Professional Development for you and your organisation

Build your individual and organisation’s capability to succeed through short courses, micro-credentials, and customised programmes

Invest in professional development that's designed to meet your needs

Develop the skills organisations need today – skills that span roles and sectors. Finding the best course can be overwhelming. We bring together University knowledge and industry experience to make it easy for you. Our courses are designed to be practical and accessible to meet your specific needs and accelerate your success.

Build capability

Elevate individual, team, organisation and sector capability to deliver results. Select from New Zealand’s largest range of short courses, micro-credentials, and learning events or co-design a programme with our learning designers to suit your needs.

Customised for you and your organisation

We tailor our content and access world-leading academics and industry experts to create customised programmes for your specific needs and priorities, for your executives and your future leaders.

Learn flexibly and effectively

Live online or in-person, self-paced or collaborative expert led workshops. We offer a range of structures and styles. We combine access and convenience with comprehensive support to ensure successful completion.

Recognition and quality

Learning is underpinned by the quality you would expect from Te Herenga Waka−Victoria University of Wellington. Learning is recognised with digital badges and micro-credentials to leverage your future success.

Elevate individual, team, organisation and sector capability to deliver results. Select from New Zealand’s largest range of short courses, micro-credentials, and learning events or co-design a programme with our learning designers to suit your needs.

We tailor our content and access world-leading academics and industry experts to create customised programmes for your specific needs and priorities, for your executives and your future leaders.

Live online or in-person, self-paced or collaborative expert led workshops. We offer a range of structures and styles. We combine access and convenience with comprehensive support to ensure successful completion.

Learning is underpinned by the quality you would expect from Te Herenga Waka−Victoria University of Wellington.  Learning is recognised with digital badges and micro-credentials to leverage your future success.

Short Courses

Find out more about Short courses & micro-credentials
Choose from a broad range of short courses, including micro-credentials covering many skills and capability areas. Attend a public course or organise a date for your team.

Customised Programmes

Find out more about Customised Programmes
Private, tailored programmes co-designed with you to meet your priorities and needs. Our programmes can include courses, workshops, speakers, peer learning, coaching and more.

International Programmes

Find out more about International Programmes
We create programmes for international governments, global organisations and for the Manaaki New Zealand Scholarship programme.

Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional is your professional development partner of choice

Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional is the executive and professional development arm of Victoria University of Wellington. 

Finding the right training can be challenging and time-consuming. Our clients often struggle with identifying the most relevant and high-quality courses to advance their skills and meet professional goals. 

We partner with experienced facilitators, industry leading practitioners, and Victoria University experts to offer courses tailored to your needs. Our programmes are designed to be convenient, practical, and accessible, ensuring that you receive top-notch professional development that delivers real results. Whether you want to enrol in an existing course or customise a programme, we are here to simplify the process and support your success.

Contact us

Contact us to discuss finding the right course, customising a programme, planning your professional development project, for help enrolling or any other queries

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Moving capably and confidently through today’s world requires ongoing development of your professional skills

Kāpuhipuhi Wellington Uni-Professional helps you build them – with a market-leading, constantly evolving range of courses that you can select from and combine to suit you. Shaping your professional development, to the skills that organisations need – across roles, professions, and industries.

We've supported the training and staff development needs of a wide range of New Zealand companies and organisations

It was inclusive, engaging and enjoyable...

“The Aspire Programme gave me a huge confidence boost and understanding of leadership, especially for women in the workplace. It was inclusive, engaging and enjoyable—and I now have a great toolkit to up my leadership game.”

Participant from Radio New Zealand, Aspire: Women’s Leadership Development Programme 

This is a must for anyone...

“This is a must for anyone in leadership, governance, politics, policy or public service in Aotearoa.”

Past Learner, The Wall Walk

Upcoming courses

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3 days
In-Person
NZD 2,595

Emerging Leaders Programme

Develop your leadership strengths with practical tools, real-world strategies, and techniques to achieve success through others.
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2 hours
In-Person

Digital Accessibility Discussion Group

A community of practice for Wellingtonians who design, build and publish web content. We meet to discuss ways to improve digital accessibility in our organisations.
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2 x half-days
Online
NZD 895

Trainer’s Toolkit

Gain confidence and become better equipped to deliver training whether it be online or face-to-face, to any size audience.
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6 weeks
Online
NZD 995

Restorative Foundations: Health and Disability

Theory, values and principles of restorative practice in a health system context and a Tiriti o Waitangi framework.
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1 day, 9am–4.30pm
In-Person
NZD 895

Coaching Conversations

Unlock others potential through great coaching conversations.
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3 x 10 week (20 hr) courses
In-Person
NZD 555

Te Rou – Workplace Te Reo Māori

Build your te reo Māori with a micro-credential designed for the workplace.
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10 x 2hr Sessions
In-Person
NZD 595

Te Kaupeka – Workplace Te Reo Māori 1

Start your te reo Māori learning journey here.
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1 day, 9am–4.30pm
In-Person
NZD 895

Business and Government Writing Essentials: Clear, Concise, Compelling

Easily applicable plain language tools and techniques to make your writing crisp, clear, and effective.
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1 day, 9am–4.30pm
In-Person
NZD 895

The Art of Minute Taking

Learn all the skills to take accurate and effective minutes and action points for a variety of meeting types.
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1 day, 9am–4.30pm
In-Person
NZD 895

Machinery of Government

An introductory course into Aotearoa New Zealand's Government and the wider workings of the public and state sector environment.
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12 sessions
Online
NZD 650

Te Mata o Te Arero

Join us for a dynamic 12-week journey into the deeper, more exciting aspects of te reo Māori! This course is designed to explore advanced language features in a fun, engaging way, making it accessible to all learning styles.
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2 days
In-Person
NZD 1,495

Systems Thinking

Elevate your strategic decisions with tools to understand the complex business, economic, environmental, political and social systems within which we operate.

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Upcoming events

Capability at Lunch Series

Capability @ Lunch Series: Enhance Your Cultural Intelligence

12 - 1pm
Wednesday, 27 August
Developing cultural intelligence is essential in today's interconnected world, where diverse perspectives, values, and customs influence our interactions.
RHLT3 Rutherford House, Wellington
Capability at Lunch Series

Capability @ Lunch Series: Understanding Your Customer: Beyond Data to Deep Insights

12 - 1pm
Thursday, 18 September
The most successful organisations realise the importance of knowing your customer better than anyone else—and connecting this insight across the organisation.
RHLT3 Rutherford House, Wellington
Capability at Lunch Series

Capability @ Lunch Series: ChatGPT Playbook for Behaviour Change

12 - 1pm
Tuesday, 14 October
What happens when ChatGPT learns to think like a behavioural scientist? Vishal George found out the hard way—it outperformed him in designing strategies for behaviour change.
RHLT3 Rutherford House, Wellington
Capability at Lunch Series

Capability @ Lunch Series: The Size of the NZ State – Myths and Realities

12 - 1pm
Wednesday, 19 November
The role and size of government in New Zealand is often hotly debated—frequently without much supporting evidence.
RHLT3 Rutherford House, Wellington

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