The health board’s long-term ambition is to be able to fill some of its positions for qualified clinical staff with students from the same culture as many of its patients.
CMDHB workforce consultant Christine Hanley says the board set up health science academies in two local secondary schools in 2010 to help Maori and Pacific students go on to further education, instead of dropping out of school early or not pursuing tertiary study.
One of the country’s largest health providers, CMDHB looks after half million people: many of whom are Maori or Pacific, and living with poverty.
Supreme Winner: Counties Manukau District Health Board – Health Science academies
Diversity Award
Winner: Upper Hutt City Council
Work & Life Award
Winner: Electrix
Highly commended: Far North REAP Society
Walk the Talk Award
Winner: Shaun Brown, Midlands region homes manager, Bupa Care Services
Tomorrow’s Workforce Award
Winner: Counties Manukau District Health Board – Health Science Academies
Highly commended: Department of Corrections
Skills Highway Award
Winner: City Care
Highly commended: Thames Timber
For full review of this year’s award-winning projects see the article
“Building better bonds” in NZ Management magazine’s September issue.
