ServiceIQ

Ringa Hora Services Workforce Development Council has received $3m from industry training organisation ServiceIQ to boost workforce and skills development for hospitality, tourism, aviation, travel, and retail.

Dean Minchington is to step down from the helm of ServiceIQ to pursue fresh challenges after five years as chief executive.

The open letter signed this week by 100 companies has been applauded by the industry training organisation for the nation’s booming service sectors, ServiceIQ.

Ten regions around the country now have Roadmaps and Plans for their service sectors, with four more on the way, thanks to industry training organisation ServiceIQ.

ServiceIQ’s chief executive, Dean Minchington, says a looming skills shortage is putting the service sector at risk and New Zealand will be the worse for it.

Following calls from tourism leaders to upskill the industry, ServiceIQ’s chief executive Dean Minchington says New Zealand has much to do to catch up to world class standards.

New Zealand’s $48bn service sectors, which include the tourism industry, are at risk of a skills shortage according to a new report from Berl.

A new agreement between the Knowledge and Human Development Authority of Dubai and ServiceIQ is a game-changer for the recognition of qualifications between the two countries.

Globally-recognised international standard ISO 9001:2015 has been awarded to ServiceIQ, the country’s industry training organisation (ITO) for the service sectors of tourism, hospitality, aviation, retail, travel and museums.