Universal Wellbeing Events
Upcoming Events in New Zealand and Australia
We’re excited to offer a range of tailored and evidence-based Universal Wellbeing events in 2026. While based in New Zealand and Australia, out events are globally accessible.
New Zealand Events
In 2026 we will host webinars, workshops, programmes and our 2nd Prevention Universal Wellbeing Conference on the 8th and 9th October at The Parnell in Auckland New Zealand … save these days now. Our events empower attendees to implementation the evidence-based Universal Wellbeing Model, Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool, and Universal Wellbeing Charter. Be on the lookout for our stand out launch in 2026 of THE SOURCE and stay tuned for confirmed dates and early bird pricing.
Australia Events
On the 6th and 7th of August 2026, we’re bringing a Universal Wellbeing Symposium to Brisbane Australia for the first time.… save these days now.
This milestone event will support education, health, business, social sectors, workplaces, organisations, community groups, and institutions to implement a new evidence-based Model, approach, practices, resources and practical strategies to address entrenched poor wellbeing outcomes and their costly consequences.
Get ready for an unmissable experience that will inspire change and equip you with tools to make a real difference—details and dates coming soon!
Managing Staff Wellbeing for Performance
Live online leadership workshop
Dates: Thursday 5 March 2026 | Time: 9.30am–4.00pm NZT
Why this workshop exists?
Most managers are now expected to manage staff wellbeing and deliver performance, often without clear guidance on where responsibility begins and ends.
As a result, many leaders unintentionally make decisions that:
Increase pressure while trying to reduce it.
Blur accountability in the name of care.
Normalise overload and performance drift.
Absorb risk that should sit in systems, not individuals
This workshop addresses a problem rarely named directly:
when wellbeing is managed poorly, it becomes a liability rather than a performance enabler.
What this workshop does differently?
This is not wellbeing training.
It is a workshop focused on how managers influence staff capacity, performance, and sustainability through everyday choices and how leadership impacts them.
The workshop examines:
How common management responses quietly erode performance over time
Why well-intentioned flexibility can create inequity and risk
Where wellbeing responsibility legitimately sits in roles
How to lead with care without weakening accountability
What high-performing teams do differently under sustained pressure
The emphasis is on clear thinking under pressure, not scripts, policies, or motivation.
Who this workshop is designed for?
This workshop is designed for professionals who:
Manage people and are accountable for outcomes
Carry responsibility for team performance and staff sustainability
Are expected to handle wellbeing issues without formal authority or structure
Want stronger decision confidence rather than more initiatives
It is suited to:
Team leaders and line managers
Middle and senior leaders
Senior practitioners with staff oversight
Managers operating in high-pressure environments
Outcomes for participants
Participants leave with:
Clearer boundaries around wellbeing and performance responsibilities.
Stronger judgement in complex people decisions.
Reduced invisible load carried by managers.
More consistent leadership practice across teams.
A practical framework for prevention rather than escalation
This supports leaders to improve productivity, retention, and performance stability without increasing emotional labour or management burden.
Research and framework foundation
The workshop is informed by 16 years of applied Universal Wellbeing research, including analysis of how wellbeing failure points emerge within organisational systems.
Rather than adding new wellbeing activity, the framework helps leaders:
Identify where pressure is being produced
Reduce inefficiency created by unclear expectations
Improve return on investment from existing people practices
The focus is on organisational leverage, not individual resilience.
Individual registration :
This includes:
· Full-day live online workshop
· Facilitated professional learning
· Post-workshop reflection and application guidance
Secure a place
Individual registration: NZD $395 + GST
*Once added to your cart, head to the cart to finalise your registration.
Staff Workplace Wellbeing Elevator
In-person | Hilton Auckland, Karaka
Dates: Firday 13 March 2026 | Time: 9.30am–4.00pm NZT
Purpose of the workshop
Workplace wellbeing is shaped less by individuals understandings and wellbeing related actions.
The Staff Workplace Wellbeing Elevator has been developed as a practical, research-informed workshop that supports staff to understand exactly what wellbeing is, how you can influence and improve it and how you can sustain positive wellbeing in real workplaces. The approach shared will strengthened without adding pressure, workload, or complexity.
This workshop provides a clear, shared foundation for wellbeing that can be applied immediately by individuals, and across teams and organisations.
It is not a motivational session.
It is a practical professional learning day focused on everyday application.
What does this workshop do differently?
Rather than introducing new initiatives or programmes, the workshop focuses on:
What exactly wellbeing is?
How everyday work practices influence wellbeing?
Where unnecessary friction and pressure accumulate?
Small, meaningful adjustments that reduce strain and improve wellbeing
Shared approaches staff teams can use
Practical wellbeing thinking that fits within existing roles
The emphasis is on usefulness, clarity, and application, not theory alone.
Professional and sector relevance
The Staff Workplace Wellbeing Elevator has been designed for staff from diverse organisations and sectors:
Community and social services
Corporate and organisational environments
Health and wellbeing services
Education
Because the content is not role-specific, organisations often send mixed teams to support shared understanding and consistent practice across different functions.
What participants gain?
Participants leave with:
A shared understanding of workplace wellbeing.
Deep understanding of their own wellbeing profile.
Practical approaches that can be applied immediately.
Greater confidence in navigating everyday pressures.
Reduced reliance on informal or ad-hoc responses.
