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NZMA Careers have been working hard PAGE 3 to open doors for you so please preFEATURE STORY pare yourself to walk through with conPAGE 4 HIGHLIGHTS ON CAM- fidence! PUS Auckland South What’s in it for you? The campuses have been busy with acSylvia Park tivities. Those involved have made us Waikato proud— Waikato have enjoyed their PAGE 10 Sports Day, Auckland South have had Employer Spotlight fun with Valentines and Sylvia Park is PAGE 11 Current Vacancies PAGE 12 Our Team

getting a renovation. We are excited about the events and activities that are planned for this year. Lets make 2015 a great one! Visit you NZMA Careers team if you need any further assistance.

GARETH BROWN NZMA CAREERS MANAGER

FEATURE STORY ACG Acquires NZMA Academic Colleges Group (ACG), New Zealand leading independent educational services provider, has expanded its Tertiary and Careers Division with the acquisition of NZMA. ACG delivers education to over 6,000 students in 3 countries through its 11 schools and colleges. NZMA joins New Zealand Career College NZCC and Yoobee School of Design as Sister Schools. NZMA Celebrates a Birthday NZMA is celebrating 30 years of education. We are proud to have helped thousands of people to learn and achieve their goals. But most of all, we are privileged to have had so many wonderful students make NZMA what it is.

Questions to get to know... Vishal Dua Vishal is a Level 4 Cookery student at our Sylvia Park Campus. Q: Where are you working? A: I work for the Hip Group – they have cafes and restaurants around Auckland and the Coromandel. Q: How did you get the job? A: I volunteered to work the omelette station at the NZMA Careers Day last year. I got noticed by the Employer and offered a fixed term role at Waihi Beach Hotel. Q: What has been a highlight for you in your role? A: I have learnt so much from working full time over summer. And now I have been offered a permanent part time role at another of their outlets – Rosie Café in Parnell.

Share with us To ensure that Career Talk is awesome, we need you to be involved. Tell us about the great things that you are doing or anything else you’d like to share. Email careers@nzma.ac.nz

Q: What do you love about your study at NZMA? A: The tutors are so supportive and if you work hard. Visual has had incredibly good feedback from his Employer and we are very proud of how far he has come in the short time he has been studying here, especially because he had no cookery experience prior to joining NZMA.

Valentines Day with CSUP As part of the Certificate in Supervision class at ASC, the project team initiated from start to end, a gold coin luncheon (with a Valentine’s Day theme) to raise funds for Women’s Refuge. The luncheon was a campus success, with both students and staff enjoying the menu of the day. The generous funds raised on the day were presented to a representative from the Women’s Refuge. ASC Retail Celebrates Valentines The Valentine’s theme was celebrated throughout the ASC campus, including the ASC’s Retail Therapy. Retail students put theory into action and demonstrated their visual merchandising and window display skills to match the Valentines theme. Tutors, Suli & Collette, were impressed by their students efforts, as they also assisted the Certificate in Supervision class sell their hamper raffle tickets.

Coca Cola Contact Centre host ASC The Careers team of NZMA, are constantly engaging with employers / stakeholders to ensure the advice we provide students is the most relevant and industry centric. Central to the operations behind the scene, are our Campus Managers, who also support and value the importance of employer engagement. Katie, Campus Manager for ASC, and the ASC Careers team were graciously hosted by Esther, National Contact Centre Manager for Coca Cola. Esther shared her valuable insights into an national award winning Contact Centre operations, her perceptions of what skills are relevant in building a career in Contact Centre and how they may be able to assist NZMA in the future.

JOBFEST 2015 Hosted at MIT Manukau, 2015 Jobfest was a success! Organised by the Auckland Council, youth employment was the focus. Employers from various industries attended and from discussions, were impressed by the calibre on the day. NZMA students were there as volunteers and as Council employees.

Cookery Student featured in top hospitality magazineâ€”Hospitality Business

Sylvia Park Cookery students at The Halberg Awards 950 guest, 3 courses and 1 night of action at the Halberg Sports Awards for 6 of our awesome cookery students! Tina, Gagandeep, Mahinder, Wendy, Jack and Johnny were all assisting the Collective Catering Company as part of their work experience here at NZMA.

Morning Tea Anyone? Eddieâ€™s Level 3 Hospitality class excelled in producing and serving a three course morning tea for us all at Sylvia Park. Very impressed by the professional and friendly service. The menu included a choice of hot & cold drinks, scones with jam and cream, sandwiches, savories and lamingtons. The tables were set-up beautifully and the students worked well as a team. With the help of Chef Brett, Chef Jono and of course Hospitality Tutor Eddie the 2-day event was a huge success.

Waikatoâ€™s Sports Day To ensure that Career Talk is awesome, we need you to be involved. Tell us about the great things that you are doing or anything else youâ€™d like to share. Email careers@nzma.ac.nz

Fine Dining in Waikato’s Café Fusion Hiren’s class hosted fine dining in the Café. Guests were treated to well prepared food and splendid service! It is a wonderful opportunity for students to brush up on their skills and to interact with diners as they were in a live environment. Awesome job Hiren and students!! “Class absolutely did a marvellous job, providing professional service to the patrons during their week long café fusion work roster. Fine dining practical’s were part of their unit 26308— Food & Beverage Operations in a commercial environment. Feedback was overall encouraging and all enjoyed learning real industry standard skills” Hiren Sheth, Hospitlaity Tutor

Valentines at Waikato The retail students at Waikato have been spreading the love for Valentines Day with lots of treats, balloons and flowers. Weill done to all involved!!

