Toolbox
Resources that can help you get started
Services run by other organisations — training, funding, and support while you find work. Every link goes to the provider’s own site.
Training and study
Qualifications, apprenticeships and where the funding comes from.
Tertiary Education Commission
Fees Free — your first year of study or training
Government support that can cover fees for your first year of eligible study or your first two years of an apprenticeship.
Start hereTertiary Education Commission
Careers.govt.nz — explore jobs and what they pay
Job profiles across every industry, with pay ranges, entry requirements and what the work is actually like.
Start hereTertiary Education Commission
Apprenticeships and on-the-job training
How to earn while you learn, and which industries have apprenticeships available.
Money and support
Help with costs while you study, train or look for work.
Ministry of Social Development
Work and Income — help while you look for work
Income support, help with course costs, and one-off assistance with things like work clothes or transport to an interview.
Start hereMinistry of Social Development
Transition to Work and Flexi-wage
Practical help getting into a job — including costs like a licence, tools, uniform or your first few weeks of transport.
Finding work
Services that help you search, apply and prepare.
Rights and wellbeing
Knowing where you stand, and who to ask when something is not right.