IVS Training

What IVS Training does

IVS Training Ltd is a New Zealand-based private training provider operating as a division of Independent Verification Services Ltd, headquartered in Hamilton with a training academy in Auckland. The company specializes in compliance and vocational training across five core verticals: biosecurity, customs, dangerous goods, chemical handling, and workplace safety/first aid. Its regulatory positioning is a defining feature — IVS holds MPI approval as an Independent Verification Agency and Accredited Provider (covering Accredited Person and Transitional Facility Operator biosecurity courses) and RACA certification for air cargo security training, making it a credentialed gatekeeper for organizations that must satisfy New Zealand's border, customs, and workplace safety regulators.

The product portfolio combines NZQA-aligned certification courses (First Aid Levels 1 and 2, D Endorsement for dangerous goods, Regulation 4.5 chemical handling, Unit Standard 16718) with bespoke/customized site-specific training scenarios for enterprise clients. Delivery is multi-format — classroom at the Auckland and Hamilton academies, live webinar/virtual, self-paced online e-learning modules, and onsite at customer premises with special bundle pricing for up to three courses per day. Strategic partnerships with the NZ Resuscitation Council (first aid), Rifft Solutions (chemical handling), and The Training Team (vocational referral) extend reach without proportional headcount growth, while the Agoge Training sub-brand provides dedicated manual handling coverage.

The business model is transactional course registration with a Key Account Customer program enabling purchase orders and Direct Credit billing for larger clients. Customers are segmented by industry vertical — New Zealand sea container importers (biosecurity), customs brokers and freight forwarders, dangerous goods handlers and transporters, hazardous substance workplaces, and general workplaces needing first aid. Pricing is pay-as-you-go per course; cancellation penalties (25%–100%) and minimum participant rules for onsite delivery indicate tight working capital management. The company employs approximately 11 people and operates nationwide, with no public funding rounds, acquisitions of scale, or external investors disclosed.

Name

IVS Training

Legal name

IVS Training Ltd

Website

https://ivstraining.co.nz

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IVS Training is a New Zealand private compliance training provider accredited by MPI and RACA, delivering biosecurity, customs, dangerous goods, chemical handling, first aid, and workplace safety courses via classroom, online, webinar, virtual, and onsite formats to importers, freight forwarders, hazardous substance handlers, and workplaces nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compliance and Vocational Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional and Management Development Training (611430), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPACANAM

Training Delivery Providers (In-Person, Virtual, Train-the-Trainer)

Business & Public Services/HR, Staffing & Recruitment Services/Training, Learning & Development Services

SECONDARYBPAKAOAA

General Security Officer (Unarmed) Training & Certification

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Training & Certification for Security Personnel

SECONDARYEDABALAC

Aviation & Aerospace

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Industry-Specific Professional Training (e.g., Healthcare, Manufacturing, Construction)

SECONDARYEDAOAMAC

Emergency Medical Services (EMT/Paramedic) Training

Education/Vocational, Technical & Trade Education/Protective Services & Public Safety Training

Keywords

• Biosecurity compliance training
• Customs certification courses
• Dangerous goods endorsement
• Workplace first aid training
• Hazardous substance handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Auckland

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course Registration Fees: One-time fees for individual trainee registrations for classroom, online, webinar, and practical training courses. Payment required at time of booking via Debit/Credit Card. Key Account Customers can pay via Direct Credit or purchase order.
2. Onsite/Group Training: Customized onsite training delivery at customer premises with group pricing. Special bundle deals available for up to 3 courses per day. Minimum participant requirements apply.
3. Consultancy Services: Customs Consultancy services helping organizations navigate border requirements with expertise in tariff classification, valuation, origin, documentation, and TSW processes
4. E-Learning Modules: Online self-paced pre-learning modules available for various courses including First Aid, Chemical Handling, and Biosecurity training

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

IVS Training is a New Zealand-based private training provider that delivers MPI-approved biosecurity training, RACA-certified customs and air cargo security training, dangerous goods certification courses, and workplace safety training (first aid, chemical handling, manual handling, health and safety). The company delivers courses through classroom, online, webinar, virtual, and onsite formats, serving both individual learners and corporate clients nationwide. It also offers bespoke training and customs consultancy services tailored to client-specific operational environments.

