National Certificate in Employment Support (Level 4)

The National Certificate in Employment Support (Level 4) [Ref: 1173] is an entry level qualification for people who provide or wish to provide employment support services. They may work in employment support service settings, or provide employment support as part of their work in government departments, or community support, human service, mental health, or social service settings.

People awarded this qualification are able to provide employment support with a diverse range of people, who may include disabled people, mental health consumers/tangata whai ora, and others who are disadvantaged in the labour market for a variety of reasons.

People awarded this qualification are able to describe aspects of living in a disabling society. They can demonstrate communication skills and describe ways to provide employment support and related services for diverse service user groups. They are able to participate in and contribute to career planning; job development; and workplace training and ongoing employment support. They work within the framework of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ethics, and relevant legislation. They will work under the supervision of a qualified practitioner.

The elective section of the qualification enables people to tailor their qualification to the context in which they work, by adding other unit standards from relevant Subfields on the Directory of Assessment Standards.

This qualification can lead on to the National Diploma in Employment Support (Level 6) [Ref: 1040], as well as other human services, mental health, and social services qualifications.

Start a career and contribute to New Zealand’s social good The growing and vital health and wellbeing sectors have a shortage of qualified workers. There are significant employment opportunities for young people to start a lifelong, rewarding career. Through on-the-job training such as an apprenticeship, there’s an opportunity to earn while you learn, get practical skills and work towards achieving a nationally recognised qualification without taking on a student loan.

Careerforce is the Industry Training Organisation (ITO) for the health, wellbeing, social and community sectors, we support New Zealand workplaces to run workplace training programmes for their staff.

Visit the Careerforce website for more information: https://www.careerforce.org.nz/