New Zealand School of Tourism is the country's largest private tertiary establishment that specializes in training programs for the airline, travel and tourism industries. The New Zealand School of Tourism Ltd (trading as New Zealand School of Tourism) started as Travel Careers & Training in 1985 with one campus in Wellington. Several years later they opened a second campus in Auckland before purchasing Sir George Seymour College in 2006. This gave the company seven campuses and it has since grown to eight campuses throughout New Zealand.
In 2015 the two brands rebranded to become The New Zealand School of Tourism. They are a Category One provider having gained the highest outcome from NZQA with a Highly Confident in Educational Performance and Highly Confident in Self Assessment.
All courses are New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) approved and students are eligible to apply for Government Student Loans and Allowances.
If you’re interested in changing lives, passionate about the Travel and Tourism Industry, and want to take your career in an exciting new direction – you might be what we’re looking for! Learn more on our careers page.
We’re a big thinker, quick thinker, fast mover, first-mover; an innovator, hungry, vibrant, vigorous, daring, and grounded. This isn’t a list. It’s who we are and how we do things. We’re not so much a glass half full, but a cup that runneth over, with ideas, energy, and goodwill. Students are our reason for being. They give as much to us as we give to them. We want to be a power for good and develop students who are totally primed for the job market. But we can’t do any of this by ourselves. The roles of parents and schools are vital. The industry is our ‘other half’. A partnership based on professional respect, mutual alignment, and common goals. The senses are important to us. Common sense, a sense of community, a sense of purpose, and a sense of destiny. We believe that fortune favors the brave. We believe that fun and formality are different sides of the same coin. We believe that the best teams have an unbreakable bond. And what does all this mean? We are the ultimate, educational entrepreneurs.