Meet Anetta: ITC’s newest family member!

Anetta has a fantastic travel and tourism background, and can’t wait to share it with students!

Anetta Kusa is ITC’s newest family member, where she has recently joined as the Academic & Quality Manager.

Adding to the team’s array of experience, Anetta brings her own history of travel and tourism adventures. She started out in Poland, and has now spent more than 20 years here in Aotearoa!

Read on to learn more about her background, experience, and advice for ITC students!

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Introducing Birthe Bakker – Our Newest Botany Team Member!

Birthe Bakker is our Newest Botany Team Member, bringing a huge amount of travel and tourism experience to the team.

It’s been an exciting time here at ITC, as we recently welcomed a new Auckland City Tutor Fiona, and now we’re introducing our newest member of the team at Botany – Birthe Bakker!

Birthe is from the Netherlands, and has international experience helping travellers with personalised itineraries. She also brings a PhD to the team!

She is going to play a key role in educating and supporting our next generation of Kiwi travel and tourism experts, so we asked her a few quick questions to learn more. (more…)

Introducing Fiona – Our new Auckland City tutor!

Auckland City’s new tutor, Fiona!

The ITC family is one of real diversity. We come from all over Aotearoa, and we have all sorts of backgrounds and interests. The one thing we all have in common is real-world experience in travel and tourism!

Our newest recruit, Fiona, is no different. Bit early by the travel bug, Fiona has built a career on helping others to see the world and love their adventures, and on teaching travel and tourism.

We’re so excited to welcome her to the family, where she will be working as a tutor at the Auckland City campus. We chatted to Fiona to learn a little more!

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Removing Financial Barriers to Study: ITC Now an Approved MSD Registered Supplier

ITC is now an approved MSD Registered Supplier!

For many capable and motivated people, the biggest barrier to training isn’t ability — it’s affordability.

Not everyone can access a student loan. Some are returning to study after time away from work. Others are managing long-term health conditions or disabilities. Many simply need a pathway that is financially realistic and fully supported.

That’s why we’re proud to share that ITC is now an approved registered supplier with the Ministry of Social Development (MSD).

This approval allows eligible students to apply for MSD funding to support their training with us — helping remove financial barriers and create real pathways into employment.

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We’re excited to share that Sumaiya Yasmin has joined the ITC team!

Sumaiya Yasmin has joined the ITC team as our new Botany tutor!

Sumaiya Yasmin has recently joined the ITC whanau as a tutor, bringing with her a truly impressive wealth of experience – including visiting 92 countries!

For example, she has seven years’ experience as a Senior Cabin Crew for Qatar Airways and a Premium Host at Auckland Airport for Qantas/OACIS. 

We of course had to ask Sumaiya a little more, from what her favourite job has been (before now!), so how she thinks her experience will best help her ITC students.

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From Short Course High School Student to ITC Team Member!!!

Leilah in the ITC aircraft cabin.

Every year, high school students around Aotearoa learn about the travel and tourism industry through our Short Courses taught in high schools. Just two years ago, Leilah Va took one of these courses as a student at Edgewater College.

From there, she went on to study the New Zealand Certificate in Tourism with a strand in Aviation Level 3, then the New Zealand Certificate in Travel Level 4. It goes without saying that Leilah was a dedicated, fantastic student, and now, she is one of ITC’s newest recruits as a Student Services Advisor.

Leilah is the perfect person to support new students, as she can lean on her own recent experiences as a student. Of course, we chatted to Leilah to learn more! (more…)

Meet Moana McKeen: ITC’s new Tourism Education Tutor & Marketing Support!

Moana in Tahiti – her favourite place to visit!

ITC’s newest recruit is Moana McKeen, who is joining us as a Tourism Education Tutor and Marketing Support professional.

Moana brings more than 17 years of experience in the travel and tourism industry, with an impressive background in product development, client engagement, and business growth.

Her career spans key roles with Fuzion World Travellers, Tahiti Tourism, and Flight Centre, where she has developed a reputation for exceptional relationship management, insightful market knowledge, and a deep commitment to delivering outstanding service.

Moana holds a Bachelor of Aviation in Flight Crew Management from Massey University, and her passion for tourism, learning, and helping others thrive shines through in everything she does.

We’re incredibly excited to have Moana join the team, and we know her warmth, expertise, and industry insight will be a wonderful asset to our students, partners, and marketing projects.

We asked her a few quick questions to learn more!

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Meet our newest team member and City Campus Tutor, Daria!

Our newest team member and City Campus Tutor, Daria, during a 2023 trip to Sicily.

ITC’s newest team member grew up around tourism and hospitality, so it’s no surprise that her career has been rich in travel and tourism experiences.

Not only has Daria built a career on her love of tourism, but she also made the decision early on to share those skills with others. That’s how she ended up as the newest member on our team, and that’s why we’re so excited to have her on board to help lead our students towards their own incredible careers!

We chatted with Daria to learn more about her background, and what she can offer for ITC students.

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Meet Esther, our dedicated Schools Coordinator

ITC leads in delivering Tourism Resources, Experiences, Short Courses and so much more.  Seniors can experience tourism or aviation and make an informed choice for a potential tourism or airline career. We have a team of dedicated people, we like to call the ‘Schools Team’. 

We consistently receive amazing feedback about our quick turn around of our schools products and services.  When you reach out to our dedicated schools team for support you’ll have the pleasure of emailing our Schools Coordinator, Esther.  Esther takes pride in all she does to help schools receive all they need in a timely fashion.  Read more to learn a little more about our amazing Esther Johnston.

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Get to know Botany tutor, Kirsten Leith

We’re excited to have Kirsten as our Botany Tutor.

Kirsten Leith is no stranger to ITC.

Kirsten has been a Course Advisor & Employment Consultant for our Botany Campus, and now we are lucky to have her in the role as our Botany Tutor.  Her incredible expertise in the industry will prepare any graduate for an exciting career in our tourism or airline industry.

Not only that, but she also has supported our busy Short Course team with our popular Business of Tourism Academy in South Auckland. 

We reached out to Kirsten to hear all about her story to date. 

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