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
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