A clearer understanding of how wellbeing operates within work environments
This supports more consistent, sustainable wellbeing practice across teams.
Research and framework foundation
The workshop is informed by a 16 years of Universal Wellbeing research programme, including analysis of how wellbeing is influenced, and sometimes undermined within organisational systems.
The workshop will support staff to understand how environments, expectations, and routines shape wellbeing outcomes. This will allow organisations to strengthen wellbeing without increasing workload or complexity.
Individual registration :
This includes:
Full-day live online workshop
Facilitated professional learning
Workshop materials
Secure a place
Individual registration: NZD $395 + GST
*Once added to your cart, head to the cart to finalise your registration.
School Staff Wellbeing Workshop
In-person | Hilton Auckland, Karaka
Dates: Firday 19 March 2026 | Time: 9.30am–4.00pm NZT
Purpose of the workshop
Staff wellbeing in schools is now a key concern in most schools.
It is now directly linked to workforce stability, discretionary effort, staff retention, absenteeism, professional conduct, and organisational risk and achievements.
The School Staff Wellbeing Workshop has been developed by the Institute to support school staff to develop their wellbeing understandings to a level where they can improve and maintain positive wellbeing in their workplace rather than attend or experience ad-hoc or reactive responses.
This workshop is designed for school staff seeking to:
Protect and support staff wellbeing
Build staff wellbeing capacity, boundaries, and effectiveness
Reduce hidden costs associated with staff burnout, turnover, and disengagement
Strengthen professional decision-making around wellbeing responsibilities
Improve return on investment from wellbeing initiatives already in place
This is not just a wellbeing awareness session.
It is a research-led professional forum focused on clarity, structure, and long-term value. Attendees will be able to identify the state of their own wellbeing and steps that could benefit them in the future
Research and model foundation
The workshop is grounded in the Institute’s Universal Wellbeing Model, developed through a 16 year wellbeing research programme conducted across education, health, community and diverse organisational systems.
The model supports school staff to:
Understand exactly what wellbeing is and how wellbeing is influenced.
Identify individual staff members personal wellbeing profiles.
Identify where pressure, and risk accumulate in the workplace.
Shift from reactive to prevention orientated staff wellbeing responses and systems.
Align wellbeing activity with leadership structures, policy, legislation, and accountability
Rather than adding new initiatives, the model helps school staff improve their positive wellbeing levels and maintain their impact.
Wellbeing, performance, and return on investment
School staff increasingly invest time and resources into their work, yet often struggle to demonstrate impact.
This workshop explicitly addresses:
How wellbeing influences productivity, attendance, and staff effectiveness.
What school staff wellbeing levels are.
Where poorly structured wellbeing activity leads to role strain and diminishing returns.
How research-based wellbeing thinking supports more efficient use of time and resources.
Why prevention-oriented approaches reduce downstream costs.
By strengthening clarity and understandings of wellbeing, the workshop supports school staff to function, thrive and flourish in their workplaces in a best value manner.
What is examined during the workshop?
What wellbeing is?
How wellbeing is influenced and improved?
Where wellbeing responsibility sits within school systems?
How informal wellbeing labour can accumulate and creates risk?
The distinction between care, support, practice, and accountability?
How the Universal Wellbeing Model can be applied within school contexts?
What sustainable prevention looks like in practice?
The emphasis is on capability building, professional judgement, and long-term viability.
Who the workshop is intended for?
All levels of school staff
School leaders and senior leadership teams
Pastoral care and wellbeing leads
SENCOs and learning support leadership
Deans and middle leaders with staff oversight responsibilities
Exclusive evaluation inclusion
To support school staff in translating learning into action, each registration includes access to a confidential and comprehensive research -based Universal Wellbeing Evaluation.
This provides school staff with:
A structured way to understand wellbeing and your wellbeing level
Evidence-informed insight to enhancing and maintaining a high positive level of wellbeing
A baseline for measuring change and improvement over time
Individual registration :
This includes:
Full-day, in-person workshop participation
Workshop materials
Exclusive access to a confidential Universal Wellbeing Evaluation opportunity
Secure a place
Individual registration: NZD $695 + GST
*Once added to your cart, head to the cart to finalise your registration.
School Staff Wellbeing Workshop
In-person | Hilton Auckland, Karaka
Dates: Firday 8 May 2026 | Time: 9.30am–4.00pm NZT
Purpose of the workshop
Staff wellbeing in schools is now a key concern in most schools.
It is now directly linked to workforce stability, discretionary effort, staff retention, absenteeism, professional conduct, and organisational risk and achievements.
The School Staff Wellbeing Workshop has been developed by the Institute to support school staff to develop their wellbeing understandings to a level where they can improve and maintain positive wellbeing in their workplace rather than attend or experience ad-hoc or reactive responses.
This workshop is designed for school staff seeking to:
Protect and support staff wellbeing
Build staff wellbeing capacity, boundaries, and effectiveness
Reduce hidden costs associated with staff burnout, turnover, and disengagement
Strengthen professional decision-making around wellbeing responsibilities
Improve return on investment from wellbeing initiatives already in place
This is not just a wellbeing awareness session.
It is a research-led professional forum focused on clarity, structure, and long-term value. Attendees will be able to identify the state of their own wellbeing and steps that could benefit them in the future
Research and model foundation
The workshop is grounded in the Institute’s Universal Wellbeing Model, developed through a 16 year wellbeing research programme conducted across education, health, community and diverse organisational systems.
