Education

Laura Greenaway, a Southern Institute of Technology student has won first place in the NZDE (New Zealand Diploma in Engineering) Engineering Project National Competition, held on July 13th -14th, 2022, at WINTEC, Hamilton, during the Engineering Tutors’ Forum. The annual event sees entries from ever

Polytechnics in the South are being forced to cut millions from their budgets because the Government’s mega-merger polytechnic entity Te Pūkenga is in such a mess, National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson and Invercargill MP Penny Simmonds says. “The Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) will be

Southern Institute of Technology’s newest mode of programme delivery for students was introduced in the first semester this year – HyFlex Delivery; it has recently received recognition at an international level, through presenting at a teaching symposium, as well as award nominations for individual

Sean Plunket from The Platform New Zealand speaks to Nation education spokeswoman Penny Simmonds about the Te Pūkenga disaster. Labour’s mega polytechnic Te Pūkenga is a shambles that couldn’t have come at a worse time amid New Zealand’s growing skills shortage, National’s Tertiary Education spokesp

Southern Institute of Technology School of Nursing (SoN) has reason to celebrate over their latest accreditation process; they recently succeeded in achieving the maximum number of years under Nursing Council standards. Acting Head of Faculty and Head of School of Nursing, Johanna Rhodes, is delight

Every school holiday’s, over two half days, up to 12 local primary school aged children with learning differences like Dyslexia, attend Growing Stars, a hands-on craft based programme developed by local charitable organisation, Learning Differences Aotearoa Trust.  The workshop, thought to be the on

Southland Gymnastics recently announced its team for 2022, and includes two Southern Institute of Technology students who are hoping to excel at the national competition in less than a month, at ILT Stadium, Invercargill. Bailey Keepin, first-year Bachelor of Architecture student, and Lewis Thomson,

Local Engineering employers met with Engineering students last week at Southern Institute of Technology (SIT), to facilitate the annual Southland Speed Interviewing Event, which assists students in progressing towards their career aspirations and successfully entering the engineering sector. The Sou