Te Puni Kōkiri Cadetship Programme

A Professional Development support programme for Māori

Te Puni Kōkiri’s Cadetships programme was established in 2010 to support kaitono (employers) to develop, mentor and train their permanent Māori staff at all career stages into higher-skilled roles.

Mō Te Kaupapa

About The Project


This programme supports Cadets to professionally advance through financially supporting training and upskilling, providing mentorship, and career and training counselling to help them achieve their career goals.

The Cadetships fund is for kaitono (employers) to fund training and development, and pastoral care for Māori kaimahi (staff) at any stage of their careers, to help them move into higher-skilled and better-paid roles. 

Cadetships help Māori kaimahi to develop new skills, improve confidence and leadership abilities, and should lead to better employment opportunities.



Te Puni Kōkiri Cadetship Programme Services

To Tatou Ratonga

Ko wai ka taea te whakauru?

Who we can help


Māori in permanent employment

Māori owned and/or operated businesses

Te Tai Tokerau Northland based

Employees wanting career advancement

Employers wanting to upskill their staff

Employees wanting to set career goals and build capability

Employers seeking staff

Business owners wanting to kōrero (talk)

All skill levels from school leavers - Chief Executives

Employees with intention to remain in their current place of employment fir at least six months


Me pēhea e āwhina ai mātou?

How we can help

Mentorship available 24/7

A tailored Personal Development Plan

Careers counselling

Financial support for training

Advice for training and upskilling

Regular workplace site visits

Passionate and approachable staff

Industry knowledge

Tradies helping tradies

People who are there to support your dreams


He aha tatou i whiriwhiri ai?

Why choose us


Tutaki ki te kapa

Meet The Team

RICHARD LUNN

PROGRAMME MANAGER

MARSH WILLIAMS

TRAINING MANAGER

Testimonials / Whakaaturanga

What our stakeholders have to say

If you are interested in this service for yourself or someone you know, get in touch today!

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