Why study the Level 4 Certificate in Travel with ITC!

Leilani Leith worked at Weta Unleashed as part of her Level 4 studies!

The ITC Level 4 Certificate in Travel is like a giant key that unlocks the world of tourism and travel for our graduates.

Many students will come to us and get started with a Level 3 qualification, then go on to study level 4 – which adds a whole extra layer of skills and knowledge to your repertoire (and your CV).

Here are just some of these reasons why you should seriously consider enrolling in Level 4 with us!

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Meet the graduate who went from ‘no direction in life’ to inflight trainer and customer service manager!

Scarlett Westall is an ITC graduate with an impressive career journey – and she’s only 6 years in!

It’s one thing to catch up with students shortly after they’ve graduated, but we also love to catch up with graduates years later to see how their journey is going. And more often than not, they have incredible, inspiring tales to share!

That’s exactly the case with Scarlett Westall, a past ITC student who is six years into her career, and has already made huge progress. What’s even more impressive is that she had no idea what to do with her career after high school, then discovered us at ITC, and the rest is history.

We asked Scarlett to share some of her story with us, and here’s what she had to say!

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Cruise ship turnaround volunteering leads to job offers for two ITC students

Sesilia and Mayur during their work experience volunteering for Akorn.

We recently shared a story about ITC students who had volunteered to help out with cruise ship turnarounds. These kinds of opportunities are common for our students and graduates – and it’s also common for those volunteering roles to lead to greater things.

That’s been the case once again for Mayur and Sesilia from our Botany campus!

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Meet the student who learned first-hand about the diverse range of roles in the tourism industry

Ryan Mackenzie began at ITC planning to become a flight attendant, but his journey has led him elsewhere!’

Like many ITC students, Ryan Mackenzie came to ITC with plans to work as a flight attendant. Yet while many of our students do go on to become cabin crew, Ryan’s path eventually led him elsewhere, highlighting just how many different roles and paths are available to those with industry-leading travel and tourism qualifications!

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ITC students once again help out with busy cruise ship turnarounds

ITC students have been shining once again after helping with recent cruise ship turnarounds in Auckland.

ITC students receive an exceptional education in travel and tourism in the classroom – but they also often get even more invaluable training outside of the classroom with work experience opportunities organised by our team.

Recently, and not for the first time, ITC students had the chance to help out with busy cruise ship turnarounds in Auckland.

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ITC students make a splash volunteering at the Brand USA Agent Expo

ITC students at the Brand USA expo.

The Brand USA Agent Expo was hosted in Auckland on the 10th of February this year, and it was a huge success with several hundred travel agents and over 40 exhibitors from the USA for the event.

This is a chance for US partners to reach key trade contacts in the New Zealand travel industry, and it takes a huge amount of work to pull together.

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Meet the graduate who just landed a job in Cabin Crew with Emirates!

ITC graduate Lynelle looking spectacular in her official uniform.

We recently received an email from an ITC graduate with some of our favourite news to hear: “I had my last day of training yesterday and I’ve successfully passed everything. I’ve got my roster already and I start flying next week Thursday.”

That was from Lynelle Fisilau, a graduate who has been working incredibly hard to achieve her dreams of working in cabin crew.

First, we asked Lynelle’s tutor Inder for his thoughts on Lynelle’s journey:

“I know Lynelle will be a great role model for a flight attendant. We did a mock interview and interview techniques with her. She told me most of the questions asked in the interview were similar to the mock interview. I am really proud of Lynelle and I am sure she will be a valuable asset for Emirates.”

Naturally, we couldn’t wait to hear from Lynelle!

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Why we don’t call our courses Flight Attending courses

iTC graduate Lynelle has been employed with Emirates and is currently training in Dubai.

One of the most surprising things we tell our students is that the airlines don’t want graduates who have been taught how to be flight attendants.

In fact, it might even put them off hiring someone who says they have studied to be a flight attendant and are ready to step into the role.

Surprised? There’s a good reason why! 

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Hear from the ITC student whose International Working Holiday experience has been “life changing”!

ITC graduate Leandri’s journey has been incredible so far. Hear what she’s been up to!

The team at ITC is often as much a family as it is a college, as we stay in touch with our students and cheer on their successes as they gain experience in the industry and travel around the world.

We recently heard from an Auckland City Campus student, Leandri. Leandri was initially upset about not getting her dream job elsewhere, but ITC Employment Consultant Sarndra suggested an internship with International Working Holidays.

“We made some calls and the rest is history!”, explained Sarndra.

Here’s Leandri’s incredible update:

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ITC graduate launches herself into big new role with AJ Hackett

Graduate Fleur has already had an incredibly exciting career – and she’s only just begun!

In early 2023, we chatted with ITC graduate Fleur who had just landed an incredible role with AJ Hackett.

Two years on, we heard about her adventures overseas, and her promotion to a managerial level at AJ Hackett. And since ITC loves to stay in touch with graduates and celebrate their successes, we thought we’d share her wonderful stories and news with new students considering following in her footsteps!

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