2009 Annual Report

The 2009 Annual Report affirms SARINZ developing reputation as New Zealand's SAR training experts. Some of the many highlights detailed in the report include:

• Increasing training profile significantly with 2300 people attending SARINZ training.
• Accompanying the dramatic increase in student numbers was a very pleasing increase in the diversity of people receiving SARINZ training.
• Playing a central role in the delivery of the TV One series The Missing.
• Jointly hosting national launch of The Missing, an event that was significant in the consolidation it lent to our strategic relationship with LandSAR.
• In association with Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP), staging an inaugural and extraordinarily effective instructor training forum.
• Adapting, developing and delivering six new courses to new and existing clients.
• Playing central roles in developing the SAR Core Curriculum, and reviewing the TPP SAR curriculum to ensure it is fit-for-purpose in 2010 and beyond.
• Coordinating a significant SARINZ Trust POD research project.
• Completing Private Training Establishment (PTE) registration with NZQA.
• Entering a research partnership with New Zealand Oil & Gas Ltd (NZOG).
• Developing new business with Fonterra, Civil Defence and ITOs, and completing project work for Antarctica New Zealand and NZSAR.
• Negotiating a new, much larger and more appropriate office and training facilities.

SARINZ Trust and SARINZ Ltd thank you for your contribution in 2009. We look forward to your continued support as we focus on improving operational SAR performance through education: helping others save lives.

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