Posts Tagged ‘Disney’
Teacher personal development day with Disney recruiters at ITC a magical success

Ray from Disney takes a selfie with the attendees at our recent Personal Development Day.
ITC is dedicated to supporting education in New Zealand, with a particular focus on travel and tourism for students. That said, we know that Aotearoa’s teachers are absolutely vital for the education of the next generation – which is why we also provide free personal development days for teachers on occasion as well!
Recently, we became the first education provider to offer a free personal development day with Disney Recruiters presenting.
Posted in News, Study inspiration | Tagged Disney, professional development | Leave a replyITC goes behind the scenes at the new Disney housing complex!
Posted on 05/06/2024 by Hayley Clark
Flamingo Crossings Village comes complete with pools, basketball courts, and so much more.
One of the many exciting possibilities for ITC graduates is heading overseas on an International Exchange Program. Of course, the Disney Exchange Program is one of the most popular!
This program is only available to preferred providers like ITC, so many of our students are driven enough to get positions in this world-famous tourism attraction.
One important aspect of heading to Disney to live and work is the actual housing complex our graduates stay in. And lucky for us, we’ve got someone behind the scenes who has recently been part of planning a new housing complex, and who has had the chance to check it out in person!
Posted in News, Study inspiration | Tagged Disney, Disney Exchange Program, International Exchange | Leave a replyMeet Mya: The ITC student living out her dreams at Disney!
Posted on 14/05/2024 by Hayley Clark
Mya at Disney!
In October last year, we interviewed a student with her sights set on the Disney Cultural Exchange Program. At the time, Mya Jorna was finishing up an ITC course and hoping to be accepted into the program.
The Bream Bay College graduate attended an Adventure Short Course through school at ITC, where she learnt about the amazing opportunity to study tourism in Northland and wanted to one day work for Disney in Orlando Florida. Mya worked hard to graduate with her tourism and travel qualifications and with the support from ITC, applied for her place at Disney in January 2024.
And now, she’s living out that dream!
We couldn’t wait to hear about her adventures and how it’s all going, so here’s a little more about the program and her time at Disney.
Posted in News, Student success | Tagged Disney, Disney Exchange Program, Graduate interview | Leave a replyHead to an ITC Free Event these school holidays and make plans for next year!
Posted on 23/08/2023 by Hayley Clark
Attend a FREE event these school holidays to learn about international exchange programs and aviation careers available with ITC.
Not sure what your plans are for next year? Want to work in a career that could help you meet amazing people, work in amazing places, or even travel the world?
The International Travel College of New Zealand could be a great fit for you and your future – and we’re about to host Free Events this school holidays to help you decide.
Our exciting Free Events invite you (and any friends or family you’d like to bring along) to visit an ITC campus and see what it’s like to be an ITC student.
With two different themes and two campuses to choose from, you won’t want to miss these events. Better yet, they are absolutely FREE!
Posted in Airline, News | Tagged Aviation, Disney, Event days, International Work Experience | Leave a replyFrederick Corbett: The ITC graduate who just left for the Disney Exchange Program!
Posted on 16/08/2023 by Hayley Clark
ITC graduate Freddie Corbett has recently left NZ to start his Disney Exchange Program.
It’s been an exciting year as we have caught up with a number of ITC graduates who went through the Disney Exchange Program. Now, things are about to get even more exciting as we cheer on the students who have been accepted into this year’s August intake.
We’ve already spoken to Bea Terreblanche, who has already left NZ on her grand Disney adventure. Now we’re excited to announce that her fellow ITC graduate Frederick Corbett has also ventured off to Disney.
Of course, we had to catch up with him to see how he’s feeling about the program! (more…)
Posted in News, Student success | Tagged Disney, Disney Exchange Program, Graduate interview, International experience | Leave a replyMeet the graduate who used her ITC education and the Disney Exchange as a springboard for her business career!
Posted on 16/05/2023 by Hayley Clark
Emma Morris had an incredible time during her Disney Exchange.
We are once again full steam ahead preparing our graduates with their applications for the next Disney Exchange Program opportunity happening in August this year.
Our level 4 & 5 graduates are all so excited to meet the Disney representative who will soon visit to discuss this life changing experience.
To celebrate this amazing opportunity we reached out to a number of ITC graduates who were lucky enough to be a part of the Disney Cultural Exchange. We’re calling this project ‘Adventures after Disney’, and will be following up with where the graduates are now, and how they feel that the exchange impacted their lives and careers.
ITC takes pride in supporting and communicating with graduates over the 26+ years we’ve been in business, this is so exciting for us to once more re-visit our students’ adventures.
To start, we spoke to graduate Emma Morris.
Posted in News, Student success, Study inspiration | Tagged Disney, Disney Exchange Program, Student success | Leave a reply“The happiest place…”
Posted on 16/09/2014 by itcnz
Cara (left) working at Disneyworld in Florida after completing her course at ITC, with Natasha (right) ITC Campus Manager Botany
Natasha Allen, ITC Campus Manager Botany, recently returned from a trip to the happiest place in the world, where she caught up with ITC graduate Cara Adams.
Natasha says the excitement of the trip started before they had even left New Zealand at the Koru Lounge at Auckland’s International Airport where she, her husband and their two very excited children sampled the complimentary food (and Natasha and her husband the wine) before boarding their flight. (more…)
Posted in Staff News, Student success | Tagged Airline training, Aviation Training, Disney, ITCNZ, New Zealand Tourism Training, Student opprtunities, Student success, Students working at Disney, Travel, Travel Training | Leave a replyDisney 2014 – new friends, a second family and the experience of a lifetime
Posted on 10/07/2014 by itcnzITC Graduate Cara Adams tells us about her experience at Disney.
