Congratulations to the Award of Honor Recipients

Congratulations to the recipients who have just received the Award of Honor for services to their respected industries! You can see all of their achievements and bio’s by clicking the link below http://www.theipsn.net/about/award-of-honour/   Juliana Yang – Hong Kong Ms….

The 9th National Barber and Hairdressing Student Techniques Tournament, Japan

“The 9th National Barber and Hairdressing Student techniques tournament (理美容甲子園2017)” was held in November 22nd. 18 schools / 238 students participated in the nail art category, 3 barber categories, and 3 beauty categories (cut, winding, up style). The hair designs…

Miss Paris Beauty Academy School Tournament

“The 6th Miss Paris Beauty Academy School Tournament” was held in Tokyo on October 1st. About 120 people visited including pre-high school students and their parents. This school tournament was held together by the Tokyo and Omiya (Saitama). This was…

The IPSN Welcomes a New Director, Ms Leah Chung Chi-ching

Ms Chung Chi-ching, Leah is the Assistant Executive Director in Headquarters (Industry Partnership).  She oversees the industry Training Boards which advise the Vocational Training Council (VTC) on matters pertaining to manpower training to meet industry development needs.  She also leads…

Technical Delegates meet in Hong Kong

The IPSN Technical Delegates recently meet in Hong Kong for a 3 day conference to commence mapping 4 new sectors. These 4 new sectors included; Barbering, Makeup, Spa Therapy and Cosmetics Tattooing   The Technical Delegates included; Debra Hawkins (New…

HITO Industry Leadership Forums

HITO has travelled the country to host the HITO Industry Leadership Forums. Starting in Auckland, CEO Kay Nelson and General Manager – Stakeholder Engagement Debra Hawkins travelled through New Zealand, running workshops with employers in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin, Invercargill,…

TPQI Conference Presenters

The Indonesian Professional Certification Authority (BNSP, Indonesia) International Professional Standards Network (IPSN) The Office of Education Council (OEC, Thailand) The Qualifications Framework Secretariat (QFS, Hong Kong) Thailand Professional Qualification Institute (TPQI, Thailand)

Spa Qualification Referencing at TPQI Conference

Mr Bonardo Aldo Tobing and Dra. Albina Rosalina Saragih from Indonesian Professional Certification Authority (BNSP, Indonesia) presented a summary and background information on Spa Qualification Referencing at the TPQI Conference in Bangkok.

TPQI Chairman Nakorn Silpa-archa Welcomes Guests to Speakers Appreciation Reception

Thailand Professional Qualification Institute (TPQI)

The IPSN was honored to be invited to participate and present a paper on international mapping at the TPQI conference on “Mapping and Benchmarking Standards for Industry Recognition” and “Recognition of Prior Learning Process and Tools” in Bangkok. The conference…