About us
PORSE Education & Training (NZ) Ltd (PET) is an accredited Private Training Establishment with a strong focus on early childhood education and care and nurturing respectful relationships between adults and children.
We have established training and education programmes based on NZQA unit standards. These programmes encourage learners to become more knowledgeable, thoughtful and sensitively attuned to a child’s emotional wellbeing and developing mind in the early years.
The focus of the programmes offered by PET is to provide relevant and purposeful training that enables learners to gain the skills and hands-on practical experience they require to transition from study to work.
PORSE Education & Training (NZ) Ltd is a category 1 provider registered and accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) to deliver the New Zealand Certificate in Early Childhood Education & Care (Level 4) as well as a selection of Level 2 and Level 3 unit standards delivered in secondary schools as a part of the STAR-Gateway programmes.
Accolades/ Achievements
PORSE Education and Training is rated a Category One educational provider by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA). Category One is the highest possible rating.
Independent assessors from NZQA conduct an audit, known as the External Evaluation and Review (EER), on Private Training Establishments PTE’s every four years.
The review process provides NZQA with a judgement on the educational performance and capability in self-assessment of each PTE.
NZQA has advised that it is again “Highly Confident in PE&T educational performance” and “Highly Confident in PE&T self-assessment capability” following the latest External Evaluation and Review, published in November 2016.
Meet the Team
Bhavini Doshi
CEO
Rrahul Dosshi
Managing Director
Niamh Kelly
Group Academic Manager
Sushmita Basnet
Administration & Quality Assurance Coordinator
Emma Osborne
Academic Advisor
Training Tutors
Kelly Greer
Education and Training Tutor Auckland
Adrianne Chilton
Facilitator of Curriculum Design & Delivery
Jordin Whyman
Education and Training Tutor Wellington, South Island
Mata Tepania
Education & Training Development Support
Viv Neale
Education and Training Tutor Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Bay of Plenty, Waikato
Nicole McKerrow
Education & Training Administrator and Business Support
Bhavini Doshii, the founder and CEO of The Rainbow Corner Childcare and Home-Based Care, is an inspirational and motivational leader. She has the ability and passion to develop the vision of leading New Zealand’s high-quality childcare and PORSE
home-based care.
A finalist in the Best Business Woman in 2018, Bhavini has clear objectives and expectations and a strong commitment to the wellbeing of children and community development.
Her philanthropist view is “It takes the whole village to raise a child”.
Bhavini takes pride in her culturally diverse team which reflects the bicultural and multicultural community of New Zealand.
Rrahul Dosshi brings more than 26 years of international management experience to The Rainbow Corner Group of Companies. Much of his career has been spent in Maritime industry, both at sea and ashore where he served in a variety of leadership roles including Ship’s Captain, Harbour Master, Marine Officer, Health and Safety Coordinator for a port, airport and log industry and most recently, Head of Faculty for a premium Educational Institute in Auckland, New Zealand.
Having graduated in Business Management from Massey University, Auckland, Rrahul is a forward thinker, true visionary and
driver of change.