What's happening now?
With the academic year in full swing, Skills Matter programmes are running well and we are meeting with education providers.
Across the six Skills Matter programmes, courses are offered through 12 contracts with seven providers - please visit our ‘Your 2010 funding questions answered’ page for full programme and provider details.
Since taking on the management of the Skills Matter contract in 2008, Te Pou has funded the training of 535 frontline clinical postgraduate trainees. A total of up to 260 trainee places will be funded in 2010, with 140 of these allocated to New Graduate to Specialist Practice – Mental Health and Addiction Nursing programmes. This is an increase of 25 nursing places from 2009 and it equates to $500,000 in additional funding going directly to training our future mental health and addiction nursing workforce.
Te Pou is committed to remaining proactive, efficient and effective in its management of the Skills Matter fund. We have been mindful of our mandate to align the fund with the strategic intent of the Ministry of Health and channel funds to identified areas of mental health and addiction workforce need.
For more information
Please contact kristie.wilcox "at" tepou.co.nz.