The model supports school staff to:
Understand exactly what wellbeing is and how wellbeing is influenced.
Identify individual staff members personal wellbeing profiles.
Identify where pressure, and risk accumulate in the workplace.
Shift from reactive to prevention orientated staff wellbeing responses and systems.
Align wellbeing activity with leadership structures, policy, legislation, and accountability
Rather than adding new initiatives, the model helps school staff improve their positive wellbeing levels and maintain their impact.
Wellbeing, performance, and return on investment
School staff increasingly invest time and resources into their work, yet often struggle to demonstrate impact.
This workshop explicitly addresses:
How wellbeing influences productivity, attendance, and staff effectiveness.
What school staff wellbeing levels are.
Where poorly structured wellbeing activity leads to role strain and diminishing returns.
How research-based wellbeing thinking supports more efficient use of time and resources.
Why prevention-oriented approaches reduce downstream costs.
By strengthening clarity and understandings of wellbeing, the workshop supports school staff to function, thrive and flourish in their workplaces in a best value manner.
What is examined during the workshop?
What wellbeing is?
How wellbeing is influenced and improved?
Where wellbeing responsibility sits within school systems?
How informal wellbeing labour can accumulate and creates risk?
The distinction between care, support, practice, and accountability?
How the Universal Wellbeing Model can be applied within school contexts?
What sustainable prevention looks like in practice?
The emphasis is on capability building, professional judgement, and long-term viability.
Who the workshop is intended for?
All levels of school staff
School leaders and senior leadership teams
Pastoral care and wellbeing leads
SENCOs and learning support leadership
Deans and middle leaders with staff oversight responsibilities
Exclusive evaluation inclusion
To support school staff in translating learning into action, each registration includes access to a confidential and comprehensive research -based Universal Wellbeing Evaluation.
This provides school staff with:
A structured way to understand wellbeing and your wellbeing level
Evidence-informed insight to enhancing and maintaining a high positive level of wellbeing
A baseline for measuring change and improvement over time
Individual registration :
This includes:
Full-day, in-person workshop participation
Workshop materials
Exclusive access to a confidential Universal Wellbeing Evaluation opportunity
Secure a place
Individual registration: NZD $695 + GST
*Once added to your cart, head to the cart to finalise your registration.
Managing Staff Wellbeing for Performance
Live online leadership workshop
Dates: Firday 15 May 2026 | Time: 9.30am–4.00pm NZT
Why this workshop exists?
Most managers are now expected to manage staff wellbeing and deliver performance, often without clear guidance on where responsibility begins and ends.
As a result, many leaders unintentionally make decisions that:
Increase pressure while trying to reduce it.
Blur accountability in the name of care.
Normalise overload and performance drift.
Absorb risk that should sit in systems, not individuals
This workshop addresses a problem rarely named directly:
when wellbeing is managed poorly, it becomes a liability rather than a performance enabler.
What this workshop does differently?
This is not wellbeing training.
It is a workshop focused on how managers influence staff capacity, performance, and sustainability through everyday choices and how leadership impacts them.
The workshop examines:
How common management responses quietly erode performance over time
Why well-intentioned flexibility can create inequity and risk
Where wellbeing responsibility legitimately sits in roles
How to lead with care without weakening accountability
What high-performing teams do differently under sustained pressure
The emphasis is on clear thinking under pressure, not scripts, policies, or motivation.
Who this workshop is designed for?
This workshop is designed for professionals who:
Manage people and are accountable for outcomes
Carry responsibility for team performance and staff sustainability
Are expected to handle wellbeing issues without formal authority or structure
Want stronger decision confidence rather than more initiatives
It is suited to:
Team leaders and line managers
Middle and senior leaders
Senior practitioners with staff oversight
Managers operating in high-pressure environments
Outcomes for participants
Participants leave with:
Clearer boundaries around wellbeing and performance responsibilities.
Stronger judgement in complex people decisions.
Reduced invisible load carried by managers.
More consistent leadership practice across teams.
A practical framework for prevention rather than escalation
This supports leaders to improve productivity, retention, and performance stability without increasing emotional labour or management burden.
Research and framework foundation
The workshop is informed by 16 years of applied Universal Wellbeing research, including analysis of how wellbeing failure points emerge within organisational systems.
Rather than adding new wellbeing activity, the framework helps leaders:
Identify where pressure is being produced
Reduce inefficiency created by unclear expectations
Improve return on investment from existing people practices
The focus is on organisational leverage, not individual resilience.
Individual registration :
This includes:
· Full-day live online workshop
· Facilitated professional learning
· Post-workshop reflection and application guidance
Secure a place
Individual registration: NZD $395 + GST
*Once added to your cart, head to the cart to finalise your registration.
Staff Workplace Wellbeing Elevator
In-person | Hilton Auckland, Karaka
Dates: Firday 22 May 2026 | Time: 9.30am–4.00pm NZT
Purpose of the workshop
Workplace wellbeing is shaped less by individuals understandings and wellbeing related actions.
The Staff Workplace Wellbeing Elevator has been developed as a practical, research-informed workshop that supports staff to understand exactly what wellbeing is, how you can influence and improve it and how you can sustain positive wellbeing in real workplaces. The approach shared will strengthened without adding pressure, workload, or complexity.
