News - January 2017

Pre-Trade Training Helping Address Plumber Shortage
January 10, 2017

EIT is responding to a shortage of plumbers and gas fitters in Hawke’s Bay’s with a pre-trades programme that saw all nine of 2016’s graduates securing jobs in the industry. Grayson...

EIT Graduate Strategises For Success
January 10, 2017

An unexpected speed bump came close to unseating EIT Diploma in Recreation and Sport graduate Jenny Ryan just a few years after launching her cycling tour company Tākaro Trails in Hawke’s...

EIT Student Gets Back What She Puts In
January 10, 2017

EIT business student Ngahuia Harris enjoyed her Ngāti Kahungunu childhood, growing up surrounded by whānau on Waipatu marae.  For much the same reasons, she enjoys working for P and T...

Student Nurse Values Support
January 10, 2017

As she continues on her learning journey, EIT student Claire Hokianga Harmer McLean is appreciating the support she receives from like-minded people. “I’ve had my struggles,” the...

EIT a Taradale Landmark For 41 Years
January 10, 2017

When the Hawke’s Bay Community College opened its doors for vocational and community education in 1975, few could have envisaged its transformation into EIT – one of New Zealand’s leading...

Nourishing Our Communities
January 10, 2017

November’s Spotlight address, the second in a series hosted by the Public Health Association’s Hawke’s Bay branch and EIT, will focus on healthy eating. Open to all, the free presentation...

Wine Students Gain from Field Trip
January 10, 2017

A large cohort of EIT students and staff recently explored wineries and vineyards in Marlborough and Nelson on an annual field trip aimed at broadening their understanding of other wine...

Nurse Breathes New Life Into Respiratory Care
January 10, 2017

An intervention programme initiated by clinical nurse specialist and EIT Master of Nursing student Sara Mason is significantly boosting health outcomes for the many people in Hawke’s Bay...