Engineering graduate Richard Ofa works for Skope as a design engineer. Richard enjoyed being able to study in the evenings while working part time, and the support from his tutors.
Richard Ofa
Carpentry graduate Jo enjoyed the hands-on nature of her studies, and the support from her tutors and fellow students.
Jo
Civil Skills graduate Charity Lerone is a site traffic management supervisor for City Care, Christchurch. She enjoyed her studies at Ara, and the support given by He Toki.
Charity Lerone
Blair Chamberlain says doing a pre-trade course at Ara helped him get an apprenticeship.
Blair Chamberlain
Human resources graduate Amanda Hogan is the store manager for Timaru's New World Supermarket.
Amanda Hogan
Business graduate Scotty Jenkin is an accountant at Noone Plus in Timaru. He enjoyed the flexibility of his study at Ara, including the ability to study online.
Scotty Jenkin
Danielle studied agribusiness at Ara. The papers studied gave her a skill base that she is applying to the business aspects of her dairying work.
Danielle Bosch
Agribusiness graduate Daniel Holden works on a cropping farm outside of Timaru. He enjoyed the flexibility of study while working, and the topics covered relating directly to his work.
Daniel Holden
Hospitality graduate Lauri Brouwer credits her time at Ara with giving her the skills and confidence to work anywhere in the world.
Lauri Brouwer
Cookery graduate Ryan Prouting says Ara gave him ‘so many opportunities’. A chef at Chillingworth Road bistro in Christchurch, his ambition is to work at top restaurants overseas.
Ryan Prouting
Malaya Hooper says the café, barista and bakery skills she gained at Ara helped her walk straight into a job as a baker at Café Time in Timaru.
Malaya Hooper
Fashion graduate Melissa McIndoe is the sampling co-ordinator at Taylor Boutique where she applies the garment design and technical skills she learned at Ara.
Melissa McIndoe
Louis found that the practical skills gained out in the field on assignments while studying at Ara were beneficial for his professional photography career.
Louis Trerise
Robyn White enjoyed the practical nature of the art and design programme she studied at Ara in Timaru.
Robyn White
Aniwa Irvine is making the most of her hairdressing qualification. She liked the practical nature of her studies, and the supportiveness of her tutors at Ara.
Aniwa Irvine
Annica Myburgh-Joubert爱让人感觉beautiful and good about themselves. After studying beauty therapy at Ara, it’s something she gets to do every day at Shine Salon and Day Spa in Timaru.
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Annica Myburgh-Joubert
After graduating from Ara, Jo Beck scored her dream job as a software tester for a company that makes 3D modelling software.
Jo Beck
Animal and Laboratory Science
Originally from Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini has followed her lifelong passion of science, studying for a career in laboratory science at Ara.
Zahra Hussaini
Michelle Knowler loves the amount of hands-on time she has during her laboratory science course.
Michelle Knowler
Veterinary nurse Marysha Campbell loved the practical clinic-based experience she gained during her Ara studies.
Marysha Campbell
Nursing, Midwifery and Medical Imaging
Ara graduate Grace Godinet says the work placements she undertook as part of her studies gave her a greater understanding of what to expect in the workplace. She is now a midwife in Queenstown.
Grace Godinet
Well before he finished high school, Henri Nelis knew he wanted a health-related career.
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Henri Nelis
Ara graduate Hannah Farrow is a registered nurse, working at Christchurch Hospital's Intensive Care Unit.
Hannah Farrow
After completing a Bachelor of Music Arts at Ara, Josiah Daya applied his passion for music and youth to create Amplify School of Music.
Josiah Dayo
Emily Burns has enjoyed a successful and busy career as a professional actor since graduating from Ara in 2014.
Emily Burns
Japanese language graduate Aaron Clark is a vehicle importer, liaising with dealers in Japan and New Zealand. He enjoyed the small class sizes at Ara and the one-on-one learning.
Aaron Clark
Nicole Wareham enjoyed the support and inspiration she received from her tutors while studying early childhood education at Ara.
Nicole Wareham
Although she had “all the experience in the world”, Vanessa Hutchins recognised that her lack of a tertiary academic qualification was holding her career back. “It was the only thing that I was missing to be formally accepted in a modern business world at a higher level,” she says.
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Vanessa Hutchins
儿童早期教育研究生Breanna Cook says the work placements she undertook while studying at Ara helped her gain employment.
Breanna Cook
After studying architectural technology at Ara, Kate Matson is working as an architectural designer and aims to be the best she can possibly be.
Kate Matson
Sustainability and Outdoor Education
Sustainability graduate Rachel Pelvin is a Park Ranger for the Christchurch City Council, based in the Port Hills.
Rachel Pelvin
Social Work and Human Services
Ara graduate Antonio Filimoehala works at Etu Pasifika, often assisting vulnerable families in need.
Antonio Filimoehala
Megan Annear’s career goes from strength to strength; currently she’s a co-host on The Edge’s breakfast show and a presenter on The Edge TV.
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Megan Annear