News - February 2020

“EIT students are grounded in practice”
February 26, 2020

We always appreciate to hear what employers have to say about the quality of our students and graduates. Recently we chatted to Kimberley Crisp, who opened The Nest Private Kindergarten in...

EIT celebrating International Year of the Nurse
February 25, 2020

2020 has been endorsed by the as the International Year of the Nurse. EIT is joining the celebrations by putting a local face on an international campaign. Throughout the year EIT will shine...

Former EIT student reaches goal
February 20, 2020

A job helping people achieve their goals has now been achieved by a former EIT Tairāwhiti student.  Kelsey Hart, 20, began her journey toward becoming an exercise consultant in 2016. “I...

EIT caters for Art Deco Gatsby Picnic
February 17, 2020

Are you ready for this week’s Art Deco Festival? The chef tutors from EIT’s tourism & hospitality team are fundraising for a professional development trip and came up with a mouth-watering...

EIT’s Te Ara o Tāwhaki completed
February 13, 2020

After 2.5 years of designing, painting and carving, the new pou, kōwhaiwhai and tukutuku for EIT’s wharenui, Te Ara o Tāwhaki, were officially revealed and blessed on 12 February. Over 160...

Student finds passion from training
February 13, 2020

HIGH suicide statistics and huge mental health and addiction issues on the East Coast are part of a Gisborne tertiary student’s future career decision. Now she has time in her life to finally...

Graduate with a travel bug lands perfect job
February 11, 2020

Rhiannon Bevin has certainly made the right study choice. We recently visited the Travel & Tourism graduate at her work at the House of Travel in Havelock North. It’s a busy time for...