This workshop provides a clear, shared foundation for wellbeing that can be applied immediately by individuals, and across teams and organisations.
It is not a motivational session.
It is a practical professional learning day focused on everyday application.
What does this workshop do differently?
Rather than introducing new initiatives or programmes, the workshop focuses on:
What exactly wellbeing is?
How everyday work practices influence wellbeing?
Where unnecessary friction and pressure accumulate?
Small, meaningful adjustments that reduce strain and improve wellbeing
Shared approaches staff teams can use
Practical wellbeing thinking that fits within existing roles
The emphasis is on usefulness, clarity, and application, not theory alone.
Professional and sector relevance
The Staff Workplace Wellbeing Elevator has been designed for staff from diverse organisations and sectors:
Community and social services
Corporate and organisational environments
Health and wellbeing services
Education
Because the content is not role-specific, organisations often send mixed teams to support shared understanding and consistent practice across different functions.
What participants gain?
Participants leave with:
A shared understanding of workplace wellbeing.
Deep understanding of their own wellbeing profile.
Practical approaches that can be applied immediately.
Greater confidence in navigating everyday pressures.
Reduced reliance on informal or ad-hoc responses.
A clearer understanding of how wellbeing operates within work environments
This supports more consistent, sustainable wellbeing practice across teams.
Research and framework foundation
The workshop is informed by a 16 years of Universal Wellbeing research programme, including analysis of how wellbeing is influenced, and sometimes undermined within organisational systems.
The workshop will support staff to understand how environments, expectations, and routines shape wellbeing outcomes. This will allow organisations to strengthen wellbeing without increasing workload or complexity.
Individual registration :
This includes:
Full-day live online workshop
Facilitated professional learning
Workshop materials
Secure a place
Individual registration: NZD $395 + GST
*Once added to your cart, head to the cart to finalise your registration.
Introduction to the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) and Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) Workshop
Deepen your practice with the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) and Evaluation Tool (UWET). This 4.5-hour online workshop provides innovative, evidence-based training for Counsellors, Psychologists, and Wellbeing Practitioners. Register today!
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 21 november | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 21 november 2025 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Join this concise and practical 30-minute session introducing the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) — a prevention-first framework built on over 16 years of research. Discover how evidence-based wellbeing design can transform engagement, retention, and performance across workplaces, schools, and community organisations.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series, created to help professionals turn wellbeing theory into measurable results.
What You’ll Learn:
How to apply the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) within your organisation
Real-world examples of effective wellbeing integration in education, healthcare, and business
Practical steps to embed prevention and performance within culture and leadership
Tools to evaluate wellbeing outcomes using measurable indicators
Who Should Attend:
Leaders, managers, HR professionals, educators, and practitioners seeking evidence-based approaches to organisational wellbeing.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive the Zoom link and event reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 21 november | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 21 november 2025 | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Join this concise and practical 30-minute session introducing the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) — a prevention-first framework built on over 16 years of research. Discover how evidence-based wellbeing design can transform engagement, retention, and performance across workplaces, schools, and community organisations.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series, created to help professionals turn wellbeing theory into measurable results.
What You’ll Learn:
How to apply the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) within your organisation
Real-world examples of effective wellbeing integration in education, healthcare, and business
Practical steps to embed prevention and performance within culture and leadership
Tools to evaluate wellbeing outcomes using measurable indicators
Who Should Attend:
Leaders, managers, HR professionals, educators, and practitioners seeking evidence-based approaches to organisational wellbeing.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive the Zoom link and event reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
Transformative New Pastoral Care & Wellbeing Systems for Tertiary/Higher Education Institutions
A full-day professional development workshop for tertiary leaders and wellbeing coordinators, exploring evidence-based systems for pastoral care and wellbeing in tertiary education.
📅 14 November 2025 | Hamilton | 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 7 november 2025 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 7 november 2025 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Join this concise and practical 30-minute session introducing the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) — a prevention-first framework built on over 16 years of research. Discover how evidence-based wellbeing design can transform engagement, retention, and performance across workplaces, schools, and community organisations.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series, created to help professionals turn wellbeing theory into measurable results.
What You’ll Learn:
How to apply the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) within your organisation
Real-world examples of effective wellbeing integration in education, healthcare, and business
Practical steps to embed prevention and performance within culture and leadership
Tools to evaluate wellbeing outcomes using measurable indicators
Who Should Attend:
Leaders, managers, HR professionals, educators, and practitioners seeking evidence-based approaches to organisational wellbeing.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive the Zoom link and event reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 7 november 2025 | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 7 november 2025 | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Join this concise and practical 30-minute session introducing the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) — a prevention-first framework built on over 16 years of research. Discover how evidence-based wellbeing design can transform engagement, retention, and performance across workplaces, schools, and community organisations.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series, created to help professionals turn wellbeing theory into measurable results.
What You’ll Learn:
How to apply the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) within your organisation
Real-world examples of effective wellbeing integration in education, healthcare, and business
Practical steps to embed prevention and performance within culture and leadership
Tools to evaluate wellbeing outcomes using measurable indicators
Who Should Attend:
Leaders, managers, HR professionals, educators, and practitioners seeking evidence-based approaches to organisational wellbeing.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive the Zoom link and event reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) Webinar — 24 October 2025 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) Webinar — 24 October 2025 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Struggling with retention, engagement, and productivity? You’re not alone. Many organisations invest in wellbeing programs—yet burnout, disengagement, and high turnover continue. The difference lies in having data that drives real decisions.
