News - Body, Beauty and Hair

EIT hairdressing course offers real-world skills
January 14, 2015

If you’ve always dreamed of becoming a hairdresser, EIT’s one and two year full time certificates in hairdressing could be two years well spent. Although the opportunity to exit from the...

Dream job for EIT student
January 14, 2015

Katherine Hodson didn’t waste time enrolling in EIT’s Certificate in Hairdressing – it’s the career the 18-year-old has wanted to pursue since she was “really young”. Katherine...

Trades academy success
January 25, 2014

The success of the High School Trades Academy Programme @ EIT is being felt in the far reaches of Tairāwhiti. Each Friday, 135 students from every high school in the region head to the EIT...

More fee free study places
January 23, 2014

EIT youth scholarships, partially funded by the government’s Youth Guarantee (YG) scholarship scheme, has  now been extended to 18 and 19 year olds who wish to study up to Level 3. In...

Trainee hairdresser on course for success
January 19, 2014

An EIT Youth Scholarship is helping 17-year-old Katherine Hodson pursue her passion for hairdressing. Katherine, who started her Certificate in Hairdressing studies in February, says her...

Maori Name For EIT
July 1, 2013

Te Aho a Māui is to sit alongside EIT- Eastern Institute of Technology as the formal Māori name for the East Coast’s leading tertiary education institution.  Fittingly, says EIT chief...

2013 Graduation Award Winners
May 13, 2013

Congratulations to the following 2013 Graduation Award recipients: Pask Winery Award for Academic Excellence in the Bachelors of Wine Science and Viticulture is awarded to Tom Lovelock The...

Study Launches Beauty Therapist’s Career
April 17, 2013

Beauty therapist Donna Gibson wonders at her reluctance to study in her mid-20s as opportunities to work in some of Australasia’s most glamorous spas and beauty clinics continue opening up...