Pursuant to section 5 of the Industry Training and Apprenticeships Act 1992, The Skills Organisation Incorporated is recognised as an industry training organisation for the following specified industries:

• Electro-technology;
• Security;
• Offender Management;
• Contact Centres;
• Emergency Services (specifically Ambulance);
• Fire and Rescue;
• Civil Defence and First Aid;
• Occupational Health and Safety;
• New Zealand Fire Service Commission and Fire Service;
• Financial Services (including Credit Management and Control);
• Real Estate (including Property Management and Body Corporate Services);
• Cranes;
• Power Operated Elevating Platforms;
• Scaffolding;
• Rigging;
• Industrial Rope Access;
• Plumbing;
• Gasfitting;
• Drainlaying;
• Concrete Roofing, Tiling, Metal Roofing and Cladding Manufacturing industries;
• Local Government; and
• The Public Service as listed in the First Schedule to the State Sector Act 1988; other organisations defined as departments for the purposes of the Public Finance Act 1989; Offices of Parliament; Crown Entities defined as Crown Agents, Autonomous Crown Entities and Independent Crown Entities; and the State-owned Enterprises Quotable Value Limited and Assure Quality Limited (not including the animal products inspection industry).

Excluded from this coverage are:

• Crown Entities which are direct providers of health services (including hospitals, health boards etc.), or direct providers of education services (including schools and tertiary education institutions);
• Crown Research Institutes; and
• State-owned Enterprises and Crown Companies except as specified above.

The recognition takes effect from 1 December 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of November 2017.

Hon CHRIS HIPKINS, Minister of Education.