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Applications are open for council members of the Workforce Development Councils being set up as part of the Reform of Vocational Education. Expressions of Interest are invited from industry [...]

At the Special General Meeting held on February 22, 2021, HITO members voted that terms of office for current Board members could be extended while the Reform of Vocational Education takes place. [...]

Notice of Special General Meeting of the New Zealand Hair and Beauty Industry Training Organisation Incorporated To be held on Monday 22 February 2021 We are pleased to notify our Board and [...]

Consultation is now open on the names, industry coverage and governance arrangements of the new Workforce Development Councils being established as part of the Reform of Vocational Education. To [...]

Meet this year’s Training Award winners Despite this being a challenging year for people in our industries, HITO received a huge number of entries for this year’s Training awards. A [...]

HITO are seeking to better understand the impact of COVID-19 on the hairdressing industry. Please fill in our short survey to provide input on whether hairdressing qualifications need to change [...]

HITO invites all hairdressing, beauty therapy, barbering and nail technology graduates who completed their qualification between October 12 2019 and October 12 2020 to our annual Graduation [...]

HITO is currently reviewing New Zealand’s hairdressing qualifications to ensure they are fit for purpose, meet the needs of industry and encompass future skills requirements. We encourage all [...]

An interim establishment board has outlined plans for the Workforce Development Council for the Creative, Cultural, Recreation and Technology Sectors (the WDC that will set training standards for [...]