Developed from over 16 years of research, the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) provides a measurable, evidence-based wellbeing framework used across business, education, healthcare, and community sectors. UWET empowers leaders to move from reactive to proactive — designing strategies that genuinely improve engagement, performance, and staff wellbeing.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series — designed to help professionals transform insight into measurable change.
What You’ll Learn:
How to use wellbeing data to drive retention, engagement, and productivity
How wellbeing outcomes directly influence organisational success
How to identify hidden stressors and strengthen staff wellbeing systems
How to design a measurable wellbeing culture that lasts
Who Should Attend:
HR leaders, principals, wellbeing coordinators, business owners, and managers seeking practical, data-driven wellbeing solutions.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive your Zoom link and reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) Webinar — 24 October 2025 | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) Webinar — 24 October 2025 | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Struggling with retention, engagement, and productivity? You’re not alone. Many organisations invest in wellbeing initiatives—yet burnout, disengagement, and high turnover remain. The missing link is data you can act on.
Built on over 16 years of research, the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) provides a measurable, real-time wellbeing system used across corporate, education, health, and nonprofit sectors. Whether you lead a school, business, or public agency, UWET helps you replace assumptions with evidence-based wellbeing strategies that deliver results.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series—created to help professionals apply measurable wellbeing insights in everyday leadership.
What You’ll Learn:
How to use wellbeing metrics to improve retention, engagement, and performance
How wellbeing links directly to growth, culture, and staff outcomes
How to identify hidden stressors within teams and address them effectively
How to build measurable, high-performing wellbeing systems
Who Should Attend:
HR professionals, principals, business owners, wellbeing coordinators, and leaders seeking evidence-based ways to improve engagement and organisational performance.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive your Zoom link and event reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 10 October 2025 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 10 October 2025 | 6:00 – 6:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Join this concise and practical 30-minute session introducing the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) — a prevention-first framework built on over 16 years of research. Discover how evidence-based wellbeing design can transform engagement, retention, and performance across workplaces, schools, and community organisations.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series, created to help professionals turn wellbeing theory into measurable results.
What You’ll Learn:
How to apply the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) within your organisation
Real-world examples of effective wellbeing integration in education, healthcare, and business
Practical steps to embed prevention and performance within culture and leadership
Tools to evaluate wellbeing outcomes using measurable indicators
Who Should Attend:
Leaders, managers, HR professionals, educators, and practitioners seeking evidence-based approaches to organisational wellbeing.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive the Zoom link and event reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 10 October | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) Webinar — 10 October 2025 | 3:00 – 3:30 PM (NZT)
Format: Live Online (Zoom)
Duration: 30 minutes
Cost: Free
Overview:
Join this concise and practical 30-minute session introducing the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) — a prevention-first framework built on over 16 years of research. Discover how evidence-based wellbeing design can transform engagement, retention, and performance across workplaces, schools, and community organisations.
This webinar is part of FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute’s monthly “Universal Wellbeing in Practice” series, created to help professionals turn wellbeing theory into measurable results.
What You’ll Learn:
How to apply the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) within your organisation
Real-world examples of effective wellbeing integration in education, healthcare, and business
Practical steps to embed prevention and performance within culture and leadership
Tools to evaluate wellbeing outcomes using measurable indicators
Who Should Attend:
Leaders, managers, HR professionals, educators, and practitioners seeking evidence-based approaches to organisational wellbeing.
How to Join
Register online to secure your place and receive the Zoom link and event reminder. Attendance is free, but spaces are limited.
New Universal Wellbeing Model & Evaluation Tool for Researchers Workshop
Book your Early Bird tickets now –
save $100–$150 before 12 Sep 2025!
Early Bird ends Fri, 12 Sep 2025
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Advancing Research with Universal Wellbeing
The challenges we face in education, health, and society demand new ways of understanding and measuring wellbeing.
After 16 years of research, the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) and its companion Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) provide robust, evidence-informed frameworks to evaluate what truly drives wellbeing outcomes.
This interactive half-day workshop is designed for:
Researchers seeking reliable resources to embed wellbeing in studies.
Evaluators and policy analysts working to assess interventions and impact.
Academics and postgraduate students interested in applying an evidence-based wellbeing tool.
What You’ll Gain
Deep Understanding of the Universal Wellbeing Model and its evidence base.
Practical Guidance on how and when to use the Evaluation Tool.
Implementation Science Skills to integrate wellbeing measures into projects, policies, and organisations.
Why It Matters
Wellbeing is no longer an optional extra—it is a central factor in education, health, workplaces productivity performance, and community outcomes. This workshop will equip you with an evidence-based framework and the resources to measure and enhance wellbeing in ways that drive meaningful change.
Open to All Who Value Research
Whether you are an academic, researcher, policy adviser, evaluator, or practitioner, this workshop offers insights you can immediately apply. If you know someone in your network who would benefit, please share this opportunity with them.
wORKSHOP DETAILS
Date: Thursday, 9 October 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Location: Online (Microsoft Teams) – link emailed upon registration
Leading Staff and Student Wellbeing Systems
About the Workshop
This full-day workshop is designed for school leaders looking to lift both staff and student outcomes through evidence-based wellbeing systems.
