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Ara's Top YES Teams Score Big With Touchdown

Tuesday, 29 October 2024, 2:56 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

The frontrunners for the Ōtākaro North and Ōtākaro South prizes were invited to take part in the first ever ‘Touchdown’ event which attracted top business mentors around the region to offer expertise ahead of their final pitches. More >>

Perfect Practise Run At Ara For Global Chef Comp

Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 4:34 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

It was the final rehearsal for the Ara "dream team" made up of Davies, recent graduate Quinn Ojala and Ara tutor Mark Sycamore as coach. They worked under competition conditions to prepare 12 portions of the set menu (4 courses) twice over three days. Each run ... More >>

Ara’s Spring Graduation Marks New Beginnings

Friday, 20 September 2024, 5:09 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

From Level 1 Foundation graduates achieving the New Zealand Certificate in Skills for Living for Supported Learners right though to those achieving their master’s in the disciplines of health, creative practice and sustainable practice. More >>

Ara Celebrates Growth In Māori Ākonga

Monday, 26 August 2024, 6:00 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Ara Institute of Canterbury has seen an increase in the number of Māori ākonga (students) enrolled across its campuses. Year to date figures show 13.2% growth in Māori learners which translates to an increase of 223 students choosing to engage ... More >>

NASDA Performers Inspire Hundreds Of School Children

Friday, 23 August 2024, 7:46 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Based on the stories from the beloved Dr Seuss books, the musical follows the story of Horton the Elephant as he endeavours to protect the world of the WHO’s and guard an abandoned egg. The production brings many much-loved Seuss characters to life ... More >>

Ara Timaru New Trades Building Ready For Fit Out

Thursday, 15 August 2024, 4:15 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

The tapu on Ara Institute of Canterbury's new trades building in Timaru, which has been completed on time and on budget, is about to be lifted. More >>

Ara Nursing Student’s Story Inspires Graduation Audience

Tuesday, 13 February 2024, 6:38 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Betsy Ramalasou clocked up a lot of miles to achieve her nursing degree and now that she’s working in her chosen field, she’s continuing to do so. After four years travelling between her hometown Ashburton to Ara Institute of Canterbury’s ... More >>

Canterbury’s Unique ‘entrepreneurial Ecosystem’ Lands Record Young Enterprise Prizes

Thursday, 3 November 2022, 7:13 am | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Teams from Kaiapoi High School and Cashmere High School have been crowned as winners of the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Canterbury Regionals at Ara Institute of Canterbury and are now set to compete on a national stage. Eight secondary school teams lined ... More >>

Growing Pacific Success In Tertiary Education

Thursday, 7 October 2021, 11:16 am | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Pacific participation in tertiary education is growing in Canterbury and Ara Institute of Canterbury is making a concerted effort to support Pacific learners. Increasingly more and more Pacific people are studying at Ara, successfully graduating, and even ... More >>

Commentary: Ara Automotive Training Is Moving With The Times

Tuesday, 27 July 2021, 11:21 am | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

"The car of tomorrow - a computer on wheels - will deliver mobility as a service, drive autonomously, operate in a fully connected and digitalized environment, and be powered by an electric drivetrain… resulting in a significant increase in the ... More >>

Ara Pleased To Be Premier Sponsor Of The South Canterbury Business Excellence Awards In 2021

Wednesday, 23 June 2021, 5:45 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Playing a leading part in the celebrations on Friday June 18th, Ara Institute of Canterbury acted once more as the Premier and Supreme Award Sponsor of the South Canterbury Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards for 2021. The South Canterbury ... More >>

Tourism But Not As We Know It: Ara Makes A Sustainable Commitment

Friday, 16 April 2021, 11:42 am | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Ara Institute of Canterbury has just signed up to the Tourism Industry Aotearoa (TIA) ‘Tourism Sustainability Commitment’, a publicly-declared commitment towards the active embrace of sustainable operations in New Zealand. The Commitment is a ... More >>

A Bright Future For Learners Planning On Entering The Construction Sector

Monday, 22 February 2021, 4:32 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Ara offers a full range of trades training, as well as engineering. Even if gaining a Trades qualification from Ara Institute of Canterbury may take a few years, graduate prospects seem brighter than ever. According to an article published in The Christchurch ... More >>

Ara IT And Digital Technology Courses Free To All Under The TTAF Scheme

Friday, 29 January 2021, 10:25 am | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Ara Institute of Canterbury has just had all of its IT and digital technology courses added to the Government’s Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) scheme, with the Bachelor of ICT degree being the only exception. This means that incoming ... More >>

Ara Offers Two New Scholarships For Māori Learners

Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 8:32 am | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

The Department of Applied Science and Social Practice are offering two new scholarships for Māori learners to study for a Graduate Diploma in Laboratory Technology (GDILT) in 2021. Completion of the programme will enable Māori learners to move into a future-focused, ... More >>

Ara Student Directed Film To Feature On SkyTV

Thursday, 26 November 2020, 4:36 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

In her final year, Motion Design student Kirsty Cameron has reached a couple of significant milestones in directing and producing her first film which will soon be featured on New Zealand television. While studying her Bachelor of Design at Ara ... More >>

First Ara Timaru Nurses Due To Graduate

Thursday, 26 November 2020, 9:59 am | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Hospitals and healthcare practices in South Canterbury are eagerly awaiting an influx of registered nurses, soon to graduate from Ara’s Timaru campus. These 15 graduating students, who sat their final-year state exams this week, are the first cohort of ... More >>

Future Designers Reject Status-Quo, Commercialism And Stereotyping

Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 4:49 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

Amid a global pandemic when events are far and few between, Ara’s Pitch fashion show would undoubtedly have been one of the only live runway shows to go ahead in the world this year.Despite COVID-19 interrupting this academic year, fashion students ... More >>

Chefing Success Leads To Outstanding Interior Design Outcome For Ara Graduate

Wednesday, 25 November 2020, 4:40 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

One of the few male graduands of Ara’s 2020 Diploma in Interior Design (Residential) ended up the surprise big winner of the ‘Vizualize’ awards night. Daniel Smith took home three of 13 awards, including The Harrison Bloy Aware for Excellence in ... More >>

NASDA End Of Year Production Takes On Prestigious New Dimensions Through Court Partnership

Tuesday, 3 November 2020, 4:30 pm | Ara Institute of Canterbury Ltd

This year, the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts (NASDA) at Ara is offering graduating students their most authentic end-of-year performance experience yet - a Hollywood classic of a musical, staged at The Court Theatre and helmed by internationally-regarded ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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