ChatGPT for education and training
Teachers, trainers and education administrators use ChatGPT to plan, differentiate and cut down administration.
- Share of NZ employees
- 8.5%about 208,000 people, Feb 2025
- Highest local share
- 33%Lincoln, Canterbury
- Highest region
- 11%Manawatū-Whanganui, 11,500 employees
Where we start
Teachers, trainers and education administrators use ChatGPT to plan, differentiate and cut down administration.
Planning and resources
Build lesson plans, reading sets and question banks at different levels from the curriculum area you specify.
Feedback support
Draft feedback comments against a rubric, which teachers then edit and own.
Admin and communication
Newsletters, reports and parent communication, drafted quickly and in your school’s voice.
Take care: Follow your institution’s AI and assessment rules, and do not paste in student personal information on personal accounts.
Where the jobs are
Education and training accounts for 8.5% of paid employees in New Zealand. These are the towns and regions where its share is highest. Towns need at least 400 employees to be ranked.
Towns with the highest share of jobs in education
| Town | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 32.7% | 8.5% | |
| Ōpunake | 30.9% | 8.5% | |
| Ōtaki | 28.8% | 8.5% | |
| Helensville | 25.8% | 8.5% | |
| Te Kauwhata | 25.5% | 8.5% | |
| Darfield | 23.4% | 8.5% | |
| Kaikohe | 22.5% | 8.5% | |
| Snells Beach | 21.1% | 8.5% | |
| Ngāruawāhia | 20.9% | 8.5% | |
| Greytown | 20.7% | 8.5% |
Share of paid employees at business locations in the town. The tick marks the national share.
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
By region
| Region | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 10.6% | 8.5% | |
| Gisborne | 10.4% | 8.5% | |
| Northland | 10.3% | 8.5% | |
| Wellington | 9.3% | 8.5% | |
| Otago | 8.9% | 8.5% | |
| Waikato | 8.8% | 8.5% | |
| Bay of Plenty | 8.7% | 8.5% | |
| Auckland | 8.1% | 8.5% | |
| Canterbury | 8.1% | 8.5% | |
| Hawke's Bay | 8.0% | 8.5% | |
| Taranaki | 7.9% | 8.5% | |
| Nelson | 7.1% | 8.5% | |
| Tasman | 7.0% | 8.5% | |
| Southland | 6.7% | 8.5% | |
| West Coast | 6.5% | 8.5% | |
| Marlborough | 6.1% | 8.5% |
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
Courses
1Introductory
ChatGPT essentials workshop
A practical session for the whole team: prompting, files, data analysis and Projects, using tasks from your own business.
2Organisation
ChatGPT Business and Enterprise rollout
Set up ChatGPT properly for a team: workspace, sharing, policies, a custom GPT library and adoption that lasts past week two.
3Advanced
Custom GPTs, agents and the OpenAI API
For power users and developers: custom GPTs with actions, agent workflows, the OpenAI API and Codex.
Other industries
Questions
Is ChatGPT safe to use in education?
With the right plan and rules, yes for most tasks. Follow your institution’s AI and assessment rules, and do not paste in student personal information on personal accounts.
Can training use our own education examples?
Yes. We ask for a few real, non-sensitive examples beforehand, or anonymised versions, and build the exercises around them.
Train your education team
- Send us a few linesHow many people, where you are, and the jobs that eat your week.
- We reply with a planA suggested session and format, plus what to bring: real quotes, emails and questions.
- Your team does the workAt your place or over video. They finish with ChatGPT doing real tasks, not demos.
- In person
- Remote
- Half-day workshop
- Full-day workshop
- Team rollout
Independent training by TheColab. Not affiliated with OpenAI.
Enquire
Tell us about your team. We reply by email with a suggested course and format.