You'll explore the latest wellbeing research, gain access to practical planning tools, and learn how to implement whole-school systems that support achievement and equity — without adding to staff workload.
This is the only public session scheduled in Auckland for 2025.
What You’ll Gain
This practical workshop equips school leaders with the tools, templates, and strategies to design, implement, and sustain whole-school wellbeing systems that lift student achievement and reduce staff burnout.
NEW Evidence-Based Wellbeing Understandings
Learn how to use inquiry-based structures to embed wellbeing across your school.
Practical Planning Tools
Receive resources to help you plan, measure, and monitor implementation.
System-Wide Strategy
Build a scalable wellbeing system aligned with your achievement and equity goals.
Who Should Attend
School Principals & Deputy Principals
Deans and Wellbeing Coordinators
Kāhui Ako Leads
Educational Leaders driving pastoral, behavioural, and engagement outcomes
Workshop Details
Date: Tuesday 19 August 2025
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Location: DoubleTree by Hilton Auckland Karaka
Investment:
$500 per person
$400 per person for group bookings (4+)
Spaces are limited.
Secure your place early to ensure access to this exclusive Auckland session.
Understanding and Implementing the New Pastoral Care Code
A one-day professional development workshop to help tertiary providers understand and implement the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021. Includes frameworks, compliance tools, and strategies to improve student wellbeing and retention.
Measuring What Matters: The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) (Free 30-Minute WEBINAR) | TechWeek 2025
Measuring What Matters: The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)
(Free 30-Minute Webinar)
Part of TechWeek 2025, this session shows how UWET helps you measure and improve wellbeing with confidence, using data that drives better decisions.
Event Summary
Wellbeing is a Competitive Advantage—Make It Measurable
Across industries, organisations are recognising wellbeing as a key performance driver. But without a clear way to track, measure, and understand its impact, how can leaders ensure their efforts create meaningful change?
The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) offers a structured, evidence-based approach to assess and improve wellbeing at the individual, team, and leadership levels. With 16 years of research behind it, UWET provides actionable insights that drive engagement, retention, and workplace culture transformation.
What We'll Cover
✅ Understand the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool—how it assesses and strengthens workplace wellbeing
✅ Learn how to measure wellbeing in a structured, research-backed way—beyond guesswork and generic surveys
✅ See how real-world organisations use UWET to track and improve wellbeing outcomes
✅ Discover how to use wellbeing data effectively to support leadership decisions and workforce strategy
✅ Learn how to apply UWET insights to create healthier, high-performing workplaces
The strongest organisations invest in people-first, measurable wellbeing strategies. Join this session to gain insights you can apply immediately.
📌 Register now to receive your Teams link and take wellbeing from an idea to an advantage.
Date & Time
📅 23rd May 2025 | 🕙 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Tech-Powered Wellbeing: The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) in Action (Free 30-Minute Webinar) | TechWeek 2025
Tech-Powered Wellbeing: The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) in Action
(Free 30-Minute Webinar)
Join us during TechWeek 2025 to explore how the Universal Wellbeing Model is helping forward-thinking organisations embed strategic wellbeing at scale.
Event Summary
Future-Ready Organisations Embed Wellbeing—Here’s How
In a fast-changing world, wellbeing isn’t just about supporting employees—it’s a strategic driver of performance, innovation, and leadership. Forward-thinking organisations worldwide are embedding structured, evidence-based systems that create high-performing, people-first workplace cultures.
The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) is a proven, research-backed framework that helps organisations understand, implement, and sustain wellbeing initiatives in a way that is measurable, adaptable, and results-driven.
What We'll Cover
✅ Understand the Universal Wellbeing Model—a structured framework for embedding wellbeing into leadership, culture, and systems
✅ Learn how to integrate wellbeing into decision-making using practical, real-world applications
✅ Explore key elements of the model, including how to create wellbeing strategies that align with organizational goals
✅ Gain insights into how organisations are using UWM to improve engagement, retention, and workplace culture
✅ Learn how to sustain and increase long-term wellbeing success by shifting from one-off initiatives to a scalable, measurable approach
Wellbeing is the foundation of strong, innovative organisations. This is your opportunity to learn how to implement it strategically—no fluff, just impact.
📌 Register now to receive your Teams link and be part of the global wellbeing movement.
Date & Time
📅 22nd May 2025 | 🕙 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Productivity-Producing Wellbeing Solutions Workshop | TechWeek 2025
Productivity-Producing Wellbeing Solutions Workshop
A powerful 3-hour online workshop as part of TechWeek 2025, guiding organisations to transform wellbeing into measurable productivity using 16 years of research.
Event Summary
Paid 3-Hour Online Workshop | Part of Techweek 2025
Turn Wellbeing into a Measurable Driver of Organisational Performance
This interactive online workshop is designed for businesses and organisations keen to ensure they have the most effective and best value wellbeing system for their organization.
Two new evidence-based wellbeing system options based on 16 years of wellbeing research, that measurably improve productivity and workplace culture are presented along with the opportunity to review your current system.
