Applications are open for the Health Workforce New Zealand (HWNZ) Hauora Māori Training Fund and Māori Support Fund.
Applicants must be either working, volunteering or intending to work in the health sector and contribute to improved health outcomes for Māori.
The Hauora Māori Training supports the unregulated workforce to complete certificate, diploma and graduate diploma study at levels 3 -6.
The Māori Support Fund provides support for trainees to access mentoring, cultural supervision and cultural development activities that enhances personal, cultural and professional help. This fund is NOT for tuition fees.
This funding covers students/applicants who are employed in areas funded via the DHB/Ministry of Health. These include, but are not exclusive to:
Career development
Note: Degrees and Masters levels papers are not supported by this funding, however and applicant studying at a level 7 paper will be considered and determined by HWNZ.
Funding available for HWNZ Hauora Māori Training Fund is $5995 per applicant (GST excluded).
This amount includes:
An accomodation subsidy may be available for actual trainee costs for accomodation required at the agreed training programme location
A maximum of up to $500 is available for course related costs.
Hauora Māori Training Fund is open till the end of Semester 2 (15 November 2021)
Funding available is a maximum of $1200 per applicant (GST excluded).
Up to $200 can be used for course related costs.
Cultural development activities should be part of the support plan agreed to by the trainee and supervisor and can include:
Māori Support funding is open to:
Māori Support Fund is open until 15 February 2021.
It is important that you complete all required fields in the application form along with attaching your CV and any other relevant documentation required.
> Hauora Māori Training Fund application form
Please use this application for the Hauora Māori Training Fund and the Māori Support Fund.
All completed applications are to be forwarded to:
Kylee Osborne
Kaitakitaki, Māori Workforce Development
Te Hau Ranga Ora Māori Health Services
Whanganui District Health Board
Private Bag 3003
Whanganui 4500
(06) 3481234 ext 7219
kylee.osborne@wdhb.org.nz
Hauora Māori Training Fund is open till the end of Semester 2 (15 November 2021).
Māori Support Fund is open until 15 February 2021.
Before payments are made, the application and related documents must be approved and we will ned your confirmation of enrolment.
Whanganui District Health Board
100 Heads Road – Whanganui
Attn: Kylee Osborne (Hauora Māori Training Fund)
And that the applicant’s name, course of study and fee costs is included in the invoice.
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