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Manager's Mega Training Day

Napier
31 March 2025
When it comes to navigating New Zealand's ever-evolving early childhood education landscape, you can’t go past the trusted expertise of Sue Kurtovich.

$275.00 inc GST per person
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Manager’s Mega Training Day

Every year, Sue embarks on a road trip across the country, bringing with her an unmissable series of seminars designed specifically for those leading ECE services. If you're ready to stay ahead of the curve in our rapidly changing regulatory environment and sharpen your management skills, look no further!

Perfect for ECE managers who want to stay up-to-date with critical regulations and learn innovative management techniques.

A must-attend event packed with essential ECE and employment regulation updates, plus tips and strategies to master your role.

Location

Napier War Memorial Centre, 48 Marine Parade, Napier

Date

Monday 31 March, 2025

Time

Registration from 8.30am, Seminar from 9.00am - 3.00pm

Sue will cover in this session: 

1. Your Team

Creative Staff Development
The quality and success of every centre is dependent on the attitude and performance of the adults who work there.

Learn new ways to:
  • lift performance with effective professional learning and development
  • energise, motivate and excite your team
  • help your team work through differences of professional opinion in a healthy way that strengthens and unites
  • identify and manage underperformers

2. Compliance

ERO’s New Improvement Framework
  • Understand the new continuum from ‘Improvement Required’ through to ‘Excelling’
  • Know what is takes to be above the ‘quality’ threshold
  • Use the new framework to inform your internal evaluation

Accidents, Incidents and Complaints
  • Learn how to investigate an incident, accident or complaint, including how to document your investigation
  • Understand the MoE’s powers and processes for investigating incidents, accidents and complaints
  • Know your rights and responsibilities during a MoE investigation
  • Understand the cost of getting it wrong

Licensing Criteria - Parent Involvement and Information
  • Know the regulatory requirements
  • Ensure you can demonstrate that you are meeting GMA1 – GMA4

3. Legislation Update

What's Coming:
  • Overview of the significant recommendations from the ECE Regulatory Review and what we can expect next
  • Update on the promised Funding Review
  • Progress report on the Government review of the Holidays Act and the Health and Safety at Work Act

4. Personal Growth

Working Under Pressure
Learn some new techniques to help you cope with the inevitable pressures of the centre manager role, including how best to stay on top of the plethora of change that is coming

What is included?

  • Seminar handouts
  • Tea and coffee on arrival
  • Morning tea
  • Lunch
Special dietary requirements to be advised at registration

Ticket price: $275.00 GST inclusive

Terms and conditions of registration:

If Kurtovich Consulting cancels this seminar for any reason, all fees will be refunded. No cancellation permitted, but registration may be transferred to another person. 

Content:

A balance of must know ECE and employment regulation, as well as ideas, tips and innovative ways to be successful in the key tasks of the manager role. An essential seminar for those leading ECE services, who want to keep up-to-date in our fast changing regulatory environment and sharpen their management skills.
About the presenter

Sue Kurtovich

Sue Kurtovich is a highly experienced and trusted voice in the early childhood sector in New Zealand. She is our "go-to" person for factual information and reliable updates on policy and regulatory updates in early childhood education.

Sue has created a range of useful courses and recorded webinars to support ECE managers and center owners, which are available for single purchase or through our membership subscription.

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