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    Important changes

    From 4 October 2021, responsibility for qualifications development, pre- and post-moderation, consent to assess, and programme endorsement moved from ServiceIQ to the new Ringa Hora – Services Workforce Development Council (WDC).  

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    Apprenticeships boost retail careers

    Top retailers across New Zealand are embracing the opportunity to offer eligible staff an apprenticeship.

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    NZQA proposal includes workplace training

    The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is seeking feedback on three proposals.

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    New partnership to bolster tourism student numbers ahead of rebuild

    ServiceIQ and Go with Tourism are teaming up for 2021.

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    Students take flight with new aviation option

    COVID-19 may have hit parts of the aviation industry hard, but it’s projected to pick up strongly. The International Air Transport Association has said that air travel may recover to previous levels in under three years.

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    Rocket Lab Offers New Zealand’s First Aerospace Apprenticeship

    The programme enables apprentices to receive a formal ServiceIQ Aeronautical Engineering trade qualification for building Electron rockets and testing space hardware. 

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    Top chef says apprentices are good for business

    New Zealand punches above its weight in everything that matters. From sport to science, Kiwis have been internationally recognised as among the best in the world. It’s the same in hospitality, with local chefs known for their great skills and ability. Many have worked in – or run – some of the best restaurants here and in the world. 

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    Support for apprentices will help build careers

    Hard-hit service sector employers and their apprentices will greatly benefit from the government’s new Apprentice Boost scheme, says Andrew McSweeney, Chief Executive of the sector’s industry training organisation, ServiceIQ. 

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    Food and hospitality workplace safety training available online

    New fully online training has been launched to the hospitality industry by the sector’s Industry Training Organisation, ServiceIQ. 

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    Young Kiwis getting great career opportunities

    Opportunities to build great careers in New Zealand’s thriving service sectors have been given a boost thanks to a ServiceIQ initiative that has just been funded by government, says ServiceIQ Chief Executive Andrew McSweeney.

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