The NZSkillsConnect Project

Project Background

A joint initiative of ATTTO and the Hospitality Standards Institute, funded by the Tertiary Education Commission, the Career Maps and Pathways project researched the job role and careers information needed by people looking for career options in the greater aviation, hospitality and tourism industries including travel and museums.

The information gathered goes beyond what might be found in existing qualification or career information, in that it not only describes what jobs are available, but also links these jobs into career pathways. It also maps how these career pathways move across the different sectors, making it easier for learners and job seekers to understand the transferability of their skills.

The Career Map provides information on how to gain a job with its necessary skills in one sector – as well as the alternative career paths, within the wider sectors of aviation, hospitality and tourism. It will also show what skills and training is needed to progress career prospects.

The Career Maps and Pathways CD application for schools was developed as an the interim step between the research and feedback phase of the project and the website development phase, phase 2.

The first phase of the Career Maps and Pathways project was a research phase, in which the job roles and career pathways were researched and identified. The goal of the second phase was to make this information available to career seekers in an accessible,   dynamic and user friendly application.

The resulting website has been informed by and designed around an innovative, dynamic career search tool, the Visual Mapper. This has been developed to visually depict specific job roles and progression outlining a career choice, rather than a job choice.

The website is part of the industries’ goal to attract, develop and retain skilled people in the workforce and in so doing, increase productivity. The website will provide current and potential employees with the tools and industry information to manage their careers by outlining the main job roles, career pathways and the training required to achieve their goals.

The site show-cases aviation, hospitality and tourism industry endorsed qualifications that will help people to achieve their career goals. Training providers who deliver ATTTO and HSI national qualifications or that embed a full national qualification within a local qualification that prepare individuals for aviation, hospitality and tourism industries are invited to register their qualifications and profile details about their institution.

Employers will be able to register on the site to search for potential employees who have listed their CVs, as well as profile their businesses as workplaces that offer on job training aligned to ATTTO and HSI qualifications and unit standards.

Initially, registration is free of charge, so if you are a training provider or employer who is interested in finding out more about promoting your services, please register at http://www.nzskillsconnect.co.nz 

Findings from Phase 1 can be accessed below:

Click on the icon (above) to view the Career Maps and Pathways presentation in PDF, or here to download the zipped version (1.3MB).

A summary of the key findings from Phase One of the project is available here

The full report from Phase One is available here