News - December 2016

New Qualifications to Meet Primary Industry Growth
December 7, 2016

EIT launches a suite of new qualifications next year for those keen to pursue careers in significant regional growth industries – agriculture, forestry and horticulture. The 14...

EIT Reshapes Business Offerings
December 6, 2016

EIT’s enhanced business programmes mean new opportunities for studying in 2017. Responding to changes sought by the NZQA of tertiary educators nationwide, the School of Business has...

Perm and Set Clients Give Students a Head Start
December 6, 2016

Recently turned 101, Valda Colwill routinely drives from her Hastings home to have her hair permed and set by hairdressing students at EIT. The centenarian thoroughly enjoys these outings to...

Fashion Students Showcase Their Designs
December 6, 2016

EIT’s end-of-year fashion show heralded a turning point for student achievement as certificate-level programmes make way for ideaschool’s new Diploma in Fashion. Many of this year’s...

Student Designs Debut On National Fashion Stage
December 6, 2016

  EIT’s final-year fashion students have been at full stretch over the past few weeks, adding the finishing touches to garments that will showcase in the upcoming Hokonui Fashion Design...

Fashion Student Unleashes Her Creative Side
December 6, 2016

EIT fashion student Bex McNeur adores impeccable craftsmanship, rates quality over quantity and prefers timeless style to flash-in-the-pan fashion trends. “I love vintage silhouettes,” she...

Flowers Empower Jumpsuit Design
December 6, 2016

Gardens were what inspired EIT fashion student Sophie Brown to design a vibrantly colourful jumpsuit – an outfit she will be modelling at Hawke’s Bay Racing’s Fashion in the Field. The...

Gold Standard Design for Race Day
December 6, 2016

A striking black, bone and gold geometrically-patterned fabric spotted on a class trip to Auckland was the inspiration for EIT fashion student Amy Baker’s design for Fashion in the Field. Amy...