About HITO

HITO is your apprenticeship partner. Proud to support Hairdressing, Barbering and Beauty Therapy apprentices and employers in every region of New Zealand.

Experts in apprenticeships and on-job training

Experts in apprenticeships and on-job training

HITO are the leaders in apprenticeship training in Hair, Beauty and Barbering.

We are NZ’s nationwide industry-preferred partners with 32 years of experience, supporting our industry’s people in becoming qualified.

Apprenticeships Success stories

What we stand for

Supporting the future of the industry

We are proud to support apprentices and employers throughout every region of New Zealand.

Industry led learning

We ensure learning is relevant for today’s industry and workplace.

100% Qualified

Our vision is 100% qualified, which means we want everyone in our industries to have a professional qualification.

Our mission

To inspire and support learners, trainers and employers to participate and succeed in training and education so our industries are highly qualified and full of successful businesses across the country.

We support you

Regular visits
Our Sales and Training Advisors regularly visit employers and apprentices, providing the support, advice, and materials to help learners progress successfully through the qualification.

Partners in success
We work with NZQA and our industry partners to ensure you’ll be getting a qualification that is nationally recognised and relevant for your career and business success.

Personalised support
Our range of training materials are specially designed to support apprenticeships and on-job programmes. There is no extra charge for the off-job training and assessment components of our apprenticeship programmes.