Montessori Association of New Zealand (MANZ) - Resource for parents, educators, and researchers. Teacher training, conferences, news and listing of schools. NZ Association for Training and Development - The professional association for workplace learning and performance and training and development specialists in New Zealand. New Zealand Association for Environmental Education - Purpose is to provide a network and framework to promote environmental education initiatives in New Zealand; and to encourage and promote environmental education training for formal and informal sectors. New Zealand Council for Education Research - An independent, educational research organisation with a bicultural focus and an international reputation for producing quality educational research, and research-based products. . The New Zealand Educational Institute - An organisation dedicated to advancing the industrial and professional interests of its members and safeguarding New Zealand's public education system. New Zealand Association of Science Educators (NZASE) - The national organisation which represents the interests of teachers of science. Apprenticeship Training Trust - Offers people the opportunity to train and be trained to become competent trades people in the plumbing, gas, and drainlaying industries. Friends Reunited NZ - Locates old school and college friends. The database lists over 2,700 New Zealand secondary and primary schools, colleges and universities. New Zealand Asian Studies Society (NZASIA) - A group focusing on research on Asian cultures. Pharmacy Industry Training Organisation - Standard setting body for the qualifications for pharmacy technicians and pharmacy assistants. The Learning and Behaviour Charitable Trust NZ - Identifies and provides for the special learning needs of young people and funds from within the education system. New Zealand Institute of International Understanding (NZIIU) - Student Exchange Programmes. A non-profit educational and cultural exchange organisation promoting friendship and understanding among people of different races, cultures and backgrounds. SixStar - Provides New Zealand hotel, tavern and bar training scholarships every year to help with a career in hospitality. Quantum Education Group - Travel and Tourism and Business and Computing certificates as well as other educational opportunities. Mathzwise - After school tuition programme that focuses exclusively on maths and is based on the NZ Curriculum. Located throughout the North Island. New Zealand Writers' College - Offers specialist online writing courses, tutored by well-known professional writers.