“This is knowledge and learning you just can’t pay for.” The young graduate had completed her six-monthly placements at NMIT and forestry company OneFortyOne. Having just started at Port Nelson, she was due to then go to the environmental management company, Nelmac. While hoping exposure to the businesses would increase her chances of getting a permanent job, the scheme also allowed her to identify which aspects of the work she most enjoyed.
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NMIT commerce graduate Selena Tunnicliff (centre), with representatives of the new Graduate Programme for the Nelson Tasman region, from left Jenny Van Workum, OneFortyOne, Tony Macfarlane, NMIT, Abby Kuyk, Nelmac, Russell Manning NTIN, Julie Baxendine, Intepeople, Nicky Dowling, Port Nelson, and Kirsten Thorp NRDA.