AsureQuality collaborates with hospitality industry sector

Press Release - 13th May 2008

AsureQuality collaborates with hospitality industry sector on introduction of the newly released Food Services National Qualification

AsureQuality, the country’s leading provider of food safety and quality assurance services has entered into a partnership with the Hospitality Standards Institute (H S I) on delivering targeted training for the food services sector.

In announcing the collaboration AsureQuality Chief Executive Officer Tony Egan says working with H S I to deliver and assess training for the sector is a perfect fit for both businesses.

“We are in the business of working with major food companies to ensure the food they are producing is safe to eat, that the quality management and certifications are in place to ensure their businesses are robust.

To work with those people right at the entry level means we are continuing to educate our future on the importance of food service and safety,” said Mr Egan.

H S I Chief Executive Steve Hanrahan says more and more hospitality businesses are recognizing each year that training programmes are helping to attract and keep top quality staff and improve workplace skills . Not to mention ensuring their staff and students are providing great food to customers.

“The partnership with AsureQuality means we will be providing an innovative response in the delivery of the new National Certification in Food Service,” said Mr Hanrahan.

“Additionally the programme is a good lead-in for the wider hospitality sector to the introduction of food control plans in coming years. We see this programme as a precursor to building training capacity that meets these new skill requirements,” said Mr Hanrahan.

The Limited Credit Programme (LCP) training programme associated with this new National Certification means AsureQuality will be assessing and training some 500 people nationwide.

The training programme covers customer service, food preparation, food safety, health and safety, personnel time management and presentation.

AsureQuality is also involved in presenting courses under the Sale of Liquor Act, auditing of Food Safety Programmes and Food Control Plans and laboratory testing.

H S I and AsureQuality have a relationship that goes back over ten years and both organizations have some key common goals including the upskilling of New Zealand’s hospitality workforce, securing and improving business and tourism and making industry and community environments safer places.