Training & Education
Kiwi firm carves niche in financial brokerage
Monday, 03 December 2007
With many companies in New Zealand taking advantage of emerging markets and a strong global demand for commodities, Kiwi owned and operated WSD Financial (NZ) Ltd has succeeded in carving a niche for itself as one of New Zealand’s leading financial market brokerage houses.
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Helping firms reach their potential
Monday, 03 December 2007
Established in 1988, Advantage Business is one of the country’s largest independent 100 per cent New Zealand owned non-franchise advisory groups, serving large corporates, medium and smaller businesses.
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Business skills centre adds to Manukau's mix
Monday, 01 October 2007
The opening of the Centre for Business Development at Highbrook Business Park in East Tamaki and its training facilities has been a long held dream for many people, especially former assistant to the CEO at the Manukau Institute of Technology, Elspeth Mount, now with the Greenmount East Tamaki Business Association.
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Enforced training seldom works
Monday, 03 September 2007
Thousands of hours and dollars are spent each year on training that fails to work - why?
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Training positive for business productivity
Monday, 06 August 2007
Productivity is a word bandied about a great deal in business and it can mean many things to different people. To most organisations the benefits of investing in ongoing staff training are boundless. It results in not only more productive people from the seemingly lowest position in a company to the top job.
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New software to tap into tourism
Thursday, 03 May 2007
The Tourism Industry Association New Zealand (TIA) has launched a business building tool for the country’s 8000 tourism operators — a CD and software called Tourism in Action — resources for successful tourism businesses.
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Guiding businesses through the Internet maze
Thursday, 03 May 2007
New Zealand businesses wanting to make the most of the Internet and online technology have a new tool at their fingertips: New Zealand Trade and Enterprise’s revamped E-Business Guide.
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Free online training
Thursday, 03 May 2007
New Zealand’s accounting and finance job seekers have a new, free, online tool to help them brush up on their job-related skills.
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Study international trade
Thursday, 03 May 2007
New Zealand exporters can enrol for the new, internationally recognised Diploma of International Trade, in a pilot supported by the Government, says Economic Development Minister Trevor Mallard.
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Hospitality catering to future
Monday, 02 April 2007
Restaurant and bar businesses are taking staff training into their own hands. The Restaurant Association of New Zealand (RANZ) in conjunction with the Hospitality Standards Institute (HIS) has developed a Group Modern Apprentice Scheme for the Hospitality Industry.
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Saying YES to new ventures
Monday, 02 April 2007
The crew of Dragons' Den may need to prepare themselves for an onslaught of new business entrepreneurs. More than 1200 students from 44 Auckland high schools have signed up for the 2007 Young Enterprise Scheme (YES). Enterprise New Zealand Trust created the nationwide YES programme to promote a student enterprise culture.
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MBA still offers plenty of value
Monday, 05 March 2007
Studying a Master in Business Administration (MBA) degree does result in upskilling students in business principles and knowledge, according to Massey University’s School of Business which is one university that offers the degree.
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Focus on workplace relations
Monday, 05 March 2007
It’s common knowledge that good workplace relations add to the business bottom line, says AUT Professor of Employment Relations, Ray Markey. So a new business degree combined major — in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations — has been launched this year.
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Getting his motor running
Monday, 05 March 2007
Team Nissan employee in Auckland, Carl Hendl-Anderson, has been confirmed as the ‘automotive technology’ competitor for the New Zealand “Tool Blacks”.
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