The industry’s flagship Cookery qualifications are currently undergoing a significant review, part of a mammoth exercise to reduce the number of hospitality qualifications in New Zealand. Read more

Cooking can be a comfort as well as a skill. This new cookbook aims at adding some monetary comfort to our hospitality colleagues in Christchurch as they go through the long process, post major earthquakes and continuing aftershocks, of putting their lives and businesses back together when and where they can. Read more

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The Department of Labour has developed a new tool called Take the test to help employers assess the literacy skills of their workforce.

Take the test is a leaflet designed to help employers work out - in just five minutes - if a business is affected by poor workplace literacy and numeracy. Read more

In a happy marrying of priorities, three quarters of employees would be keen to undertake more workplace training, while four out of five HR professionals are making staff development a key focus this year. Read more

The more you plan, the more you earn...

And the more you're prepared, the sharper you are with negotiations for large bookings and groups. Read more

In the current economic climate, hotels and conference centers find themselves searching for new ways to reduce operating expenses more than ever before. Read more

How good the customer service is in your business, and in the hospitality industry overall, is always a favourite topic, and especially with customers. Read more

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Next Greet NZ courses:

7th November - Queenstown

14th November - Auckland

21st November - Wellington

GreetNZ

Next Leadership courses:

8th/9th November - Queenstown

15th/16th November - Auckland

22nd/23rd November - Wellington

Visit www.greetnz.co.nz to register online

Sunday 30th of October - TSB Showplace, New Plymouth

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Wednesday 2nd and Thursday 3rd of November - Christchurch

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Thursday 1st of December 2011 - Old Museum, Buckle St, Wellington

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A proposed scheme for the realignment of all existing cookery qualifications is ready for stakeholder consideration and feedback. Read more