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The Government has three support options to help employers retain and bring on new apprentices while dealing with the effects of COVID-19. We’ve outlined the options below. Employers will only be [...]

The Government has announced a wage subsidy to help employers pay new and existing apprentices in their first two years of training. Employers of HITO apprentices in their first or second year [...]

5 June 2020 The Government has announced that apprenticeships will be free of charge from July 1 2020 to 2022. HITO looks forward to welcoming new apprentices to the hairdressing, barbering and [...]

15 May 2020 The Government’s Worksafe website has been updated with Alert Level 2 requirements for close contact and proximity businesses and services, including the following: For physical [...]

Off-job training dates for hairdressing and barbering apprentices have been updated following the COVID-19 lockdown. Employers and apprentices will be emailed the specific dates and the remainder [...]

HITO CEO Kay Nelson was invited to speak about the effects of COVID-19 virus and shutdown on the hair, barbering and beauty industries at the Parliament’s Epidemic Response Committee on May 5. [...]

Like so many aspects of normal life, apprentice training is going to look a little different while the country is in lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Like you, we’re hoping that the [...]

A new onsite salon, Hair 4 Change, has opened at Christchurch Women’s Prison to support the prison’s new hairdressing programme. Development of the salon and programme is the result of a two year [...]

The Vocational Education and Training Bill passed its third and final reading on 19 February. Thanks to everyone who provided support and input regarding the proposals that led up to the Bill [...]

Barbers, you may have heard that we’re hosting three Beers n Banter events in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch. As the title suggests refreshments will be available, making it the perfect [...]