blog Date published 5 4 2023, Age 6 months ago No learning journey is black and white Ākonga embraces the bright side of life. View more
blog Date published 1 12 2022, Age 10 months ago Maritime summer internship launches One student will be busy over the summer gaining vital experience for a future in the industry. View more
blog Date published 14 10 2022, Age 12 months ago Counselling through Kapa Haka Kapa Haumanu is a programme that weaves healing through traditional Māori tikanga. View more
blog Date published 7 1 2022, Age 2 years ago From builder to winemaker The tragic end to Finns building career enabled him to pursue one of his oldest dreams, winemaking. View more
blog Date published 18 11 2021, Age 2 years ago Gutsy move to study pays dividends An unfulfilling insurance job and the desire to create a new future on his own terms saw Gillan Harris make the move to Nelson and embark on a degree in business at NMIT. View more
blog Date published 24 6 2021, Age 2 years ago Life skills lay foundation for ultimate career in aquaculture More people than ever before are retraining and changing their careers due to COVID-19. NMIT aquaculture student Mike Dick is one of those people. View more
blog Date published 7 5 2021, Age 2 years ago Studying horticulture opens door to new career path after COVID-19 layoff After COVID-19 put an end to his career in the travel industry, Brendan Varney has gone back to his roots studying horticulture at NMIT and starting his own business. View more
blog Date published 22 3 2021, Age 3 years ago Planting the seeds of a new career: “Every day I wake up excited” Chris is studying horticulture at NMIT and developing a nursery on two acres of land he owns in Tasman. He says horticulture is in his blood and the career change later in life was a “natural progression”. View more
blog Date published 11 3 2021, Age 3 years ago Studying Beauty Therapy at NMIT a ‘turning point’ for young mum: “I loved every bit of it” Ever since she was 11, Petra Pretty dreamed of opening a beauty salon. Today, she owns a successful beauty therapy clinic in Nelson. View more
blog Date published 10 3 2021, Age 3 years ago From truck driver to food cart dream Hauati Cocker is living proof that it’s never too late to start studying, change your career and chase your dreams. View more
blog Date published 6 5 2020, Age 3 years ago Young mum balances family, work & study to pursue her passion for food at NMIT Alicia Sixtus has been passionate about food for as long as she can remember. Team NMIT supported her with flexible learning to help her balance study and family. View more
blog Date published 12 2 2020, Age 4 years ago Work, family AND study? NMIT’s flexible learning options make upskilling easy Julia Mallett was seeking a change of direction when she discovered a Career Development programme at NMIT that ticked all her boxes. View more
blog Date published 3 12 2019, Age 4 years ago ‘I’ve upgraded myself’: Professional Supervision programme ‘amazing’ Tatiana Ceban chose to study Professional Supervision at NMIT to get certified, but the experienced counsellor gained much more from the programme than expected. View more