2003 News Archive
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December
North Coast Institute Student Survival Kit 2004
24 December, 2003
The North Coast Institute Student Survival Kit is available online for download. It features valuable information including your rights and responsibilities, TAFE terms, student support services and maps of the campuses...read more
November
Grafton Campus 20th Jacaranda Market Day Event
25 November, 2003
Grafton Campus recently held its 20th Jacaranda TAFE Market Day. There were more market stall holders than ever before, almost 200 Displays were put on by the army and police, local bush fire brigades, and collectors of antique stationery engines...read more
Nominations Now Open – 2004 Student Achievement Awards
24 November, 2003
The North Coast Institute Student Achievement Awards recognise excellence in our students and acknowledge the diversity of courses and career outcomes available at the Institute...read more
Coffs Harbour Summer School 2004
17 November, 2003
Southern Cross University and the TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute proudly present the Coffs Harbour Summer School 2004. Come to Paradise to learn and to relax...read more
Grafton Campus Market Day
Saturday November 1 , 2003
Come and enjoy the best quality markets on the North Coast with over 220 exciting stalls located on the picturesque grounds of the Grafton TAFE Campus...read more
October
Partnership to focus on employment based training
Thursday 30 October, 2003
The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today between the North Coast Institute of TAFE and the Hunter Valley Training Company will deliver a continued focus on employment based training throughout the North Coast...read more
Unique combination of university and TAFE services
30 October, 2003
Representatives from the Hastings Council, University of Newcastle, Southern Cross University and TAFE NSW – North Coast Institute have today signed a unique memorandum of understanding (MOU) which will guide the development of tertiary education in the region...read more
Guaranteed University of Newcastle Places for North Coast TAFE Students
20 October 2003
In a joint statement, the University of Newcastle and TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute have announced today that students of North Coast Institute who have completed Information Technology courses since 1998 are being offered guaranteed places in the Bachelor of Applied Information Technology (BAppIT) degree program...read more
September
Wanted - Homestay Families
16 September, 2003
The North Coast Institute's Port Macquarie Campus is recruiting families interested in hosting students form other countries who are participating in short study tours...read more
August 2003
Poverty Conference
22 August 2003
The Mid North Coast has been identified as having some of the highest rates of poverty in NSW in a report produced by a leading social researcher Professor Tony Vinson, who has completed the study Unequal in Life: The Distribution of Social Disadvantage in Victoria and New South Wales...read more
AUSTAFE Award for Educational Leadership 2003
14th August 2003
Institute Director Neil Black wins the AUSTAFE Award for Educational Leadership 2003...read more
North Coast Institute students recognised in TAFE Week
7th August 2003
Outstanding students from the North Coast Institute of TAFE have been recognised in a gala Student Achievement Awards ceremony, to mark the end of TAFE Week 2003...read more
North Coast Institute Students Win National Golden Trowel Competition
7th August 2003
Students from the North Coast Institute of TAFE were last night declared the best masonry apprentice team in Australia when they were announced winners of the National Golden Trowel Competition.
TAFE Week Open Day
6th August 2003
Almost 1,000 local high school students will have an opportunity to learn more about combining TAFE study with their HSC as part of an Open Day to be held at Taree and Great Lakes Campuses of the North Coast Institute...read more
Students preparing for WorldSkills competitions
4th August 2003
Students of the North Coast Institute, Port Macquarie campus are full of nervous energy today as they prepare for the regional WorldSkills competition tomorrow, part of the local TAFE Week celebrations...read more
July 2003
MAJOR STUDENT AWARDS AND NEW CAREER GUIDE
TO CELEBRATE TAFE WEEK
31th July 2003
The first week in August is TAFE Week, an opportunity for TAFE Campuses throughout Australia to celebrate achievements and encourage potential new students to visit campuses and learn more about what...read more
TAFE Week 2003 Schedule
30th July 03
TAFE NSW North Coast Institute will be conducting a number of activities across the campuses to celebrate TAFE Week...read more
Students preparing for WorldSkills competitions
24th July 03
Students throughout the North Coast Institute are in training for regional WorldSkills competitions, which will be held at Port Macquarie and Wauchope Campuses in the first week of August...read more
June 2003
Local stars of the future performing at Tacking Point Tavern
25th June 03
If you’ve ever thought you’d like to join a band or you want to start performing your music this gig is sure to inspire you. Local students enrolled in the North Coast Institute of TAFE, Certificate III music course at Wauchope, will be showing just how it’s done at...read more
Port Macquarie Panthers Graduation
17th June 03
The opportunity to provide employees with formal qualifications that are achieved through training and assessment delivered in the workplace has proven very beneficial to the Port Macquarie hospitality industry. The North Coast Institute of TAFE has worked with Port Macquarie Panthers on designing the program...read more
Local Students Receive Scholarship Funding
11th June 03
Kempsey Campus of the North Coast Institute of TAFE is one of only a few locations throughout NSW able to provide scholarships to students who may be facing financial hardship...read more
May 2003
BiLo trainee nominated for major award
30th May 03
Michelle Weaver, a trainee at BiLo Laurieton has been nominated for Australian Business Trainee of the Year. She is the first BiLo trainee in the Hastings area to be nominated for this award. Michelle was nominated by...read more