How do I even start to talk about this journey, it has been such a rollercoaster ride? I am so happy that I chose to do this; I have grown while being here and have met friends that I will keep forever. There have, of course, been ups and downs in the six months I have been here so far, but all of them have been an important part of this amazing experience. (more…)
Posted in Student success | Tagged Celebrating success, Disney, Employment, Experience of a lifetime, Fun, ITC, ITC Award winning training, ITCNZ, Students in work, Tourism training, Travel Training |A Magical Holiday
Posted on 19/10/2013 by itcnzThe International Travel College’s (ITC) Justine Glackin, in charge of accounts, celebrated her 10-year anniversary with the college earlier this year. To thank her for her hard work and dedication, ITC rewarded Justine with a trip to the value of $10,000.
Justine initially worked in ITC’s student services. After two years she took time off for maternity leave. She returned in 2006, went on maternity leave again in 2007 and returned again the following year.
Managing Director Kerry Priestley says they were always thrilled to have her return. “Justine has a fantastic sense of humour; she’s a good team player and is just great to work with.”
Justine recently came back from her trip and here she shares with us what she did on her dream holiday.
You have $10,000 to spend on travel, where would you go? It’s a bit like asking what you would do if you won Lotto. You just have to narrow down the choices! Having been lucky enough to go to Disneyland as a five year old I wanted to be able to take my own kids so when I was given the opportunity to choose a holiday thanks to ITC it was actually a fairly easy decision to make.
We had three full days in Anaheim, two of those at Disneyland and California Disney. Both these parks are amazing and we arrived on opening and didn’t leave until closing time, about 10 hours later. Particular highlights were Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, The Mattahorn, It’s A Small World, Carsland Racing, the Hollywood Tower of Terror and California Screamin’. Having photos with Mickey, Pluto, Donald and Buzz Light Year (to name a few) has resulted in some fantastic family pictures.
After the excitement of Disney we headed to Santa Monica. We were within walking distance of some amazing shopping and the beach. An open topped double decker bus tour was a fantastic way to see more of L.A. and we took in the sights of Rodeo Drive (no shopping there though!) plus the La Brea Tar Pits, The Farmers Market for a yummy lunch, Beverly Hills and Hollywood for the stars on the footpath plus various weird and wonderful characters trying to make it big in show biz.
It was a fabulous place for relaxing as well as exploring. We hired bikes and rode to Venice Beach, and Muscle Beach where you can work out under the Californian sunshine while homeless people sleep under trees in the parks. We caught a bus to Malibu and wandered along the beach and pier, watched people surfing and paddle boarding and also saw some amazing looking homes right on the beach front.
All in all an absolutely magic family holiday that still makes me smile and one that makes us want to go back and explore some more.
Posted in News | Tagged Aviation Training, Disney, ITC, ITC Award winning training, Love travel, Passion for travel, Staff rewards, Tourism training, USA | Leave a replyThree More ITC Students Experience the Disney World Dream!
Posted on 24/07/2013 by itcnzThree International Travel College (ITC) graduates will join three former ITC students at Walt Disney World Resort, Florida, USA on the work experience programme of a lifetime.
Last year, ITC students Michelle Phillips, Celeste Reid and Soteria Alia were accepted to the Disney College Program.
“Once news got out that it was possible to dream big and actually achieve what was thought to be impossible, we had an influx of interest from students,” says Natasha Allen, ITC’s Campus Manager Botany.
Claudia McCarthy, who graduated from her Level 4 course in March this year, was quick to jump at this opportunity.
“She is such a bubbly smiley person and, with her long blonde locks, I can see her being Cinderella for a year!” laughs Natasha. “Claudia is an incredibly sweet person who gets along with everyone and always has a positive view on life – this obviously shone through her interview, as she has been accepted to join the wonderful world of Disney.”
Cara Adams graduated in June this year from her Certificate in Travel Level 4. Cara has exceptional academic grades her commitment to her assessments is reflected in her A grade module passes.
Cara’s classmate Celeste was one of the previous successful applicants for Disney World, and Cara decided it would be an amazing chance to experience the “living, earning and learning” programme with her friend. Cara was accepted to the programme within just a few short days of her interview.
“Cara is not one to sit and wait until she jets off to sunny Florida in January,” says Natasha. “She is already working to save up money for her trip, which just goes to show that if you want something, you have to take the risk and go for it.”
Lola Tokelau is currently studying her Level 4 Certificate in Travel, but her journey with ITC began in 2012 when she enrolled in the Level 3 Certificate in Aviation.
“It takes a very special student to apply herself to three courses while working part time in a customer service role,” says Natasha. “ Lola has reached 100% academic achievement in her Level 3 courses and is well on her way to achieving her final qualification with us.”
Natasha says Lola was hesitant about checking her emails for a reply from Disney.
“After urging her to do so she returned with the biggest smile on her beautiful face, her eyes were alight with happiness and disbelief– she had been accepted!”
The Disney College Program is not an easy one to get in to and there are a huge number of applicants each year. Natasha says she is incredibly proud of the six students who have achieved a place on the programme so far.
“They have put themselves out there, taking a risk, striving to be the best and achieving so much in such a short time. Their careers in this amazing industry are just starting, and to have their first taste of it with one of the most recognised tourism brands in the world means that their future is going to be bright.”
Posted in Student success | Tagged Aviation Training, Disney, Employment, ITC, ITC Award winning training, Tourism training, Travel Training |