diplomatic community and our Conversation Partners, who volunteer their time to connect with our scholars and help them practice their English. We wish Intake 59 well as they head back home as the newest graduates of the Manaaki family. The NZELTO Programme is part of the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship Programme, commissioned by New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade who work in partnership with Education New Zealand | Manapou ki te Ao. #MFAT #ManaakiScholarships #StudywithNewZealand #ManaakiScholars

It's that time of year again. 🎁 2024 has been another big year for Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional, and our partners, clients, and of course, our learners. We've delivered over 👇 ⌛ 38,848 hours of learning 📖 353 short-courses, programmes, micro-credentials and events 💁 to over 3,960 learners Our top short-course was Crown-Māori Relations—which was delivered by Peter Adds 13 times. 🏆 Group Facilitation Skills delivered by Trish Stonestreet and The Art of Minute Taking delivered by Sherie Pointon followed closely, and the final places on our top five were taken by the first and second levels of our Te Reo Māori language programme—ka rawe! #SpotifyWrapped

This year marks 11 years of the Aspire: Women’s Leadership Development Programme. Each year we invite all programme alumni to come together to reconnect with like-minded wāhine and hear from inspirational guest speakers. At last weeks event, alumni heard from guest speaker Erin Rush—a champion for Pōneke, Wellington, and rugby. Erin talked about the happy consequence of saying yes to new opportunities—if you don’t step forward, you’re always in the same place. This programme is delivered by Trish Lui, Melanie Beirne and Karen Waitt. Register for a 2025 course date and use code SAVE15 at checkout to save 15% > bit.ly/49eCVlp

It’s beginning to look at lot like Christmas at the Kāpuhipuhi office. 🎄 This year, our team put together 8 boxes for Shoebox Christmas—a programme by Koha Tree that connects volunteers with tamariki from local schools, helping to bring joy to our community this holiday season. Nāu te rourou, nāku te rourou, ka ora ai te iwi. With your food basket and my food basket, the people will thrive.

Last week we had our final Lunchtime Learning Series session for 2024—a session on emotional intelligence, delivered by Dr Paul Wood. Paul introduced us to the science of emotions and what emotional intelligence is and explored the role of emotions in decision-making, behaviour, performance, trust, and influencing—offering insights into how emotional intelligence can be built and enhanced. Register for a 2025 Emotional Intelligence course and save 15%. Use code SAVE15 at checkout > bit.ly/4976cyi This session was delivered in partnership with IPANZ as a part of our Capability at Lunch Series.

Register for our next Emerging Leaders Programme—6, 7 & 8 November—and save 10%. Enter code SAVE10 at checkout > bit.ly/3NOdqgM   The Emerging Leaders Programme is one of Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional's most popular courses, and for good reason.   We sat down with past participant, Merlin, and found out how this course and Andrew Fox's teachings have made an impact in his professional and personal life.   Register for the November course here > bit.ly/3NOdqgM

Explore the why, what, how, who, and where of Te Tiriti on our Creating Te Tiriti / Treaty Literacy 1-day short course, developed and delivered by Kathie Irwin PhD, MNZM, MInstD. This course is designed to support individuals and organisations with their understanding of the implications of Te Tiriti and how it can be applied in the workplace. Register for our next Creating Te Tiriti / Treaty Literacy 1-day short course, coming up on Thursday 7 November. Use code SAVE10 at checkout to save 10%. Register here > bit.ly/3UlAUOe

Too much V-U-C-A (Volatility Uncertainty Complexity Ambiguity) in our lives? Maybe there's a little less for Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce members who attended yesterday's Business Skills at Lunch Series delivered by leadership practitioner Andrew Fox. Andrew introduced some great tools to help share whakapapa, build rapport, and trust. The biggest takeaway for emerging leaders was that it starts with knowing and leading yourself whatever stage of your career. We were left feeling much better with a V-U-C-A that we could control - Values Unity Certainty and Agility. Ka pai, Andrew! Dive deeper into your leadership journey with the following courses coming up delivered by Andrew: ⚡ Emerging Leaders Programme | 6, 7 & 8 Nov: https://lnkd.in/g8giC9Td ⚡ Leadership in Action - Practical Tools for Leaders | 19 Nov: https://lnkd.in/gRQ4znxY Register for either of these courses and enter code SAVE10 at checkout to save 10%.

Having a good foundation in data and analytics is important even in the age of AI. Don't believe me? See what Claude and ChatGPT have to say on this topic below. If we've convinced you, I'm teaching a couple of two-day courses in October and November through Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional that might be of interest. The October course is for people who mainly use data-intensive outputs generated by others to make decisions. The November course is for people who mainly generate data-intensive outputs for others to use in decision-making. Details can be found here for the October course: https://lnkd.in/gA2fE_Ew And here for the November course: https://lnkd.in/g36K4_UQ

We had a full house for yesterday's Capability at Lunch session—'Budget 25 and Social Investment', presented by Emily Mason, Managing Director at FrankGroup (FrankAdvice/FrankCapability). Emily explored what the Social Investment Budget means for the public service, diving into three key themes—defining social investment, understanding people’s needs through data and evidence, and the importance of ensuring that all providers—ministers, agencies, advisors, and non-government organizations—know their responsibilities. She encouraged participants to reflect on the power they hold in their roles. So, what did we learn? ⭐ Social investment is essential for ensuring government work truly serves the public. ⭐ Using data to help understand a need empowers public servants to make a real impact. ⭐ Clear accountability is vital for all providers in the ecosystem. Given the topic our audience was from the public sector and not for profit spaces, navigating a landscape of change. We’re thankful to Emily for fostering a thoughtful and engaging discussion. Register for Emily's 'Creating a Compelling Policy Narrative' 1-day short course > https://lnkd.in/guwazHC5 Stay tuned for more sessions in our Capability at Lunch Series, delivered in partnership with IPANZ.