Education

Job losses are on the cards at SIT, as the Government comes clean on how it proposes to balance the books of its embattled industry training mega-merger Te Pukenga, Invercargill MP and National’s Tertiary Education spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “Te Pukenga, which now runs the country’s polytechn

The culmination of four years of work is coming to fruition for SIT Sound. The recent installation of specialist stage lighting in the re-purposed former St. John’s Anglican church, housed within Te Rau o te Huia, completes the facility so it can realise its full potential; now able to be used for m

Southern Institute of Technology Bachelor of Environmental Management student Rose Hynson has uncovered a variety of bird life, some of which are threatened species, at a well-known recreation area in Invercargill. Currently completing her final year research project, Ms Hynson’s research is based a

The failure by the Ministry of Education to make regular checks on early childhood education centres, once they are licensed, leaves children and their families in a vulnerable position, Invercargill MP and National’s Early Childhood spokesperson Penny Simmonds says. “According to the Office of Earl

Southern Institute of Technology Nursing students, Ebony Sherry and Courtney Bond have been using their experiences in health education to inspire the next generation into a health-related career for the benefit of rural New Zealand. SIT Nursing Programme Manager, Karyn Madden, said the opportunity

A new partnership between Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) and the Panamanian government has seen the first group of students from Panama arrive in Invercargill this month to study English, with planning underway for further groups to make the journey here for education opportunities. The grou

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