Media Release: NMIT working to help save Murray Cod
9 November 2009
Numbers of the endangered Murray Cod were given a boost last week with the successful breeding of several thousand hatchlings at the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT).
Media Release: Students' "Board Games Blitz" raises $2000 for local kids
9 November 2009
Children from the northern suburbs will benefit from literacy, coaching and mentoring programs thanks to the efforts of business students at the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT).
Media Release: Podiatry for Horses – NMIT hosts competition for Australia’s top farriers
5 November 2009
Those of us who like a punt know a horse’s hooves are its fortune. But looking after the feet of an elite racehorse like Melbourne Cup winner, Shocking is no easy task. Later this month, the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) will showcase the impressive skills of Australia’s farriers at a three-day industry workshop.
Media Release: NMIT delivers two top taste sensations for November
27 October 2009
Daylight savings is here, and summer is on the way, so it’s time to get out of the house and enjoy some of the best food and wine Victoria has to offer. Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) is kick-starting the tasting season with two great food and wine events in Melbourne’s north.
Media Release: AFL legends team-up with top local chefs for Celebrity Cook-off
21 October 2009
The gloves are off and the aprons are on! After hosting the recent Master Chef auditions at its Preston campus, Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) is shaping up for its own culinary showdown … with the Chefs at Rydges Bell City.
Media Release: Head north of the river for the best in new songwriting
19 October 2009
Ever wondered where the next big thing in Australian music is coming from? The answer is north of the river (the Yarra that is) where Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) Bachelor of Australian Popular Music students have just released 'We Went Down to the River: Volume 1' – a compilation of songs written and performed by the songwriting majors within the degree program.
Media Release: Who will be NMIT’s Student Waiter of the Year?
12 October 2009
It’s on again! The title of NMIT Student Waiter of the Year will be decided this Wednesday night at the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) St Georges Restaurant.
Media Release: NMIT Security Technology staff throw away the key with New Inventors appearance
1 October 2009
NMIT Security Technology staff members, Max Cherry and Ray Ng, have their fingers on the pulse of the security technology industry with an invention that was featured on this week’s New Inventors program on ABC television.
Media Release: NMIT international students selected for Round Table with Deputy Prime Minister
11 September 2009
Three students from Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) have been selected to participate in an International Student Round Table convened by the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia and Minister for Education, the Hon. Julia Gillard MP. The NMIT students will also extend a personal invitation to the Deputy Prime Minister to visit NMIT to talk with international students.
Media Release: Bound – an exhibition of artists’ books by NMIT Visual Arts students
10 September 2009
Bound, an exhibition showing at the Eltham Library Community Gallery from October 8 to November 4, takes a fresh look at the artist’s journal.
Media Release: Chinese teachers say farewell after a successful tour
8 September 2009
Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) has just farewelled a contingent of visiting teachers from China after a successful study tour.
Media Release: NMIT announces “final call” for Open Days
18 August 2009
It’s Open Day season across Australia’s universities, TAFES and private colleges and while most will offer lots of brochures, show bags and lectures, very few can boast a range of practical demonstrations that includes subjects as diverse as massage, hairdressing, cattle handling and horse dentistry.
News: Katie can handle it!
27 July 2009
NMIT Diploma of Agriculture student, Katie Reid, has applied the cattle handling skills she has learnt during her studies to achieve a great result at the Stud Beef (Victoria) annual Cattle Handler’s camp held at the Royal Melbourne Show Grounds.
Media Release: NMIT establishes new thoroughbred racing and training facility at Kyneton
22 July 2009
Kyneton District Racing Club (KDRC) and Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) have signed a partnership agreement creating NMIT Kyneton Park, a thoroughbred racing and training facility and education centre at the Kyneton Racecourse from 1 August 2009.
Media Release: NMIT Renewable Energy Student has Top Award in Her Sights
16 July 2009
Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE Certificate IV in Renewable Energy Graduate, Deborah Porter, has been named as one of four finalists vying for the title of Victorian Vocational Student of the Year.
