Join three-day PARTH training to harness the power of positive relationships in your mahi.
Join a growing network of kaimahi,
managers and organisations transforming practice one relationship at a time.
If you want to learn more, the next PARTH course is in Palmerston North from the 28th October to 30th October, 2026 at Te Aroha Noa Community Services in Highbury.
Accredited PARTH trainers from Te Aroha Noa Community Services, Tuilaepa Youth Mentoring Services and Innov8 Group lead this programme.
The fee is $900 incl. GST for three days
Early bird fee $750 incl. GST
Early bird registrations close 28th August 2026
Final day for registration 28th September 2026
What you will learn
On this interactive course, led by frontline kaimahi and managers, you will learn about the PARTH framework, the evidence behind it and practical techniques for building and sustaining change-focused relationships with rangatahi and tāngata.
Who is the training for?
This training is for anyone who works with rangatahi, tāngata, tamariki and whānau. PARTH focuses on how to ‘be’ not what to do, so it fits with any other professional knowledge and frameworks. We have trained youth workers, social workers, teachers, early-childhood teachers, counsellers, psychologists, midwives, whānau workers and other social service kaimahi, corrections/justice staff and health and education professionals.
Managers
PARTH training shows you how to use the suite of tools and resources that can create a shared language and approach to reflect on practice in teams and organisations.
“Our staff have a common language about their practice. Language is the thread that holds culture together and we know that everyone knows what they are talking about, from the early education teachers, the counsellors, social workers and youth workers as well as the finance officers and the programme leaders.”
Experienced Kaimahi
Rediscover your why. PARTH training helps you connect with your relational super-powers and identify areas to work on.
“I feel I like already do relationship building and that’s one of my strengths. But getting all these extra areas to focus on that I might not have been, and to articulate what I am seeing, it's been good.”
New Kaimahi
PARTH training is a great orientation to human services. It shows the value of the relationship and offers practical and simple ideas to get the best impact from small actions.
“Hearing other people's opinions on what I was doing and having that feedback was invaluable. It was fantastic and really helped me feel more confident in the work I was doing.”
- “I needed something like this, a tool that allowed me to consider my strengths and my passion within this work and also gave me a little bit of a push towards the things that I can hold myself to account for.”
- “There is the research context and then it’s fantastic hearing from practitioners who can give their experience”
- “The PARTH training has given us a
common language to use in our
multi-disciplinary teams. Because all our
staff have now been trained, we have a
shared framework to reflect on our
practice”.
PARTH Training is delivered by three kaitiaki organisations who have accredited trainers.
PARTH Taster Modules
Kaimahi and researchers in Aotearoa have created these quick taster modules to give you a brief overview of PARTH that you can explore in your own time. Below are 3 brief powerpoint introductory modules and a Pick-a-PARTH scenario learning module. Some of the resources have quizzes. You will be asked for contact details to help us learn about who is using our resources. We may get in touch with you to let you know about future training events.
To really understand how to make your mahi more impactful attend one of the 3-day training events - complete the registration or inquiry form on this page.
Thanks to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for funding the research that created these resources (MAUX2006).
This work by J. Sanders, R. Munford, J. Webster, J. Mercier, D. Abbott & L. Liebenberg is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
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