Student Stories

“Thank you for changing my life!”

Quinn Ojala, graduate, New Zealand Certificate in Cookery

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Cookery managed apprenticeships a ‘win-win’

Kristy Phillips, Mikayla Ratcliff, Chloe Lysaght

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Ara hospitality graduates are impressing employers with their level of skill and professionalism.

Jayden Weaver, Isobel Mahoney, Meredith Earle

I want to thank my tutors for believing in me and giving me wonderful opportunities.

Anu Kashyap

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Believe in yourself – you can achieve anything you want to.

Debra Tindall

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Ara bakery graduate Millie Rose has created an award-winning business in Timaru selling fashion, gifts and highly sought-after cupcakes.

Millie Rose

Courtney Schimanski found a passion for baking while helping her grandma and is now the pastry chef at Te Pae, Christchurch’s new convention centre.

Courtney Schimanski

Working towards a Bachelor of International Tourism and Hospitality Management, Taylor has found that it has not only given him the skills needed for his career, but a direction he wants to head in life.

Taylor Ballantyne

“The degree really does cover all the bases.”

Kumendra Dharmadasa