What We'll Cover
✅ Confidential Universal Wellbeing Evaluation (valued at $250) – optional
✅ Access to comprehensive worksheets & resources (valued at $750)
✅ A deeper understanding of the Universal Wellbeing Model & Evaluation Tool
✅ Practical strategies to measure, monitor, and improve productivity through wellbeing
✅ Guidance to review your organisation’s current system—including risks, costs, and outcomes
✅ The opportunity to develop your own actionable Productivity-Producing Wellbeing Solution
🎯 Designed for organisations seeking high-performing, people-first workplaces.
Date & Time
📅 21st May 2025 | 🕙 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Tech & Wellbeing: Solving the Right Problems in Work & Education | TechWeek 2025
Tech & Wellbeing: Solving the Right Problems in Work & Education
An online workshop as part of TechWeek 2025 for leaders in business, education, and HR seeking evidence-based solutions to productivity, engagement, and retention.
Event Summary
Businesses, educators, and communities are working hard—but are we identifying the real issues?
Economic pressures are forcing companies to cut costs, lifting productivity and profit is urgent .
Job losses are rising, so developing and retaining talent has never been so important.
Student achievement rates are low, reversing disengagement, motivation and inspiration is needed in both education and the workforce.
Wellbeing programs exist, yet burnout and absenteeism remain at record highs.
Everyone is investing in wellbeing, education, and workplace initiatives—so what's missing?
At Techweek 2025, we will challenge out dated ideas, and assumptions and provide solutions to the above.
This session unpacks the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)—an evidence-based resource that quickly identifies the real causes behind workforce disengagement, retention struggles, and poor productivity and profit levels.
We're NOT here to sell another wellbeing trend—we're here to show how developing evidence-based insights can transform decision-making for businesses, schools, and organisations worldwide. Spend less, Achieve more and Faster.
What We'll Cover
✅ The Hidden Gaps in Wellbeing Initiatives – Ways to do better and ensure you do not miss the mark
✅ Recession & Workplace Wellbeing – WAys to engage and meet individual employees needs effectively
✅ Retention & Performance Challenges – How data-driven insights help motivate employees and students engaged
✅ Real-World Case Study: Applying the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) & UWET
✅ Interactive Q&A – Bring your challenges, get real insights
Who Should Attend?
🔹 Business leaders & executives – Find solutions to staff retention & productivity improvements
🔹 HR & People Leaders – Learn why many wellbeing programs fail to perform & how to fix them
🔹 Educators & Institutions – Address declining student engagement & achievement
🔹 Policymakers & Strategists – Seek evidence-based wellbeing systems for long-term impact
Date & Time
📅 20th May 2025 | 🕙 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM NZST
📍Live Online Session (60–90 minutes) via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025
🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)
Event Programme
10:00 AM – 10:10 AM | Welcome & Introduction
10:10 AM – 10:40 AM | Initial Address: Uncovering the Real Issues in Workplace Wellbeing
10:40 AM – 11:20 AM | The Universal Wellbeing Model: The Hidden Gaps in Wellbeing Initiatives
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM | Interactive Session: Applying the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)
11:50 AM – 12:10 PM | Q&A Session
12:10 PM – 12:15 PM | Closing Remarks
FREE School Universal Wellbeing Model Workshop
Join us at the Freedom Wellbeing Institute in Hamilton for a free in-person workshop designed specifically for schools. This hands-on session introduces information about the latest research and practical strategies that support real, measurable improvements for both staff and students.
If you’re involved in wellbeing, pastoral care, management, leadership, or staff development within your school, this is an opportunity to access the latest evidence-based model, a key resource, chance to connect with peers, and leave with strategies you can apply right away.
📅Date: Thursday, 24 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Free of charge (limited spaces available – registration essential)
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What You’ll Learn
During this interactive session, you’ll be introduced to:
The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM): A clear, evidenced-based model for building holistic and sustainable wellbeing within schools and communities.
The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET): A research-backed, confidential evaluation tool that can accurately measure wellbeing levels across your school — both staff and students.
You’ll leave the workshop with practical insights and ways to start your professional Universal Wellbeing Practitioner journey in your school setting.
Who Should Attend
This free workshop is ideal for anyone involved in school wellbeing, including:
School Principals
Deputy and Assistant Principals
Pastoral Care Leads
Wellbeing Coordinators
Health Educators
Guidance Counsellors
Student Support and SENCO Staff
Spaces are limited
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Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
FREE Universal Wellbeing Model Workshop for the Health & Wellbeing Sector
Join us at the FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute premises in Hamilton for a free in-person workshop designed specifically for professionals working in the health and wellbeing space. Whether you're supporting communities, managing wellbeing programmes, or delivering public health services — this is a practical, interactive session made for you.
This workshop will introduce two research-backed frameworks that make wellbeing easier to structure, track, and improve across individuals, organisations, and communities.
📅Date: wednesday, 23 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Free of charge (limited spaces available – registration essential)
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What You’ll Learn
During the session, you’ll be introduced to the following:
The Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM): A structured approach that supports proactive, measurable, and sustainable wellbeing strategies at individual and community levels.
The Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET): A practical and confidential tool for tracking wellbeing outcomes and guiding real-time decisions in programmes or services.
You'll leave the workshop with real tools you can apply immediately in your work.
Who Should Attend
This free workshop is ideal for anyone involved in school wellbeing, including:
Public health
Health promotion
Mental health services
Māori and Pacific health
Whānau Ora
Community wellbeing programmes
NGOs and not-for-profit health organisations
Youth and family support services
Wellbeing Practitioners
Local or regional wellbeing initiatives
Spaces are limited
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Spaces are limited -
Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
April 2025 School Holiday Wellbeing Workshop for students Aged 8+
Join us in Hamilton this April school holidays for a face-to-face Universal Wellbeing Workshop designed for school students aged 8 and over.
