Upcoming volunteer training dates

Check the upcoming training dates at your nearest English Language Partners Centre. Most centres offer between 1 and 3 training courses each year

Centre

Location of Training

Next Training Programme

Cost of Materials

Centre:

Aoraki

Training Location:

At our centre in Timaru

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 2: 15 - 29 August 2026
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Auckland Central & West

Training Location:

At our centre in New Lynn

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 3: 21 - 24 September 2026
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Auckland North Shore

Training Location:

At our centre in the North Shore

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 3: 4 August - 22 October 2026
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Auckland South

Training Location:

Eastview Baptist Centre - 559 Chapel Rd

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 3: 9 October - 13 November 2026
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Bay of Plenty

Training Location:

At our centre in Tauranga

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Christchurch

Training Location:

At our centre

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 3: 27 August - 17 September 2026
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Dunedin

Training Location:

At our centre

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Hawke's Bay

Training Location:

At our centre in Napier

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Horowhenua-Kāpiti

Training Location:

One day in Levin and two days in Palmerston North

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Hutt

Training Location:

At our centre in Lower Hutt

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 2: 15 - 29 August 2026
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Marlborough

Training Location:

At our centre in Blenheim

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Nelson

Training Location:

At our centre

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 2: 17 - 29 August 2026
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Northland

Training Location:

At our centre in Whangarei

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 1: August - September 2026 (dates and times TBC)
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Palmerston North

Training Location:

At our centre

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 2: 4 September - 12 September 2026
Cost of Materials:

$40.00 donation, not compulsory

Centre:

Porirua

Training Location:

At our centre in Lower Hutt

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 2: 15 - 29 August 2026
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Rotorua

Training Location:

At our centre

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Southland

Training Location:

At our centre in Invercargill

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Taranaki

Training Location:

At our centre in New Plymouth

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

$40.00 - refundable upon completion of certification

Centre:

Waikato

Training Location:

At our centre in Hamilton

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 3: 24 July - 7 August 2026
Cost of Materials:

$40.00

Centre:

Wellington

Training Location:

At our centre

Next Training Programme:
Training Course 2: 20 - 22 August 2026
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

Centre:

Whanganui

Training Location:

At our centre

Next Training Programme:
Training completed for the year. Returning in 2027.
Cost of Materials:

No charge for materials

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