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New qualification tackles low adult literacy
Friday, 30 June 2006, 10:18 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
One in five adult New Zealanders are struggling to cope with the demands of everyday life and work due to poor literacy skills, with Counties Manukau particularly affected as the region’s literacy rates lag behind the national average, according to an international ... More >>
MIT Empowers Teachers
Monday, 26 June 2006, 11:58 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Years of standing up and teaching in a classroom are often equivalent to time spent behind the desk learning, and hundreds of New Zealand educators have turned their years of teaching into a higher level tertiary qualification through a scheme at ... More >>
MIT computing students show their mettle
Friday, 23 June 2006, 10:44 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Three Manukau Institute of Technology information systems students cleaned up in the Auckland regional finals of the SkillEx work skills competition. More >>
MIT takes early childhood education to the next le
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 10:26 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Manukau Institute of Technology has been given the go-ahead by the Ministry of Education to develop an early childhood teaching degree, after gaining an exemption from the current moratorium on developing new teacher education programmes. More >>
A lifetime of work with Down syndrome children
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 4:42 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
A Manukau Institute of Technology employee has become the first person to be awarded life membership of the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association. More >>
MIT employee honoured for work with Down syndrome
Wednesday, 21 June 2006, 1:32 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
A Manukau Institute of Technology employee has become the first person to be awarded life membership of the New Zealand Down Syndrome Association. More >>
The global village converges in Otara at MIT
Friday, 16 June 2006, 4:50 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
The vibrant Manukau Institute of Technology’s student village is testament to the fact that geographical boundaries are no deterrent when it comes to pursuing a dream. More >>
Bicultural degree to attract Maori to social work
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 4:39 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
Manukau Institute of Technology’s proposed bicultural social work degree has been created to address the serious shortage of qualified social workers in Aotearoa New Zealand. The degree has been specifically developed to better prepare students for ... More >>
Pasifika students on the path to success
Thursday, 15 June 2006, 10:54 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Adding true Pasifika zest to savvy new business ideas helped a group of students launch their studies with scholarships at Manukau Institute of Technology. Six bright Pasifika students, who won scholarships at the Plantation Business Challenge in September ... More >>
Skills training boost vital for future development
Monday, 29 May 2006, 1:33 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
Skills training boost vital for the country’s future development, says MIT director of Technology More >>
Pioneering graduates stake claim for the future
Monday, 29 May 2006, 12:34 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Three Manukau Institute of Technology graduates have made history by stepping into the future of learning, through achieving a new teaching qualification. More >>
Former minister returns to Otara teaching roots
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 5:59 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
Well-known barrister and former cabinet minister Matt Robson has returned to his teaching roots and is equipping prospective police recruits with a thorough grounding in the law, through an introductory course on New Zealand legislation at Manukau ... More >>
Pasifika funding announcement welcomed
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 3:45 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
Manukau Institute of Technology has welcomed the New Zealand Government’s commitment to revitalise Pacific languages through a three-year funding programme. More >>
Top academic prize marks start of internatl career
Wednesday, 24 May 2006, 3:16 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
Flying across the world to attend his graduation ceremony at Manukau Institute of Technology was certainly worthwhile for Clinton Johnson. The former Papatoetoe resident had been in South Africa setting up a branch of a local medical instruments firm, ... More >>
MIT student honoured with memorial scholarship
Monday, 22 May 2006, 12:45 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Being awarded a scholarship that pays tribute to a woman whose life inspired many is a great honour for Manukau Institute of Technology student Katrina Tolomaki. More >>
Programming prowess earns MIT student kudos
Thursday, 11 May 2006, 2:38 pm | Manukau Institute of Technology
Crackshot Manukau Institute of Technology graduate Chunhua Nong has impressed IT professionals with a system she developed while still a student. More >>
Sum1t Up Magazine, up and running.
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 9:04 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
If you haven't seem it yet, Sum1t Up Magazine, flagship of the new Manukau Institute of Technology students union, is up and running. More >>
MIT is positioned to drive tourism growth Manukau
Wednesday, 1 March 2006, 12:16 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
MIT is well positioned to drive tourism growth in Manukau, says new MIT head of Tourism and Travel More >>
Proposed New Tertiary Education Campus in Manukau
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 12:21 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) has had long term discussions with Manukau City Council (MCC) about the development of a new tertiary education campus right in the heart of Manukau City. The City Council has a strong ongoing relationship ... More >>
MIT makes early decision on fees for 2006
Thursday, 25 August 2005, 11:34 am | Manukau Institute of Technology
Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) has made an early decision to peg its average 2006 fee increases to 2.9%, the predicted increase in the consumer price index. More >>