Held at the FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute, this interactive 3-hour session offers a meaningful and affordable school holiday activity that helps students understand what wellbeing means and how to care for their own.
Perfect for parents and caregivers looking for educational and engaging school holiday programmes, the workshop introduces students to the Universal Wellbeing Model – a research-backed framework that supports emotional wellbeing, self-awareness, and resilience in everyday life.
📅Date: wednesday, 16 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Just $30 per student. Limited spaces – register now.
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What Students Will Learn
Understanding My Universal Wellbeing is a 3-hour, face-to-face session that introduces students aged 8+ to what wellbeing is and how they can look after their own Universal Wellbeing in everyday life.
This workshop is evidence-based and delivered by experienced, police-vetted educators. Students will be supported throughout the session in a safe, welcoming, and interactive environment.
Spaces are limited
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Spaces are limited -
Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
April 2025 School Holiday Wellbeing Workshop for students Aged 8+
Join us in Hamilton this April school holidays for a face-to-face Universal Wellbeing Workshop designed for school students aged 8 and over.
Held at the FREEDOM Wellbeing Institute, this interactive 3-hour session offers a meaningful and affordable school holiday activity that helps students understand what wellbeing means and how to care for their own.
Perfect for parents and caregivers looking for educational and engaging school holiday programmes, the workshop introduces students to the Universal Wellbeing Model – a research-backed framework that supports emotional wellbeing, self-awareness, and resilience in everyday life.
📅Date: Tuesday, 15 April 2025
🕛Time: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Cost: Just $30 per student. Limited spaces – register now.
📍 Location: Freedom Wellbeing Institute Premises, Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
What Students Will Learn
Understanding My Universal Wellbeing is a 3-hour, face-to-face session that introduces students aged 8+ to what wellbeing is and how they can look after their own Universal Wellbeing in everyday life.
This workshop is evidence-based and delivered by experienced, police-vetted educators. Students will be supported throughout the session in a safe, welcoming, and interactive environment.
Spaces are limited
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Spaces are limited -
Spaces are limited – please secure your spot early to avoid missing out.
NEW ZEALAND|2025 march- Producing Productivity Wellbeing Solutions
Productivity-Producing Universal Wellbeing Workshop
📅 Date: 24 March 2025
⏰ Time: 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Venue: Ibis Auckland Ellerslie
💲 Investment: $500+GST ($400+GST for Chamber members!)
The Missing Link Between Wellbeing & Performance
In every sector—corporate, education, healthcare, and government—leaders are facing the same challenges:
Clients and students are disengaging.
Staff are mentally checking out.
Burnout and turnover are rising.
Traditional wellbeing initiatives aren’t solving the problem.
The issue? Most approaches focus on surface-level symptoms, not the root causes affecting engagement, performance, and productivity.
This workshop introduces a new way of thinking about wellbeing—one that directly connects organisational success with evidence-based wellbeing strategies. Backed by 16 years of research, the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) and Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET) provide a practical, data-driven approach to fixing hidden productivity blockers before they impact staff, clients, and overall business performance.
What You’ll Gain
🔹 Insights into why people disengage—and how to reverse it.
🔹 A structured approach to identifying and solving hidden productivity challenges.
🔹 Research-backed strategies that drive long-term impact—not just short-term relief.
Who Should Attend?
Designed for business leaders, HR professionals, educators, healthcare providers, and decision-makers, this workshop is for anyone who wants to go beyond generic wellbeing programs and apply evidence-based solutions that actually work.
📩 Limited spots available—fill out the form to secure your place today.
For any inquiries, contact contactus@fwi.ac.nz or call +64 27 386 9296.
NEW ZEALAND|2024 universal wellbeing conference
JOIN US!
JOIN US!
IGNITING WELLBEING & PREVENTION PRACTICE
ALL WELCOME!
DATE: 9.00am to 5:00pm - Friday 22nd November 2024
VENUE: Public Trust Building Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Host: Susan F. Stevenson
If you lead, manage, coordinate, educate or support the wellbeing of others this conference is for you. Join us for research, development, and practice advances.
Conference Programme includes sessions on:
1. Identifying the Determinants of Universal Wellbeing
2. Digitisation of the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool
3. Professional Universal Wellbeing Practitioner Guidelines & Ethics – A Discussion
4. Universal Wellbeing Professional Programmes & Accreditations
5. Universal Wellbeing Research & Practice Updates
6. Universal Wellbeing Model-based Mindfulness Activities
OUR SPEAKERS
In addition to the main conference, we are excited to offer an exclusive workshop: Introduction to the Universal Wellbeing Model Workshop.
This interactive session will provide hands-on experience with the model, giving you valuable insights to implement in your own wellbeing practice.
ALL WELCOME!
DATE: 1.00pm to 4:00pm - Thursday 21st November 2024
VENUE: Public Trust Building Level 1, 610 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Registration Fees & Packages
Last Chance to Register!
Conference Registration Fee: NZD $400 +GST
Workshop Only: NZD $100 + GST
Combo Package (Conference + Workshop): NZD $350 + GST