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Get the edge with business oriented sustainability qualifications
Get expertise in carbon accounting and sustainability with these up-to-the-minute courses.

CIT White Card Training
Express your interest in attending CIT's White Card Training course.

The Serious Side of a Games Degree - CIT and AIE are Hitting the Mark Together
Many students who start the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) and Academy of Interactive Entertainment (AIE) Bachelor of Games and Virtual Worlds (Programming) are attracted by the idea they will be soon making computer games for a living.

Train for free and reduce the ACT's carbon footprint
Express your interest in attending Waste and Recycling (Collection and Disposal) course here.

What about a career in Massage?
Learn and train in a real massage clinic. You will receive significant practical training and will work with real patients in the CIT massage clinic.

CIT Photography Winner Gets PNG Prize
CIT Bachelor of Photography student Stephen Corey has been announced as the overall winner of the 2011 United Nations/CIT International Year of Forests Photography Competition.

Study scholarships for mental health consumers
If you’re a mental health consumer – anyone has a mental illness or mental health problem – you could be eligible to take advantage of free training in a range of health fields, including mental health, alcohol and other drug, community development, youth work and community services areas.

Learning sustainable practices through connecting with community
CIT children's services students have been involved in visiting a local primary school, Sts Peter and Paul Primary in Garran, where they assit the school students with various gardening activities.

Commonwealth Government Trainees Graduate
On 27 July 2011, the efforts and achievements of twenty ICT trainees were recognised at a special graduation ceremony in Canberra.

ACT WorldSkills Contestant Gets Ready at CIT
Its one thing to be a great tradesman, its even better to be a world-class tradesman, and the ACTs Tom Ramsey is ready to build a name for himself - literally.

Maiden Visit for Veteran CIT Lecturer
A former CIT Dental lecturer and well-known Canberra dentist, Dr Chris Bourke, has made his maiden visit to CIT in his latest impressive role.

Responsible Service of Alcohol (RSA)
Express your interest in attending CIT's responsible service of alcohol (RSA) course here.

Girls Try-A-Trade at Fyshwick Trade Skills Centre
150 college and high school girls came from far and wide to try a trade at CIT’s Fyshwick Campus on 27 May in the annual Girls Try-A-Trade.

Leah Rises to Soufflé Success
It was a soufflé session extraordinaire for Canberra resident Leah Brown when she got the opportunity for a one-on-one master class with CIT’s Chef Detlev Barkemeyer last Friday.

Teaching English at The Leprosy Mission in Dili
Its a disease with a terrifying image but that didnt deter CIT Vocational Collage teacher Margot McKenna from volunteering to go to East Timor to teach English to staff at The Leprosy Mission in Dili.

Lights! Canberra! Action!
Two CIT students have taken top honours in the Lights! Canberra! Action! short film awards, winning Best Film and Best Student Film for their moving production Saying Goodbye to Jane.

Develop iPad and iPhone apps
CIT is now offering programmers a course in developing iPhone and iPad apps.

Business as Usual, Future is Promising for CIT
On 16 December 2011 an announcement was made by the ACT Government that it would encourage greater collaboration between CIT and UC.

CIT Staffer Recognised as a Master Artist (Again)!
2012 has started with a magnificent surprise for a CIT staff member. Janet Fieldhouse, CIT's Cultural Arts Teacher and Coordinator in the Yurauna Centre, was last night announced the winner of the $20,000 main prize in the 2011 Indigenous Ceramic Art Awards.

Creation of New Entity Announced
On Friday 16 December 2011 ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and the ACT Minister for Education and Training Dr Chris Bourke announced the decision to create the University of Canberra Institute of Technology (UCIT).

Baker's Dozen Rises to the Top
It's been a case of success rises to the top for these baker's dozen divas.

Vocational College Wins Big!
2011 has been another great year for accolades for CIT, with CIT Vocational College winning a prestigious multicultural award last night.

CIT Wins Australian Sustainable Cities 2011 Award
On Monday 21 November 2011 CITs Sustainable Skills Training Hub on Bruce Campus won the Energy Innovation category award at the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Sustainable Cities Awards.

Going to the University of Canberra next year? Undergraduate scholarships available.
CIT and the University of Canberra are jointly offering five $1000 scholarships to help you with the cost of your study.

CIT wins at ACT Training Awards
The Canberra Institute of Technology has chalked up another year of great success at the ACT Training Excellence Awards.

ABC News Story of CIT UC Merger
The Bradley Report and its recommendation that CIT and the University of Canberra should merge is a hot topic and subject to much discussion and debate.

Business as usual at CIT
Theres a buzz in the Media about a possible amalgamation of CIT with the University of Canberra (UC), but right now its business as usual at CIT.

Allied health teacher scoops national award
CIT Allied Health Assistance teacher Leanne Pagett has won the National Centre for Vocational Education Research’s Learning and Skills Research Network study tour competition.

CIT chefs share sweet pastry victory
Two of CIT’s pastry teachers have risen to the top of Australian patisserie finesse following the victory of the ACT team at the 5th Australian Artisan Baking Cup.

CIT leads the charge with course in carbon accounting
Just six months after the ACT Legislative Assembly passed legislation for the introduction of the most ambitions greenhouse gas reductions targets in the country, CIT has released Canberra’s only accredited course in carbon accounting.

CIT Schools Newsletter
CIT for Schools is a newsletter sent to primary schools, secondary school and colleges in ACT and surrounds.

Study Communication with CIT in 2012
CIT is committed to providing training opportunities that deliver high quality outcomes for Government and the Canberra community.

CIT's Momentous Event is Here!
The countdown is over and CIT MOMENTUM 2011 has exploded into action at the Old Bus Depot Markets in Kingston.

Graduate Certificate in Management information night
Get a university management qualification in only one year.

CIT MOMENTUM 2011
Canberra Institute of Technology presents CIT MOMENTUM 2011, an unprecedented and unique Creative Industries Showcase event for Canberra.