Annual ITC Industry Expo inspires students and graduates

Air New Zealand was one of several industry brands that spoke at the annual ITC event.

Every year, ITC invites travel and tourism industry representatives to visit campus and engage with our students and graduates.

It’s an opportunity for employers to meet the next generation of qualified, passionate workers, and it’s a chance for our students to learn more about the industry, discover new career paths, and meet those working in the industry.

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ITC hosts an incredibly successful Industry Expo at Auckland City Campus

The team from Jetconnect with students at our Industry Expo.

On Wednesday August 31, we held an Industry Expo at our Auckland City Campus, and it was a monumental success.

This special annual event is a fantastic opportunity for both students and tourism employers, and we’re so excited to have seen such a great turnout and incredible connections made on the day.

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Tourism businesses inspire next generation of tourism workers at ITC Industry Expo

ITC travel and tourism students loved the opportunity to network with some of Auckland’s leading tourism employers at the ITC Industry Expo in August.

Students on the cusp of entering the tourism workforce got a ‘taste of tourism’ at the ITC Industry Expo in August.

Several leading tourism businesses presented to ITC students, including Jucy, Fullers, AJ Hackett, Explore, Avsec, Customs, Sudima Hotel, and Fat Camel Backpackers.

The purpose of the Industry Expo is to educate students about what it’s like to work in the industry. It also gives tourism businesses the chance to impress the next generation of tourism workers, in the hope of attracting high-calibre staff.

It’s no secret that skilled tourism workers are in high demand, so tourism businesses jumped at the chance to get in front of a group of engaged, motivated tourism students.

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Industry Expo a huge hit!

At The International Travel College (ITC) both our City and Botany campuses have recently hosted some of our key industry partners for our annual Industry Expo. All campus students and Distance Online Learning students were invited to attend. The following companies were involved: NZ Customs, Auckland Bridge Climb and Bungy, Go Holidays and Stella Travel, Nomads Backpackers, Jet Connect/Qantas, Explore NZ and Spaceships.

The vast majority of these presenters also brought a graduate of ours that are now working with them along to the event to present alongside a senior manager or on their behalf.  This enabled all of our current students to understand that in any time over the next 12 months they could be in the position that gradute is currently in.

“My involvement in the industry expo was very enjoyable. When I was a student at ITC I always found these days very beneficial and motivating. This time round being a presenter was very cool! I loved telling people how my job came about and explaining to them what my role is within the company. Myself and Courtney both found it important to make it an interactive presentation with lots of info, games, freebies and also encouraging students to ask questions. By doing this I think kept students interested. Being a fresh student out of ITC and managing to get a job through work experience I think would of made students realise that you can get jobs easily if you put yourself out there and take different opportunities when there given to you.” Said Brittany Gawith, who now works at Auckland Bridge Climb and Bungy.
 
“Overall I had a great day and felt very privileged to be able to talk to students about my new job which I love, I feel very lucky!” she said.

The feedback from all students has been fantastic with Boi and Mark from Nomads being the favourites from and entertainment and fun factor. Auckland Bridge Climb and Bungy were very close seconds with free T shirts on offer for students involved in harness fitting competitions and pictures of famous people doing a bungy jump, such a Justin Bieber and Katie Perry.

All employers were delayed in coming to morning break and lunch as they were inundated with students asking further questions and the really on to it students asking when can they start some work experience!

Like wise, the feedback from all of the employers has been outstanding with an overwhelming sense that our students are of a very high standard and will be very employable when they graduate.  A number of students have already been offered work experience with a few to employment.

Comments from all the ITC staff at both Botany and the City has been excellent with a common thread being that this was possibly the best Industry Expo ever!