EMPLOYER SPOLIGHT We are putting a spotlight on the new employers we are now working with. NZMA Careers are always trying to open doors for our students... Free Range Chef is a catering business that focuses on events such as weddings and dinner parties. They need confident Chefs that are comfortable interacting with guest, being a part of set-up and pack down and willing to travel to events.

The Esplanade Hotel is a boutique hotel in Devonport on the North Shore of Auckland. They have Chef, Housekeeping and Food & Beverage positions.

The Vic Ltd is a cinema, theatre, music venue with a café located in Devonport on the North Shore. They have roles such as Chefs, Bartenders, Baristas/Café Staff.

Butterfly Creek is located by Auckland Airport. It has a café, function rooms and out-catering service. They have roles such as Chefs, Kitchen Assistants, Café assistants, Barista, Function Staff and Duty Managers. As well as Administration roles.

Our team will be with you every step of the way. Before you apply, be prepared—check out the career pathways at www.nzma.ac.nz/careers/nzmacareers-for-job-seeker Bar / Wait Staff

Chef

Housekeepers

P OS IT O N

P O S IT O N

Bar / Wait Staff

Chef

Housekeepers

LOCATON

Auckland

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Part tme

Fixed term Full time

Casual part time

SKILLS REQU IRED

Hospitality Level 4+

Cookery Level 4+

Hospitality Level 4+

Kitchen Staff

Room Attendants

Mobile Barista

Ref: 1001992

Ref: 1002009

Ref: 1002001

POSIT ION

Kitchen Staff

Room Attendants

Mobile Barista

LOCATION

Auckland

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Part time

Casual Part time

Casual part time

SKILLS REQU IRED

Cookery Level 3+

Hospitality Level 4+

Hospitality Level 4+ with full drivers/l

Event / Security Staff

Usher/Ticketing/F&B

Chef

Ref: 1001972

Ref: 1002010

Ref: 1001994

POSIT ION

Event / Security Staff

Usher/Ticketing/F&B/Front of House

Chef

LOCATION

Auckland

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Casual Part time

Perm Full time

SKILLS REQU IRED

All Students / Graduates Level 4+

All Students / Graduates Level 3+

Graduate Cookery Level 5+

Chef

Barista

CSR

Ref: 1002007

Ref: 1002011

Ref: 1001867

POSIT ION

Chef

Barista

CSR

LOCATION

Auckland

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Casual Part time

Perm Full time

SKILLS REQU IRED

Cookery Level 4+

Hospitality Level 4+

Contact Centre / Business Level 4+

Our team will be with you every step of the way. Before you apply, be prepared—check out the career pathways at www.nzma.ac.nz/careers/nzmacareers-for-job-seeker CSR

Retail Assistant

Ref: 1001911

Ref: 1001996

P OS IT O N

CSR

Retail Assistant

LOCATON

Auckland

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Perm Full time

Casual Full time

SKILLS REQU IRED

Contact Centre / Business Level 4+

Retail Graduate Level 3+

F&B Staff / FOH

On Call—Cookery Staff

Ref: 1001979

Ref: 1002002

POSIT ION

F&B Staff / FoH

On Call—Cookery Relief Staff

LOCATION

Auckland Airport

Auckland

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Casual Full & Part time

Casual

SKILLS REQU IRED

Cookery / Hospitality Level 3+

Cookery Level 4+

CSR—Night Shift

On Call—Relief Staff FOH

Ref: 1001979

Ref: 1002003

POSIT ION

CSR—Night Staff

On Call—Relief Staff (FOH)

LOCATION

Auckland

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Perm Full time

Casual

SKILLS REQU IRED

Contact Centre / Business Level 4+

Hospitality Level 3+

Chef

Prep Chef

Ref: 1001988

Ref: 1001945

POSIT ION

Chef

Prep Chef

LOCATION

Auckland

Auckland—Howick

HOURS & DAYS OF W ORK

Perm Full time

Perm Part time

SKILLS REQU IRED

Cookery Graduate Level 5+

Cookery Level 4+

KATE WALDROM

LEE PARKER

Employment Advisor — Sylvia Park Kate is passionate about seeing others achieve and pursue their career goals. Kate is a firm believer that education builds confidence and opens many doors.

Careers Advisor —Sylvia Park Lee has built a career in hotels from front office, sales and marketing and rooms division management. He knows what employers are looking for.

kate.waldrom@nzma.ac.nz

lee.parker@nzma.ac.nz

022 060 8285

022 060 9727

JAY KEUKEU

LEILANI HOYT

Employment Advisor — Auckland South Jay joined NZMA as a Business Tutor, then was a part of the Student Services Team and now of course in the Careers Team.

Career Advisor —Auckland South Lani has worked as a motivational speaker , as a Branch Manager for Work & Income and joined NZMA in 2009. She is passionate about helping others succeed.

Jay.keukeu@nzma.ac.nz 022 183 2998

Leilani.hoyt@nzma.ac.nz 021 866 956

MICAH KORETZ

LORRAINE VAN LINGEN

Employment Advisor —Waikato Micah has an unwavering drive to help people. His words of wisdom? “Never give up. It’s easy to get discouraged when things aren’t going the way imagined. But stick to your plan, keep your head up and remain focussed!

Career Advisor —Sylvia Park “Always have the right attitude and remember that your personal appearance reflects your quality of work to an employer”. Lorraine enjoys making a positive difference to others., on a daily basis.

Micah.koretz@nzma.ac.nz

Lorraine.vanlingen@nzma.ac.nz

022 183 2998

027 5580 129