14 July 2025 – HITO seeks feedback from industry on future of apprenticeship training

This week, we hosted the HITO Advisory Committee in Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty Therapy to get feedback on trends of the industry, what we are doing well, what we could improve and how they can advocate for employers and apprenticeship training.

During this meeting, we hosted an online forum on the future of apprenticeship training, we are so delighted so many of you could make it.

For those who couldn’t make it, we kindly ask that you please fill out this short survey by the end of this week, to help us steer apprenticeship training in the right direction. Your feedback is so important to ensure a strong future for our industries and apprenticeship training. Also, please share with your networks.

www.surveymonkey.com/r/YGJJK8J

2 July 2025 – Government announcement on Industry Skills Boards 

The Government announced the outcome of its consultation on the new Industry Skills Boards, which will set training standards, oversee quality, and ensure apprenticeships meet the needs of both employers and learners from January 2026.

You can read more here.

HITO and Te Pūkenga: Future of Vocational Education timeline

December 2024

Hon. Penny Simmonds, Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, confirms the plan for the future of regional institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs), and announces a further consultation for decisions around the future of work-based learning to be conducted in early 2025. Hon Penny Simmonds via beehive.govt.nz on 20 December 2024

January – February 2025

The Tertiary Education Commission begins a targeted consultation process for the future of work-based learning in New Zealand.

April 2025

Industry Skills Boards announced, with consultation on 7 skills boards and industry coverage open until 20 May.

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