Worksafe Reps
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions – Te Kauae Kaimahi is the leading provider of Health and Safety Representative training in New Zealand. NZ Council of Trade Unions has a long history of working on economic, social development and health and safety issues. We have been delivering health and safety representative training since 2003, and are currently the largest providers of this training in New Zealand. We have developed health and safety representative course materials for stages 1, 2 and 3. These courses have been approved under part 19G (1) and 46A of the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. Our reach extends to employers and workers across New Zealand and in a wide range of industries, through our existing membership base; training is offered in both metropolitan and provincial centres. We offer the following advantages:
- A network of professional trainers across New Zealand;
- Proven experience in achieving good outcomes through training and training across all three levels of training;
- The ability to consolidate learning through workplace union networks and onsite support;
- Existing close working relationship with the ACC and the Department of Labour, as the prime government agencies working in this area;
- An understanding of the importance of excellence in health and safety practices at workplaces in the context of the need to build modern competitive workplace organisations based on a commitment to workplace and workforce development.
Please note that there are strict criteria around eligibility for this funding which is only available for active health and safety representatives (not managers). Priority will be given to H&S reps who work in ACC’s key industry sectors: Agriculture, Construction, Forestry, Residential Care, Manufacturing (all areas) and Road Freight Transport.
For a list of the qualifying classification codes (PCU) please click here. A small number of funded places are also available for other sectors but the allocation is strictly limited. As well as ACC funded courses we provide in house training and user pays courses. For information about registering for free courses and in house/user pays courses, please contact our Regional Health and Safety Training Coordinators:
Pat Bolster patb@nzctu.org.nz - Auckland, Northland, Taranaki, Tauranga and Waikato regions. Phone: 04 385 1334 x821.
Helen Mulholland helenm@nzctu.org.nz - Rotorua, Wairarapa, Manawatu-Wanganui, Wellington, Nelson, South Canterbury, Christchurch, Dunedin. Phone: 04 385 1334 x826
If you require additional information about our training, you can download a brochure (PDF 441kb) with information about the programme and how to participate. Course outlines are available for download:
- Stage One (PDF doc 79kb)
- Stage Two (PDF doc 28kb)
- Stage Three (PDF doc 29kb)
