Since March 2012, three industry training organisations, the Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO), Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI) and Retail Institute have been engaged in formal merger discussions. This has followed six years of working closely together and collaboration on some key projects.
On Wednesday 12 September 2012, a Deed of Merger was signed by ATTTO, HSI and Retail Institute, committing to form a new Industry Training Organisation named the Service Skills Institute.