Media Release: Hot snips for top sips
14 July 2009
There's a lot of science and skill that goes into a great wine - from choosing the right climate, soil and fruit to crushing, blending and fermenting in suitably aged barrels. However, many of us that enjoy a good drop aren't aware that a trained eye and a sharp pair of secateurs can mean the difference between a classic vintage and a barbeque leftover.
Media Release: NMIT announces new $9.5 million training centre for ‘Green Collar’ workers.
01 July 2009
NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE) announced today that it will receive a major Federal Government funding allocation of $9.5 million to construct a Green Skills Centre of Excellence.
Media Release: Top U.S educator looks to TAFE for inspiration
24 June 2009
NDr Andrew Thulin, a senior academic from the United States’ fourth largest agricultural college, is heading ‘down-under’ to seek inspiration from one of Victoria’s leading TAFE institutes – NMIT (Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE).
News: Who trains at the Zoo? We Do
14 May 2009
NMIT delivers on-site training to many and varied organisations at locations around Victoria but one of the more unusual is the Royal Melbourne Zoo in Parkville.
Media Release: Painters and decorators to battle it out for skills Olympics
11 May 2009
Painting and decorating students from three Melbourne institutions will battle it out next Tuesday for a spot in the national WorldSkills final and a possible chance of representing Australia at the ‘Olympics’ of industrial trade and services skills for young people – the WorldSkills International competition.
News: Cal-Poly's Animal Science Head to visit NMIT
2 May 2009
Dr Andrew Thulin, Professor and Head, Animal Science department, California Polytechnic State University (Cal-Poly), will tour NMIT facilities and meet key program staff during his visit to Melbourne from June 27 to July 3.
Media Release: NMIT helps Kinglake residents make a clean start
1 May 2009
On Monday life will get a little easier (and cleaner) for two Kinglake families who recently lost their homes to the bushfires. Soon after the fires, NMIT's Faculty of Building and Construction came up with the idea of constructing 12 bathroom laundry facilities to donate to the bushfire victims trying to re-establish themselves in the Kinglake area.
Media Release: After the devastation comes Regrowth and ‘fire smart’ gardens
9 April 2009
NMIT Certificate III in Horticulture student, Quentin Addison, didn't win a prize at the recent Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show but his garden design, 2235 – An Achievable Garden, left a lasting impression on thousands of Show visitors by capturing the devastation and resilience that characterised Victoria’s recent bushfires.
Media Alert: Public tours of historic Aradale Asylum to start
6 April 2009
Creating a greater understanding of how psychiatric patients were treated in Victoria in the late 1800s is the motivation behind the launch of public tours of historic Aradale, Ararat.
News: Flexible training in Meat Processing
17 March 2009
The Australian Meat News February edition explores the flexible training options offered in NMIT's new meat processing facility at the Epping Campus
News: Job done with hands-on industry endorsed training at NMIT
5 March 2009
Australian interior design magazine, Interior Fitout, explores the simulated workplace conditions on offer to shopfitting apprentices at NMIT.
News: NMIT Ag zone a SAFE success
3 March 2009
NMIT's Faculty of Earth Sciences' major involvement with this year's Seymour Alternative Farming Expo (SAFE), comprised 21 seminars attracting 260 attendees at SAFE over three days from Friday February 20.
News: NMIT recognised as a major centre of learning
2 March 2009
Two NMIT students received Rotary's Pride of Workmanship Awards for their outstanding performance throughout their apprenticeship training in Hospitality. These Awards represent public recognition of NMIT in the community.
NMIT graduates strike gold, silver, diamonds and pearls
13 February 2009
When most students graduate they hang their certificate on a wall, but two NMIT graduates will hang the fruits of their studies around their necks and from their pockets after being awarded the prestigious Kaiserman Prize - an award established by South Yarra's Kaiserman Jewellers to help launch the careers of young jewellers.
From goats to grapes - NMIT produces bumper crop of experts for alternative farming Expo
19 January 2009
NMIT announced today that it in addition to being a major sponsor of the 2009 Seymour Alternative Farming Expo (SAFE), it will introduce a brand new concept to the event - the NMIT Ag Zone.
From goats to grapes - NMIT produces bumper crop of experts for alternative farming Expo
