Capability Assessment Tool (CAT)
Build your capability profile
Build your capability profile
NZARM's new Capability Assessment Tool - CAT - is an independent, online assessment that provides individuals with a personalised capability profile, helping professionals set the direction for their career growth.
You get NZARM membership and benefits alongside use of the CAT!
Click the button above to complete your capability profile using the capability assessment tool (CAT)
Answer a series of questions on your capability (this will take around 20 mins)
You can then access your own capability profile page and make the most of free NZARM services until April 2025*
Your capability profile demonstrates your calculated capability across 12 capability areas. Each ârayâ of the sunburst diagram represents each capability area. The capability ray is calculated from three components which are weighted based on feedback from user testing, see the diagram below.
NZARM is building training opportunities in freshwater management and targeted competency areas. We can match individuals with mentors and training courses to share knowledge and experience to grow Aotearoa New Zealand's capacity.
Download Capability Assessment Tool User Guide
NZARM is engaged in a $1.3m project to build New Zealand's capability in natural resource management, to ensure we have a highly capable and qualified sector.
The project seeks to understand current capability and any region-specific gaps, and to address those gaps.
The wide ranging project includes an online assessment tool to help individuals assess and improve their own capability.
Future developments in 2024 will include a skills finder section to find qualified professionals.
NZARM CAT is funded by MfE for all applicants. Completing the CAT gives you free access to NZARM services until April 2025.
With the National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management (NPS-FM) heralding a new era in farm and pastoral land management, farmers and growers around the country need access to skill sets to help them manage environmental risks from their activities and support improvements to natural ecosystems.
To build capability and capacity in New Zealand freshwater management, NZARM has earned $1.3 Million in government and regional council funding over three years from the Essential Freshwater Fund (EFF), part of the Jobs for Nature programme. The EFF supports implementation of the Essential Freshwater reforms by investing in capability and capacity across the spectrum of roles associated with the freshwater management system.
NZARM is partnering with the Ministry for the Environment and regional councils in a capability-building programme spanning 2022 to 2025 to support upskilling across the sector to meet demand. We'll do this by matching resource management professionals with new training opportunities, building a knowledge hub, and linking farmers and growers with the freshwater management expertise they need.