If so, book a free one-to-one session with a career professional to make a personalised career plan, gain confidence or create a CV.

When: Fridays, 10am-5pm
Where: Connected Centre, Work and Income, 22 Bridge St, Nelson

Face to face, phone and online appointments are available.

Request a booking Connectednelson@msd.govt.nz

Come and have a chat with Employable to support you into mahi.

When: Thursdays, 9.30am - 2pm
Where: Connected Centre, Work and Income, 22 Bridge Street, Nelson

No appointment necessary, or email connectednelson@msd.govt.nz to make an appointment.

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Helping kiwi jobseekers who have disabilities or health conditions to connect with employers who value their contributions.

Workbridge will work to support you to build a bridge to overcome any employment barriers. They’ll help you find the right job, and support you while you’re in it.

Contact: connectednelson@msd.govt.nz to find out when Workbridge are on-site.

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A popular restaurant and bar based in Nelson CBD is looking for two Front of House workers to join their team.

You will be involved in:

• Table arrangement
• Customer service
• Serving food and beverages
• Handling cutlery and glass
• Operating sales machines.

You will be working 30 hours a week, from 10am-10pm.

Previous hospitality experience is an advantage.

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In the role, you will be working in a close-knit team, loading and unloading ships and ensuring safety of cargo.

You will be working all year round, either on the wharf or on board the ship, at various heights. As this is a hands-on role, a good level of physical fitness is important, and you will be fully trained on the job.

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Youth Employment Success gives rangatahi opportunities to meet youth-friendly employers who can help them explore the industry they’re interested in.

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The role runs from mid-May until the end of September, with the possibility of additional work until December.

In this role you will be:

• Manufacturing product to specification
• Undertaking production line cleaning tasks as required
• Packing fish into required portions.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Be 100% committed to Health and Safety
• Have good time management skills
• Be able to do heavy lifting of 5-10kg.

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Kimi Mahi Mai Find a Job is for anyone looking for work – you don’t have to be on a benefit. If you find a job you’re interested in, contact Work and Income to be put in touch with the employer.  

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The Nelson Technical Institute (NTI) offers a range of courses within the Commercial Road Transport, Machinery Operating and Automotive industry.

They also offer a NZ certificate in Foundation Skills L1 & L2 to enable trainees to get started on the career of your choice.

The programmes focus on industry standards and your individual learning needs.

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Nelson Technical Institute (NTI) is offering you a range of courses in fields such as:

• Commercial Road Transport
• Machinery Operating
• Automotive Engineering.

You will be learning in a purpose-built training venue from people with a wealth of industry experience. You could also get NZ certified in Foundation Skills Levels 1 and 2 to enable trainees to get started on their careers.

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New to Nelson, Vertical Horizonz offers you a range of courses that can upskill you or your business in areas such as:

• Health and safety
• Chemical and electrical safety
• Fire & emergency
• First aid, and more.

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Study for your NZ Certificate in Hospitality (Level 2) and NCEA Level 2 in their 30 week programme at the Nelson Training Centre. This includes a 2 week term breaks obeserved by mainstream schools. Start when you want, the course is offered on a rolling intake.

You will learn in a very practical and hands on learning environment and work experience within local hospitality businesses for suitable learners.

As a youth guarantee funded programme, this course is free for those aged 16-19.
Students 18yrs + are eligible for Student Allowance.

If this sounds like you, or you want to find out more, contact neltrain@xtra.co.nz

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Keep your options open by achieving NCEA credits at school while gaining practical work skills and trades qualifications in a wide range of industries from automotive engineering to uniformed services.

You will be supported to ease your transition into the world of work, identify further training or study opportunities, show you what your career could look like while working towards NCEA.

You will attend 1-day week for the school year hands-on training at NMIT's campuses or at selected schools across our region. Some courses are live-in 'block' courses at Whenua Iti Outdoors.

All courses are free.

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The Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) offer a free career conversation service.

Pop in for a no strings attached chat and see what study options are right for you.

There are a range of free study options available, without using up your ‘fees free’ funding.

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They offer a varierty of free courses (all with rolling intake):

• Literacy & Numeracy,
• Basic Computing Digital Literacy,
• Supported Learning,
• CV & Cover Letter programme,
• Learner Licence,
• Digital Literacy (Documents, Word, Excel),
• Class 2 Licence,
• Literacy & Financing my Future.

If you are interested in any of these courses, please contact Literacy Aotearoa on 03 548 3041 or checkout the Literacy Aotearoa website (external site).

Click on the link below to find the field of study and type of qualification to interest you. Qualifications range from certificate level 1-3 to doctorates.

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Christopher Wilson from HiHo will be taking you through a comprehensive session on email marketing that will cover topics such as:

• Intro to email marketing
• Growing your database
• Automating communications
• Understanding relevance of marketing.  

When: Wednesday 22 May, 9:30am – 11:30pm
Where: Mahitahi Colab, NMIT Te Pukenga Campus A Block, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson

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Inland Revenue (IR) offers three practical sessions:

• Starting a business? Introduction to Business offers information on the different ways to structure your business, expenses you can claim, and how income tax and provisional tax works.
• Are you registered for GST or thinking of registering for GST? GST is to help you learn who needs to register for GST, what GST is charged on, what information must be recorded and how to send this to them, and ceasing your GST registration.
• Are you employing? The Employers session covers who needs to register as an employer, and what information must be recorded and how to send it to IR.

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Through this session, you can learn about the PowerBI business dashboard. This tool can help bring together information from almost any online system such as Xero, Unleashed, WorkflowMax etc. and show that to you in almost any format.

Hear from Richard Butler, from Blueberry IT, about how PowerBI could help you better understand your top performing customers, employee efficiency, and the general health of your business.

When: Tuesday 21 May, 2:30pm – 3:45pm
Where: Mahitahi Colab, NMIT Te Pukenga Campus A Block, 322 Hardy Street, Nelson

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Discuss your business or start up idea with Business Assist.

Business Assist provides free, confidential, independent assistance for business owners or those planning to start a business: free training, monthly network meetings and mentoring for Nelson and Tasman as an Agency for Business Mentors NZ.

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Whether you are looking to upskill your employees or offering your support to work with NMIT Te Pūkenga students, Community Liaison Advisor is available to work with you.

The advisor will have a chat with you to understand the goals for your business and employees.

Book a free 15-30 minute conversation (external link)

Richmond Unlimited's objective is to promote Richmond as the most convenient and appealing destination for Shopping, Service or to establish a new business.

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The Nelson Tasman Chamber run workshops during the year covering topical issues and various aspects of running a business.

Under the Regional Business Partner Network, the chamber can provide vouchers for up to 50% off the cost of expert coaching or training to improve your business capability.

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