Ngā Rangatira o Āpōpō | Tomorrows Leaders Programme

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Growing the next generation of leaders in the Waitaha youth development sector

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🌿 Purpose

A strengths-based leadership development programme designed for senior youth workers, team leaders, and emerging team leaders / leaders who are ready to step up with confidence, clarity, and purpose.

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📘 Programme Snapshot

• Duration: 4 months

• Format: 3 full‑day workshops + individual CliftonStrengths coaching

• Approach: Strengths-based, practical, relational, and grounded in real youth‑sector challenges

• Maximum of 15 participants

 

🧭 What Participants Gain

• Clarity about their leadership style and strengths

• Confidence to lead engaged, motivated teams

• Tools for tough conversations, feedback, and communication

• Strategies for resilience, wellbeing, and managing workload

• A connected learning community across Waitaha

 

🏢 What Organisations Gain

• Leaders who communicate clearly and set expectations well

• Improved engagement and retention across teams

• Reduced pressure on senior managers as team leaders step up

• Stronger organisational capability and continuity

• A more connected, collaborative youth-sector workforce

 

📚 Programme Components

• 16 April - Online Orientation (30min)

Overview of programme, its structure and timeline

• 14 May Workshop 1 – Understanding Myself
  Self-awareness, growth mindset, feedback, communication, CliftonStrengths foundations

• 18 June Workshop 2 – Leading Myself
  Personal effectiveness, prioritisation, resilience, managing high-volume workflow

• 23 July Workshop 3 – Leading Others
  Team engagement, expectations, SBIN feedback, tough conversations, early leadership challenges

• Individual Coaching
  Three 1:1 CliftonStrengths sessions to deepen insight and apply learning directly to real work situations

 

🌏 Why This Matters

Youth workers often step into leadership without formal development. Investing early builds confident, capable leaders who strengthen teams, support rangatahi with stability and purpose, and contribute to a thriving, resilient youth sector across Waitaha.

‘Mahi Tūturu’ the Landscape of Youth Work in Aotearoa report 2025 identified that there were leadership pathways missing for those moving into team leadership. showed a real need for leader development, this is one wayto begin to fill that gap.

Ngā Rangatira o Apōpō hopes to develop leaders who stay, grow, and create lasting impact for rangatahi and whānau.

 

🎯 Who Should Attend

Senior youth workers, team leaders, and up and coming team leaders/ leaders from across the youth development sector.

 

🏫Who are the facilitators?

Rerenga Awa are hosting this training and have partnered with Jade Beaman from Hatch Talent to offer this training, Jade has a youth work background and has been involved in the sector in various ways for many years.

 

💲Cost                                                                 

Through funding we are able to offer this training at a heavily discounted rate.

$500 per person. If cost is a barrier, we would love to chat and come up with something that will work. The actual cost per participant is over $2000.

 

📣How to apply

Managers can nominate those they think would benefit from this programme.

Nominations close 2 April

If you want to find out more come along to an information session or reach out to Tim tim@cywc.org.nz