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ServiceIQ
ServiceIQ is the industry training organisation (ITO) for the aviation, hospitality, retail, travel, tourism, museums and wholesale sectors.
We're all about empowering and motivating people to provide great service. This helps businesses remain competitive and New Zealand to be internationally recognised as a great place to live or visit. It also gives people working in our industries valuable skills and knowledge along with nationally recognised qualifications.
ServiceIQ - Latest News [Page 4]
Top aviation and hospitality “athletes” win gold
Tuesday, 4 October 2016, 11:06 am | Service IQ
Move over sports stars. On Sunday, New Zealand’s top trainees in aviation engineering, cookery and hospitality management battled national rivals to win the chance to compete against the best in the world at next year’s international WorldSkills championships, ... More >>
Restaurant or Rest home?
Wednesday, 31 August 2016, 4:18 pm | ServiceIQ
You could be forgiven for thinking that Harbourview Rest Home in Porirua is a high quality restaurant judging by the delicious meals its residents enjoy. More >>
Star culinary students on course for a winning career
Wednesday, 3 August 2016, 3:57 pm | Service IQ
Cooking is a very serious subject at Manurewa High School. They are the triumphant winners for the third time of the prestigious ServiceIQ Secondary Schools Excellence Award, at this year’s NZ Chefs National Salon in Auckland. The school’s talented ... More >>
Duck lays golden egg for aspiring apprentice chef
Tuesday, 2 August 2016, 10:03 am | ServiceIQ
Duck lays golden egg for aspiring apprentice chef A perfect dish with a prophetic title has turned a highly talented young Waihi chef’s dream into reality. ‘Duck Odyssey’, a delicately cured duck breast with rich chicken liver parfait, won Aaron ... More >>
Finalists in prestigious ServiceIQ Apprentice Chef Award
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 2:30 pm | ServiceIQ
The heat is on for six talented young Kiwi chefs who will go head-to-head to win the coveted title of ServiceIQ Apprentice Chef of the Year 2016, this week. More >>
Which rest home serves the best food?
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 10:40 am | Service IQ
Good food is one of life’s greatest pleasures, and often one of the few things you will have to look forward to when you’re old. Yet among the serious criticisms levelled at rest homes by families, is the dreadful food their older relatives have ... More >>
Waikaremoana and Kaikoura shine at holiday park awards
Thursday, 23 June 2016, 2:55 pm | Service IQ
The importance of training was in the spotlight at a glittering awards event held last night to celebrate industry excellence at the Holiday Parks Association of New Zealand Conference dinner at Rotorua’s Bath House. More >>
Apprenticeships. Ready-made recipe for NZ's chef shortage
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 2:17 pm | ServiceIQ
While there are not enough skilled chefs to meet demand from discerning diners, many restaurants are thinking ahead by training highly talented young cooks on-job with a chef’s apprenticeship. More >>
Teen gamers’ ANZAC exhibit wins highest honour
Friday, 20 May 2016, 2:11 pm | ServiceIQ
A group of secondary school students who used gaming technology to recreate the Anzac experience in Gallipoli have won the highly coveted ServiceIQ Best Museum Visitor Experience Award 2016. The honour was announced on Wednesday night at the ServiceIQ ... More >>
Best Tourism and Best Hospitality Teams in Taupo
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 2:23 pm | Service IQ
Taupo has long been a natural attraction for New Zealanders and tourists from all over the world. It’s not just the sensational scenery, thermal hot pools or rainbow trout that keep visitors coming. More >>
New Approach to Culinary Apprenticeships
Monday, 1 February 2016, 3:47 pm | ServiceIQ
The time-tested approach to training top chefs now has added ingredients thanks to an evolution of the Cookery Apprenticeship by ServiceIQ with help from the heart of the culinary industry. More >>
Visitor Experience no laughing matter
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 12:13 pm | Service IQ
ServiceIQ takes a cue from the Basil Fawlty school of customer service with a short film featuring an unsuspecting couple on a cycling adventure in the hands of a scary tour guide. More >>
World famous hospitality guru has advice for Queenstown
Friday, 16 October 2015, 10:36 am | Service IQ
Last week, international visitor experience consultant, hotelier extraordinaire, and host of the travel Channel’s ‘Hotel Rescue’ series, Shane Green addressed some of Queenstown’s leading hospitality and tourism businesses at an event hosted ... More >>
“Brilliant” Marlborough i-SITEs win ServiceIQ Award
Monday, 14 September 2015, 10:02 am | Service IQ
Destination Marlborough’s “Brilliant every day” slogan might also be an apt description of the popular region’s i-SITE visitor centres in Picton and Blenheim, that were presented as the joint winners of ServiceIQ’s 2015 Staff Professional ... More >>
Two Rising Stars Judged Best Retail Professionals
Monday, 7 September 2015, 10:21 am | Service IQ
Rebekah Brown of Resene in Auckland, and Jess Pulham of Carvin Streetwear in Gore shone brightly and both shared the glittering prize as the ServiceIQ 2015 New Zealand Retail Professional of the Year, at the Top Shop Awards in Christchurch. More >>
Fashionista on trend for retail crown?
Friday, 21 August 2015, 10:03 am | Service IQ
This time around, talented all-rounder Jess Pulham of Carvin Streetwear in Gore might just have the style to win New Zealand’s prestigious ServiceIQ Retail Professional of the Year Award 2015. It was revealed last night that the boutique manager, who ... More >>
Bakery queen in line for retail crown
Monday, 17 August 2015, 9:50 am | Service IQ
It was a cake walk to choose the latest regional winner for New Zealand’s prestigious ServiceIQ Retail Professional of the Year Award 2015. Selena Campbell is owner/operator of the popular Rosebowl Bakery and Café in Fielding. More >>
Magical dish turns gold for new Apprentice Chef of the Year
Friday, 7 August 2015, 4:11 pm | Service IQ
Magical dish turns gold for New Zealand’s new ServiceIQ Apprentice Chef of the Year More >>
Two winners so far in retail’s top battle
Friday, 7 August 2015, 2:49 pm | Service IQ
In the last week, two of the country’s top retail professionals have been recognised. Rebekah Brown from Resene Mt Roskill was named Upper North Island contender for the coveted ServiceIQ Retail Professional of the Year title, and Liquor King Horsham ... More >>
You’ve Got It Made! Campaign Launch
Friday, 24 July 2015, 9:54 am | Service IQ
Be sure you look out for ‘Got a Trade? Got it Made!’, a dynamic new marketing campaign that highlights the fantastic opportunities and real value that a career in services or trades offers young New Zealanders. More >>
