ITI NEWSLETTER
ITI Newsletter - November 2009Good morning and welcome to the November newsletter from Independent Tertiary Institutions (ITI). ITI is an industry body representing a diverse range of larger, high-quality PTEs and each month we look to showcase some of the success stories about our learners.
In this issue, the New Zealand Management Academies website has tasted success at a prestigious international web awards. While the current ITI website won't be winning any awards, there will be a refresh and new look in 2010.
Pacific International Hotel Management School (PIHMS) Principal Dr Flora Gilkison has achieve a New Zealand first with her new PhD. A student from Media Design School is in the finals of the contest to select the new phone book artwork while the International Travel College has welcomed its first graduate in a new course which teaches people to run a world-leading check-in system.
Finally, there are details of the end-of-year exhibitions at the Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design.
Neil Miller
Executive Director
ITI
NZMA Website Takes Out Prestigious International Web Award
New Zealand Management Academies’ new website has just gained international acclaim at one of the world’s most prestigious web competitions. www.nzma.ac.nz was awarded Silver in the Education Category at the recent W3 Web Awards, a competition that aims to honour outstanding websites, ... more »
Principal’s Hard Work Gets Results
Pacific International Hotel Management School Principal Flora Gilkison has
become the first New Zealander to graduate with a Doctorate of Management and
Organization Leadership from the University of Phoenix in the United States.
Her experience as a corporate company secretary and ... more »
MDS Student Finalist in Yellow Art Awards
Each year Yellow runs an art competition to select the covers of the 18 White Pages phone books distributed throughout New Zealand. The competition started back in 1990 and over 350 pieces of art have graced the cover in this time. It has the potential to make artists a household name ... more »
The First of Many
Lesley Brough, International Travel College’s recruitment advisor, is the first to complete the new CODECO programme at ITC. The course has been developed by major airline KLM (Royal Dutch Airlines) to teach the CODECO check-in system that is used in airports throughout the world. ... more »
ITI Upcoming Events
Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design End of Yeah! Exhibitions Year 2 and 3 Fine Arts, Photography and Graphic Design Wednesday November 18 from 5:30p.m. Pearce Gallery, 130 St Georges Bay Rd, Parnell Year 1 - Potential Graphic Design/Fashion Design majors Friday November ... more »