Strategic Goal: If you want to progress your learning at Fresh Desk, you will have the opportunity to do so in the Skills Programme.

How we achieved this in 2024

Skill Bridge 1

New Zealand Certificate in Cleaning

What’s involved?
Get paid to study. Learn best practice skills, safety and service. Earn your New Zealand Certificate in Cleaning Level 2 or Level 3.

You study online by yourself, or with a Fresh Desk buddy. There is a timeframe to complete modules, but you learn at your own pace, fit around your cleaning work. Laptop may be provided
How do I apply?
Limited spaces available, apply by 2 June 2025. If you have your Level 2, apply for the Skills Programme Level 3
Questions
DM Pradeep, Christian, Nicole or Caroline on Slack.

Skill Bridge 2

Be Your Own Boss Mentoring Programme

Goal: Cleaners who wish to do so, can run their own cleaning business.

Mentoring Programme participants were inspired by Alice Dimond at Tokona Te Raki’s amazing report Nau mai te Anamata on skills bridges. The graphic below comes from that report.

2024 Reporting on Staff Development (Training)

What we did: ran a pilot
Pradeep and Suba launch Fab Cleaning Service.
Invested over $20,000 of pro bono mentoring over 6 months. As a result, Fab Cleaning launched and is now generating positive cash flow from three customers.
Handed on one customer to Fab following an auspice period.
Learned from the pilot and improved our mentoring offering.
The return on investment for the project is estimated at $50,000 benefit to the community and the New Zealand economy.
Evidence: Fab cleaning follows quality employment best practice, paying Living Wage to staff and using Eco Choice Aotearoa cleaning products.

Conclusion: Proven scalable pilot of the Fresh Desk “WINZ to LINZ” pathway (lol), from Jobseeker to job creator. How much is saved when just one person comes off the dole?

Next step: investigate investment from a government agency, training provider and corporate customer. We’d love to scale this pilot into other regions. One supportive agency will make a huge impact: get in touch if this is you!