- This is a fee-for-service course. There is no government funding available for Individuals, however, Businesses may be eligible for co-funded development support
Course overview
Raise your capabilities and inspire transformative change.
To lead tomorrow with confidence and competence, you will need a strong suite of cross-disciplinary skills. To thrive in today’s competitive workplace requires you to reach far beyond expertise in your field.
Change is constant, and the challenges we face are increasing in complexity. Fortunately, these critical skills can be taught. In 8 weeks, you will master the abilities you need to flourish as an employee or employer, and to reach new heights in your personal and professional life.
Discover how to influence and motivate others, and build closer relationships based on trust and respect. Learn to communicate with persuasion, take intelligent risks, and use creativity and collaboration to tackle complex problems.
Develop the ability to manage stress and increase flexibility, and to adapt and thrive on the challenges coming your way. In the process, learn the foundations of personal and professional success in tomorrow’s world.
The transformation doesn’t stop when you finish the programme. You’ll build the foundation for life-long performance improvement, and the ability to raise the capabilities of you and those around you.
Rise to the next level in your career, and equip yourself with the skills you’ll need to thrive in any setting with the Skills for Success programme. Enquire today to secure your place in the next course.
Campus locations
What you'll learn
- Learn the foundation for success
- Create an intentional future
- Strengthen relationships
- Be more persuasive
- Manage stress
- Gain enthusiastic cooperation
- Present ideas clearly
- Energise communications
- Influence others
- Develop flexibility
- Develop a vision for the future
Recognition

Study method
- In-classIn class delivery - predominately face to face course content conducted at a specific location
- BlendedBlended delivery - both online course content and partial face to face requirements
- OnlineOnline delivery - online course content with the exception of assessments and work placement
- VirtualVirtual Delivery - Live and interactive classroom-style learning conducted completely online
Locations
- Auckland
- Christchurch
- Nelson Bays
- Wellington
Duration study load
This is a 6-week course for each location.
Auckland
- 14th of February – 21st of March: 8:30 am – 4 pm OR 12:30 pm – 4 pm
- 23rd of May – 27th of June 8:30 am – 4 pm OR 12:30 pm – 4 pm
- 31st of October – 5th of December: 8:30 am – 4 pm OR 12:30 pm – 4 pm
Christchurch
- 14th of February – 21st of March: 8:30 am – 4 pm OR 12:30 pm – 4 pm
- 25th of July – 29th of August: 8:30 am – 4 pm OR 12:30 pm – 4 pm
Assessment
- Complete 8 of 8 sessions
- Successful completion of assignments
Subjects
- Learn methods to connect with others
- Expand our capacity to achieve our vision by committing to breakthroughs
- Familiarise ourself with the Five Drivers of Success
- Focus on people as individuals
- Create positive first impressions
- Use methods for remembering names
- Learn to apply a process for memory improvement
- Become familiar with principles for improving human relations
- Identify opportunities for improved business relationships
- Use professional experiences to communicate more confidently
- Communicate with more clarity and conciseness
- Discover how past experiences influence behaviour
- Recognise the impact negative stress has on our results and effectiveness
- Commit to using concepts and principles to better handle stress
- Discover that business professionals can prepare for and address challenges that we face more effectively
About Dale Carnegie
For over a century, Dale Carnegie has been improving individual and business performance around the world. While our training techniques continue to evolve, our core principles remain true to a single vision: real transformation begins within.
A rich history and a proven, innovative process has connected Dale Carnegie training to people around the world seeking real transformation and impactful results.
Dale Carnegie's focus has always been people connecting with people. Our multistep process is centred around modern training techniques that provides measurable results and real-world learnings.
The Dale Carnegie experience engages learners from the initial contact through follow-up and support to reinforce key behaviours. Our methodology supports the development of skills and habits needed to sustain performance change. We believe that the emotional shift is as important as the behaviour shift.
We focus our development offering across six key topics;
Presentation, Leadership, Sales, Customer Service, Organisational Development and People.