ITC Students Get TRENZ Experience
4/24/2013 2:06:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

International Travel College of New Zealand (ITC) students recently had the opportunity to highlight their skills and gain valuable industry knowledge at New Zealand’s premier tourism trade event – TRENZ 2013.

 

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Celebrating Success with the AIS St Helens Cricket Team
4/24/2013 2:06:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

The AIS St Helens cricket team is the grand winner of the annual ‘Spirit of Cricket Tournament’ 2013; an Auckland-based community sporting competition that has a long and proud history spanning 15 years. 

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MDS partners with Saatchi & Saatchi on Graduate School
4/24/2013 2:06:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

Media Design School has partnered with Saatchi & Saatchi New Zealand to launch a new graduate school focusing on digital innovation, Media Design Graduate School (The Graduate School), in Auckland. 

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2013 Marks 20 years for BTI
4/24/2013 2:06:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

BTI began as Bethlehem Teachers College in 1993 with one full-time lecturer and 15 students. In 2013, BTI has 450 students throughout New Zealand, Australia, Tonga and Thailand, 40 permanent staff and more than a dozen programmes across counselling, social work and all spheres of teacher education.  

 

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Sylvia Park Home to New NZMA Campus
4/24/2013 2:06:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

Auckland’s new industrial hub of Sylvia Park will soon have a specialist trades training campus on its doorstep providing work-ready graduates in areas of key skills shortages.

New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) is to open a new campus at Sylvia Park in Auckland to host its construction training, cookery and hospitality programmes. The new facility, in Carbine Road, will replace its city campus in Anzac Avenue in central Auckland.

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Gabe Yellowhawk – TLC’s International Scholarship Recipient
3/26/2013 11:53:00 AM by Sarah Ellich

The Learning Connexion (TLC) has offered an international scholarship to Lakota artist Gabe Yellowhawk.

“It's a privilege that he accepted and will be with us for the next six months,” says TLC’s Managing Director Jonathon Milne.

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Whitecliffe’s Wikiriwhi Award Recipient
3/26/2013 11:51:00 AM by Sarah Ellich

Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design 2012 Wikiriwhi Award Recipient, Daphne Simons will travel to the United States to participate in postgraduate workshops and lectures at Whitecliffe's affiliate college Montclair State University. 

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New Programme Leader for MDS
3/26/2013 11:50:00 AM by Sarah Ellich

Media Design School has appointed Dr. Maria Walls to the position of Programme Leader – Bachelor of Media Design. A progressive interdisciplinary artist, writer and academic, Dr. Walls has worked between industry and the New Zealand higher education sector for more than twelve years. 

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ITC’s Distance and Online Learning Creates “Memories for Life”
3/26/2013 11:48:00 AM by Sarah Ellich

The International Travel College of New Zealand (ITC) has been a premium supplier of full-time and part-time training programmes for the airline, travel and tourism industries since 1996, and has campuses in Botany and central Auckland.

Since 2006, ITC has offered several of its courses via and distance and online learning (DOL). ITC DOL graduate Anita van der Mespel recently achieved her goal of entering the travel and tourism industry with a position at American Express. 

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Auckland building sector gets skills boost
3/26/2013 11:45:00 AM by Sarah Ellich

Auckland’s skills-hungry building sector will soon have a new source of work-ready tradespeople and apprentices.

Leading private tertiary provider New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) is fast-tracking additional construction training into Auckland in partnership with experienced construction educator the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec).

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A new campus for Yoobee’s Auckland Students
3/26/2013 11:39:00 AM by Sarah Ellich

Yoobee School of Design’s Auckland students moved into a new campus this month. The new campus has been completely renovated and designed specifically for the school. Located on City Road, just a short distance away from the original school, the location is ideal for students, and central to key transport links, cafes, parking and CBD amenities.

 

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MDS 'Expand and Magnify' and 'Create Me!'
2/25/2013 4:00:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

Media Design School is launching a series of events this year to provide opportunities for teachers to engage with different aspects of the digital world, with an art and technology focus. The Expand and Magnify series will be a mix of insightful and constructive talks and tutorial content. Media Design School is also running a competition that gives junior school students the chance to design an individual character concept. 

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Celebrity Chef Opens NZMA’s New Cookery School in Panmure
2/25/2013 4:00:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

Celebrity chef Ross Burden officially opened New Zealand Management Academies’ new cookery school in Panmure last month. The opening drew a large crowd, with locals from the community keen to check out the new training facilities.  This is the first time NZMA has had a campus in East Auckland, and the provider is excited about offering qualifications and career opportunities to the area. read more...

NZSE and AUT Collaboration Provides Pathways for Students
2/25/2013 4:00:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

The partnership between New Zealand School of Education and AUT is a perfect example of how PTEs can successfully collaborate with universities to provide an enhanced learning platform for students. The partnership, which began three years ago, provides domestic and international students with a pathway that encourages them to strive and achieve to their full capacity. 

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Illustrators 2013: A TLC Exhibition
2/25/2013 4:00:00 PM by Sarah Ellich

Illustrators from Wellington art school The Learning Connexion worked hard to perfect an exhibition of grand proportions in February this year. Illustrators 2013 was a celebration of artistic ability, with four graduates and five students showcasing their art to the public. The exhibition highlighted the many diverse facets of illustration, utilising text from literature and fantastic images brought forth from the depths of the artists’ imaginations.

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