As our people progress in their careers, the experience gained in both their trade and their leadership will naturally lend itself to roles as an instructor and in management.

The New Zealand Defence College (NZDC) provides the framework for the learning strategy and policy across NZDF and ensures that our instructors and learning managers are aligned with the Defence Force education system. Our people hold roles instructing in a wide variety of fields, such as at the Command and Recruit Training Squadron at Woodbourne, the Survival School at Auckland, and at the No. 14 Squadron simulator at Ohakea. 

Our Air Force is constantly upgrading to keep up with technology and international developments. Personnel, as they grow in their career and achieve seniority, can become managers of teams and projects, using their skills, knowledge and insights to help NZDF and the Air Force to deliver defence capability, and to grow as a modern government organisation and employer. Personnel, both in the civilian workforce as well as military, are able to advance their careers in management in the NZDF and Air Force just like any other government department.