Capital Training has been nominated for the 2021 People’s Choice Accessible Business Awards, for our continued work and support for those with dyslexia. As those with dyslexia are often left behind in traditional schooling systems, we have been recognised in …
Khaled Al-Ibrahim left his homeland for New Zealand over three years ago in search of a better life for him and his family, and to join his other Kiwi family members. His journey here was very tough financially, mentally, and …
Jack joined Capital Training at the end of Year 12. He had decided to leave his high school as he was not enjoying the environment and did not feel that he was getting the most out of his time there. …
I was totally absorbed as Mihi was telling me her story. My mocha sat forgotten and was cooling rapidly as this confident and driven woman was telling me about her time at Capital Training and the success that she has …
Chapter 1: Anxiety, anger and school Anxiety is a world-wide mental health issue that affects millions of people across the globe. Anxiety has been shown and proven to negatively affect a person’s attention span and concentration levels. Throwing someone with …
Ash is a really nice guy who exudes an air of intelligence and competence. As I sat in a café, enjoying a feijoa, pear and elderflower juice while chatting with him, I was struck by his ability to identify and …
Lani Brown is an interesting mix of vibrant, friendly and ultra-diligent. As I sat down with her to gossip about her time at Capital Training over a hot chocolate, I was impressed with her diligence and confidence. I had given …
On Thursday 28th June 2019, Capital Training was privileged to have the opportunity to showcase to the Minister of Employment, Hon Willie Jackson, the impact that our Employment Focused Team have when preparing clients for the modern employment market. Capital …
Lets start from the very beginning This is the unique story of how one mum went from computing class to Microsoft. Michelle Miller is awesome and I want her job. It’s as simple as that. I suppose that I should …
Shaun McLean is a talkative guy, he loves to sit down with a coffee and enjoy a good gossip. The day I met Shaun, we sat down and did exactly that. I quickly learnt how a call to confidence and …
On Wednesday 26th September, Capital Training’s Business Breakfast was held at Parliament, hosted by the Right Honourable Paul Eagle. Representatives from: Red Cross Ideas Services Skills Highway Wellington Boxing Gym Porirua City Council Primary ITO Career Force Corrections Capital and …
Wednesday the 6th of June 2018 is a day that will pass in to legend here at Capital Training. It will also be a day that Renz Harris-Matoe will never forget. I know that this sounds really dramatic; but we …
Tania Kuka is amazing! I really struggle to express how fantastic this Capital Training graduate is and what she means to society. Tania had moved to Upper Hutt from Tauranga, finding herself bored and lethargic, caring full-time to her seven …
I have met some interesting people with very strong personalities in my time. I have met people who travel the world with a camera, I have met shark scientists and I have met guerrilla activists who sail the seas to …
Some people just want to help the world, it is what drives them and what gets them through the tough times. I always admire these people as they seem larger than life and seem to have the world on a …
This is Austin Bly; he is a pretty incredible young man. I went to meet him with the intention of writing about how Capital Training was influential in changing his life and setting him up for the future. As I …
It started in early 2017 when management were informed that NZQA would be visiting us later in the year to conduct one of the infamous EERs (External Evaluation Review). This wasn’t a run of the mill financial audit, this was …
All was quiet at our Capital Training centres as the staff headed off for a noho at Tapu Te Ranga Marae in Island Bay. An amazing 24 hours, where we extended our knowledge of place based education (how to incorporate …
Capital Training was approached by Upper Hutt City Council and given the opportunity to create a design concept for a mural at Fraser Crescent School. What a great design the Youth Guarantee learners came up with. Read the full story …
Just over a year ago we placed one of our TFW learners who’d had a very limited work history into work experience on the Helpdesk at a Telecommunications company. She was then employed on a permanent basis. Today we’ve just …