Careerforce: proud BSCNZ Partner

Careerforce is excited to be a BSCNZ Industry partner from June 2025.  Supporting work-based training across the health & wellbeing and cleaning sectors for over 30 years, Careerforce works with thousands of employers across New Zealand.

Over this time, Careerforce has supported tens of thousands of learners into achieving nationally recognised NZQA qualifications through practical on-job training, that recognises and then builds upon their existing competencies.

Careerforce is offering zero fees* on selected employer-led training programmes

Careerforce is making it easier and more affordable than ever, to keep your cleaning team learning and growing.
For a limited time, they are offering zero fees* on selected employer-led training programmes, along with 50% off full-service programmes. A key theme emerging from their annual employer survey was around the financial barriers to training staff, and these enrolment offers are designed to help ease the cost of upskilling while supporting high-quality services across the cleaning sector.

Offer period: 1 May – 31 July 2026
Eligible cleaning programmes include:

•  NZ Certificate in Cleaning (Level 2)
•  NZ Certificate in Cleaning (Level 3)
•  NZ Certificate in Cleaning (Level 3) Supervision Strand
•  NZ Certificate in Cleaning (Level 3) Specialist Cleaning Strand

Key details:

•  Employer-led enrolments are free during the promotion period (standard fees of $150–$220 are waived)
•  Full-service enrolments receive a 50% discount (a saving of between $340 and $467)
•  To qualify, training agreements must be received by 5pm, 31 July 2026
•  Domestic enrolments only

This is an opportunity to invest in your staff’s skills without the financial burden, ensuring your organisation continues to deliver high-quality care and support.
To find out more about Careerforce programmes with zero and reduced fees, go to: www.careerforce.org.nz/real-skills-zero-fees/
To learn more or to get started, please contact Careerforce via 0800 277 486 or email info@careerforce.org.nz.
*Subject to eligibility

Careerforce programmes for the cleaning sector include:

• NZ Level 2 Certificate in Cleaning More >
• NZ Level 3 Certificate in Cleaning More >
• NZ Level 3 Certificate in Cleaning Supervision Strand More >
• NZ Level 3 Certificate in Cleaning Specialist Strand More >
• NZ Level 5 Diploma in Business (Leadership and Management) More >

Recognising that employers have varying capability and capacity to support their work-based learners, workplaces can choose between ‘Employer led’ or ‘Full-service’ enrolments: 

• Employer-led enrolments:  the workplace takes an active role in the training and assessment process, with their staff member(s) trained and qualified as assessors.
• Full-service enrolments: learners are assigned an assessor by Careerforce, who provides full assessment services to the learner for the duration of the training programme.

 For more information about Careerforce programmes, contact Careerforce

www.careerforce.org.nz