Safer Workplaces together - transforming New Zealand's health and safety culture.
Safety 'n Action is New Zealand's leading provider of health and safety training and advisory services, with over 29 years of experience transforming workplace safety culture across the country. Operating as part of the Aspire2 Group - one of New Zealand's largest private education providers - Safety 'n Action delivers a comprehensive range of NZQA-accredited courses through more than 20 purpose-built training centres from Whangarei to Invercargill. The organisation holds Category 1 accreditation from the NZQA, the highest quality rating for training delivery. In 2018, Safety 'n Action merged with Axiom Training (established 1998), significantly expanding its transport licensing, crane operation, and industrial training capabilities. The combined entity now offers one of New Zealand's broadest vocational training portfolios, covering truck licensing (Class 2-5), dangerous goods endorsements, forklift certification, first aid, fire safety, working at heights, confined spaces, and site-specific safety programmes. Safety 'n Action serves over 49,000 customers nationally, from individual trainees seeking licences and endorsements to major corporate clients requiring enterprise-wide safety training programmes. Courses are delivered through training centres, on-site at client locations, and via online platforms, with 60 industry-experienced trainers across the country.
NZTA-approved accelerated heavy vehicle licensing courses, enabling drivers to progress from learner to full licence without the six-month stand-down period. Covers rigid trucks (Class 2), heavy combination vehicles (Class 4), and full articulated rigs (Class 5).
Training for the NZTA D endorsement required for transporting hazardous substances, covering Unit Standard 16718 with both initial and refresher courses available.
Certification courses for powered industrial lift trucks covering OSH requirements, with practical and theory assessment leading to F endorsement eligibility.
Endorsements for passenger (P), vehicle recovery (V), wheels/tracks/rollers (W), and dangerous goods (D) - the full range of NZTA driver licence endorsements.
Training for crane operators through the Axiom Training brand, covering mobile cranes, tower cranes, and truck-mounted cranes.
Comprehensive workplace safety courses including first aid, fire and emergency, working at heights, confined spaces, site safety, and health and safety representative training.
Specialist safety training for the agricultural sector, including quad bike safety, tractor operation, chainsaw use, and rural workplace compliance.
Bundled programme combining Class 2 truck licence, forklift certification, and dangerous goods endorsement into a single training pathway.
Safety & Environmental Solutions Limited registered on 18 May 1995 (Company Number 679723, NZBN 9429038471612) by Rowan and Rhonda McKenzie. Renamed to Waitoki Security Limited in 2000, then to Safety-N Action Limited in October 2001.
Axiom Training founded as a complementary industrial and driver training provider, later becoming a subsidiary brand.
Aspire2 Group formed through the consolidation of five private education businesses including Safety 'n Action, Cornerstone, Ntec, Queens Academic Group, and Solomon Group. Archer Capital acquires Aspire2 Group.
Safety 'n Action and Axiom Training formally merge operations, combining health and safety training with transport licensing and industrial skills.
Training centre network expanded to over 20 locations, with 200,000+ students trained in the preceding three years.
CEO, Aspire2 Group
Leads the parent Aspire2 Group, overseeing Safety 'n Action and the group's other education brands.
Safety 'n Action trains thousands of heavy vehicle operators annually who will go on to work in the transport industry where RUC is a core operating cost. While Safety 'n Action does not directly process or sell RUC, its truck licensing and transport endorsement courses are foundational to the heavy vehicle workforce that drives RUC-liable vehicles. The organisation's compliance training helps ensure operators understand their regulatory obligations, including vehicle licensing requirements.
Safety 'n Action acquired Axiom Training after its parent company AMS Group Limited was placed into receivership in December 2023. The combined entity now operates training centres throughout New Zealand with NZQA Category 1 provider status.
679723
9429038471612
NZ Limited Company
18 May 1995
Aspire2 Group Limited, Level 10, 62 Victoria Street West, Auckland, 1010, New Zealand
Peter Gary Crossan
Auckland, New Zealand
Sussan Jane Turner
Auckland, New Zealand
100 total shares
Aspire2 Group Limited
100 shares · Auckland, New Zealand
Source: NZ Companies Office · Last checked February 2026
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Aspire2
Aspire2 Group Limited
New Zealand's largest private provider of vocational education. Formed in 2015 when Australian PE firm Archer Capital consolidated five NZ education businesses including Safety 'n Action. Trains approximately 44,000 students annually across IT, international education, health, business, and workplace safety. In July 2024, ownership transferred from Archer Capital to River Capital, a Melbourne-based B Corp-certified private investment firm.
