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    Career with colour

    Resene makes in New Zealand, and sells, the paint professionals use. Like the skilled and trained painters that swear by the products, the company makes sure its own people are skilled and trained too.

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    Roots back 180 years

    You might think tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand is a fairly new activity and, in many parts of the country, it is. 

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    Rewarding challenges

    One of New Zealand’s iconic emblems is a flightless bird… it’s even on the roundel used by our Air Force… but Kiwis (the people, not the bird) have always been at the forefront of aerospace.

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    A business with a real edge

    Talking to Ron Cherian, you might first wonder if he’s a biologist because ‘adapting’ is something he mentions a lot. In fact, Ron is Delaware North’s General Manager of Food & Beverage for Wellington’s Sky Stadium. And the more you talk to him the more that focus on adaptation makes sense.

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    Removing barriers

    A big part of any training or learning, on-job or off, are the dry-sounding ‘learning materials’ or ‘resources’. But they’re vital to get right, and that’s where the ServiceIQ team led by Phil O’Brien comes in.

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    Stadium hospo staff show their savvy

    Hospitality staff at the home of the All Blacks, Hurricanes, Wellington Phoenix FC, and Wellington Lions are tackling the hard mahi, getting structured training and NZQA credits. 

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    Retail Apprenticeship opens doors

    Tayah Kaipo says completing the ServiceIQ Retail Apprenticeship programme has not only boosted her confidence, but also opened her eyes to a rewarding career and planted the idea of one day owning a store of her own.

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    Chef, apprentice, parent and teacher: Learning and earning on-job makes the difference

    Moving seamlessly from school to the workplace can be a big leap but a good employer, with a commitment to on-job training programmes or apprenticeships, makes all the difference.

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    Doing dishes to making dishes

    School wasn’t doing it for Brooklyn O’Neil. He wanted to get out into the workforce and start making a go of things. So, he went looking for work and landed a job in a restaurant, in the classic starting-out role of dishwasher.

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    Russell-ing up TOP 10 service

    Being a people person meant that Einnee Facey’s move from several years in banking and finance to a reception role at Russell’s TOP 10 Holiday Park was a real step forward.

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