Product overview

IVS Training is a New Zealand-based private training provider specialising in compliance and vocational training across biosecurity, customs, dangerous goods, first aid, health and safety, and chemical handling. The company offers a multi-format delivery platform providing classroom, online, webinar, virtual, and onsite training nationwide. Core offerings include MPI-approved Biosecurity training (Accredited Person, Transitional Facility Operator, and Biosecurity Awareness courses), RACA-certified Customs training (CBAFF Customs UUI Course, Export Declarant, RACA, and Known Customer Security Awareness), Dangerous Goods training (D Endorsement, IMDG Maritime, and Warehouse Handling), and workplace safety training (First Aid Levels 1-2, Regulation 4.5 Chemical Handling, Health and Safety, and Manual Handling). The portfolio includes both standardised certification courses aligned to NZQA unit standards and bespoke/customised training programmes for enterprise clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Agoge Training: Part of the IVS Group, providing Manual Handling Training services

Products and services

• Accredited Person Training
• Transitional Facility Operator (TFO) Training
• Biosecurity Awareness Training
• Biosecurity Bespoke Training and Support
• CBAFF Customs UUI Course
• Introduction to Customs Broking and Customs Tariff Course
• Export Declarant Training
• RACA Online Training
• Known Customer Security Awareness Training
• Trade Single Window (TSW) Training
• Freight Forwarding Training
• INCO Terms Training
• Marine Insurance and Cargo Claims Training
• Customs Consultancy (Bespoke Training and Support)
• DG Land Transport - D Endorsement
• DG Maritime Transport - IMDG Training
• DG Warehouse and Handling Training
• First Aid Essentials (Level 1) Training
• First Aid Essentials Refresher Training
• First Aid Comprehensive (Level 2) Training
• First Aid Comprehensive Refresher Training
• First Aid Basics Online
• Heart Rescue CPR/AED Training
• First Aid Training for Schools
• Basic Regulation 4.5 Chemical Handling Training
• Standard Regulation 4.5 Chemical Handling Training
• Comprehensive Regulation 4.5 Chemical Handling Training
• Level 1 Health and Safety Training
• Manual Handling Essentials Training
• Manual Handling Leadership Training
• Onsite Group Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Fewer errors, faster throughput, stronger compliance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Rifft SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Regulation 4.5 chemical handling training courses. Rifft Solutions developed the training courses and IVS delivers them through their platform. Courses cover essential requirements outlined in Regulation 4.5 of the Health and Safety Regulations for hazardous substance handling.
• The Training TeamminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIVS refers general vocational courses (forklift training) to The Training Team for delivery. General vocational courses are now delivered by The Training Team while IVS maintains focus on specialized compliance training.
• NZ Resuscitation CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Aid training instructors are approved by the New Zealand Resuscitation Council. Emergency Care Instructors deliver in-person practical sessions and assessments for first aid certification.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Health and Safety Association of NZ (HASANZ): HASANZ is the umbrella industry body for NZ workplace health and safety professionals and registered training providers. Comparable as a recognised authority and training ecosystem in workplace H&S - the same vertical where IVS delivers manual handling and Regulation 4.5 chemical handling courses.
• Competenz: Competenz is one of New Zealand's largest industry training organisations, delivering vocational and compliance training across multiple sectors with industry-levy funding. Comparable business model of accredited NZ training with national coverage, though broader in scope than IVS's compliance niche.
• Skills (Wellington): Skills is a major NZ industry training organisation delivering vocational and compliance training funded through industry levies. Comparable nationwide accredited training model, though broader in industry coverage than IVS's biosecurity/customs specialisation.

Direct peers

• Site Safe NZ: Site Safe provides health and safety, manual handling, and hazardous-substance training specifically for the NZ construction sector. Comparable in delivering accredited workplace safety and manual handling training to NZ enterprises under regulatory frameworks.
• St John New Zealand: St John NZ is a major NZ provider of workplace first aid training (Levels 1-2), CPR/AED, and school first aid programmes. Directly competes with IVS's first aid training vertical on curriculum, NZQA unit standards, and nationwide delivery to the same regulated workplaces.
• New Zealand Red Cross: NZ Red Cross delivers first aid training and workplace safety courses across New Zealand with similar NZQA-aligned certification. Overlaps with IVS's first aid, emergency response, and school training offerings targeting the same regulated workplaces and individuals.
• The Training Team: The Training Team is a NZ vocational training provider that now delivers IVS's outsourced general vocational courses (e.g., forklift) under a referral partnership. Operates in adjacent NZ workplace safety and equipment training verticals, serving similar SMB and enterprise customers.
• Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of NZ: CBAFF is the recognised industry body running the UUI customs training programme (CBAFF Customs UUI Course) and is the source authority that accredits IVS's customs training offerings. Directly comparable as the primary provider of customs broker certification training in NZ.

Regional players

• Air New Zealand Aviation Training: Air NZ's aviation training division handles air cargo security awareness training under RACA and KC frameworks. Comparable as a RACA-aligned training provider in the NZ air cargo security training vertical, though operated as an airline-internal capability rather than a standalone commercial training business.

Emerging players

• New Zealand Maritime School (MIT): NZMS delivers specialised maritime vocational training including IMDG (International Maritime Dangerous Goods) certification. Comparable as a niche training provider for dangerous goods transport by sea - directly overlapping with IVS's IMDG Maritime Transport training product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IVSNZ
• Facebookfacebook.com/IVSNZ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ivs-training
• Instagraminstagram.com/ivs_nz

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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