The two required unit standards are:
- 26556 - Demonstrate knowledge required to sell or rent child restraints
- 26557 - Select child restraints for rent or sale, and install them
Find out more about becoming a child restraint technician.
If you have any questions about the competency based system or what to find out how to become
a child restraint trainer or assessor then please email accessrestraints@nzta.govt.nz
Find a child restraint trainer or assessor
If you’re looking to become a child restraint technician, you need to get in touch with a trainer or assessor who can guide you through the training and assessment process.
Child restraint trainers hold (in addition to child restraint technician certification) a range of adult education standards. Trainers (who are also assessors) can both train and assess the competence of new people wishing to certify and assess the competence of those wishing to recertify.
Child restraint assessors are registered with the Retail Institute (ITO) and hold (in addition to child restraint technician certification) a range of standards around the assessment of adult learning.
Assessors can assess your competence against both the theory and practical standards whether you are 'recertifying' or becoming certified for the first time. People who are assessors but not trainers are not qualified to train new people wishing to certify.
It is possible for people to train as an Assessor, without being a trainer.
Assessors and trainers may be employed by a retailer (or other organisation) but they are independent and are free to train or assess anyone.
The region below is where they are located but many of them train groups outside of their area.
| Name | Trainer | Assessor | Region | Landline | Mobile | |
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| Heather Eustace | Yes | Yes | Auckland | 021 237 6410 | keustace@free.net.nz | |
| Karin McDonald | Yes | Yes | Auckland | 021 163 0849 | 021 163 0849 | crta.karinmcdonald@ gmail.com |
| Sue Macilwee | Yes | Tauranga | 07 575 7806 | 021 115 8112 | mt.maunganui@ babyonthemove.co.nz |
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| Rachel Stewart | Yes | Yes | Bay of Plenty | 07 348 0344 | 021 022 48158 | crta.rachelstewart@ gmail.com |
| Fiona Whaanga | Yes | Yes | Hawkes Bay | 027 673 0271 | fiona.whaanga@ plunket.org.nz |
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| Gary Northcott | Yes | Yes | Wellington | 027 491 0735 | gary.northcott@ police.govt.nz |
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| Catherine McLaren | Yes | Wellington | 04 460 4611 | catherine.mclaren@ plunket.org.nz |
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| Viv Morton | Yes | Yes | Wellington | 04 234 7071 | 027 645 1146 | morton_family@ xtra.co.nz |
| Claire Turner | Yes | Nelson | 03 547 2244 | 027 275 2786 | claire@ babyonthemove.co.nz |
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| Aynsley Wilkinson | Yes | Yes | Nelson-Marlborough-Tasman | 027 268 6600 | adw@ vodafone.co.nz |
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| Rosey Bristow | Yes | Yes | Waimakariri | 03 313 8555 | 021 133 7977 | bristow.family@ quicksilver.net.nz |
| Amanda Franklin | Yes | Christchurch | 03 389 7066 | 021 959 971 | east.christchurch@ babyonthemove.co.nz |
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| Julie Clarke | Yes | Yes | Otago | 03 476 2222 | 027 444 7094 | dunedin@ babyonthemove.co.nz |
| Sue Campbell | Yes | Otago | 03 470 0505 | 027 244 4430 | sue.campbell@ plunket.org.nz |
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| Kathryn Impelmans | Yes | Yes | Southland | 03 214 2546 | 027 859 9815 | impelmans@ xtra.co.nz |
How to become a trainer and or a registered assessor
If you are already a competency certified child restraint technician and would like to train as a trainer and /or become a registered assessor within the competency certification process, then please email accessrestraints@nzta.govt.nz.
