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Posted on 17 Apr

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    VET Reform needs to involve industry much more says ServiceIQ

    ServiceIQ has released its submission on the Government’s vocational education and training (VET) system reform proposal. The submission, informed by many service sector employers and industry associations, agrees that there is room for improvement, but doesn’t support the proposal in its current form.

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    New Zealand service industry job growth set to continue

    Job opportunities in many of the country’s service sectors show no sign of slowing according to new regional economic updates released by ServiceIQ, Industry Training Organisation for tourism, travel, retail, retail supply chain, aviation, hospitality and museums. 

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    New recruits in hospitality can now get essential skills in weeks not years

    Successful hospitality employers know that training and retaining great staff is essential for a successful and sustainable business. The challenge is how can those businesses who need to get staff up to speed quickly find a reliable way to do it. ServiceIQ now has the answer. 

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    Online is on for fledgling travel agents going professional

    ServiceIQ is delighted to announce that new travel agents can now be assessed quickly and easily online to gain the industry’s professional qualification. Doing away with paperwork will also make it easy for users to complete the qualification at work.  

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    Top industry executive joins ServiceIQ

    Top service industry executive Tony Laskey has been appointed as ServiceIQ’s new General Manager – Industry Engagement, from 4 February.

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    New ServiceIQ Gateway Scholar defies gravity

    Tia Warwick from Oxford in Canterbury is living proof that a ServiceIQ Gateway programme gives secondary students the grounding they need to lift-off into a career they’re passionate about. 

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    New Skydiving Diploma drops out of the blue

    It’s landed safely! This week, NZQA approved a new qualification that will help people who enjoy jumping out of planes into mid-air, make the leap into an exciting commercial career. 

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    Service industry workforce development revs up in the regions

    Last year, ServiceIQ launched at Parliament a series of Regional Roadmaps to help address a looming skills shortage in New Zealand’s retail, hospitality, aviation, travel, tourism and museum industries. 

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    Wellington Apprentice Chef tastes victory at New Zealand’s national cookery awards

    Following an intense ninety-minute cook-off at the NZ Hospitality Championships in Auckland on the weekend, Wellington’s Liam Wilkie has been awarded the prestigious ServiceIQ Champion Apprentice Chef title.

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    ServiceIQ Chief Executive appointment

    ServiceIQ Board Chair Rick Christie has confirmed the appointment of Andrew McSweeney as its new Chief Executive. ServiceIQ is the industry training organisation (ITO) for the aviation, hospitality, retail, travel, tourism and museums sectors.

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