The ethics of physically disciplining children
When a bigger child hits a smaller child in the playground we call him a bully. When he grows up and pushes someone over to steal a wallet we call him a bully. When he gets into a fight and punches a...
View ArticleThe Mo'ment has come
The hairy situation at the Northern Sydney Institute has been resolved. Furry upper lips and bushy beards are no more as Mo Bros across the Institute’s seven campus locations have shaved off to...
View ArticleTeaching section wins silver medal at 2013 NSW Tourism Awards
The Northern Sydney Institute has won a silver medal at the 2013 NSW Tourism Awards last night at Royal Randwick. The Tourism and Event Management section from the Northern Beaches Campus was nominated...
View ArticleA masterclass you can sink your teeth into
Our Certificate III Asian Cookery class got to the meat of the matter during a recent masterclass, hosted by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). Doug Piper from MLA travels the world educating...
View ArticleHornsby Campus Open
Power has been restored to Hornsby Campus following yesterday's storm. The campus has re-opened and normal operations have been resumed. For further information please contact Emily Brown, Hornsby...
View ArticleLeading partnerships produce real leaders
Continuing our long tradition of partnering with exceptional companies and people, the Northern Sydney Institute, part of TAFE NSW, has joined forces with Leadership Management Australia (LMA), to...
View ArticleBradfield students blitz dance exams
Students at Bradfield have pirouetted their way through the HSC Dance exams receiving 13 nominations for ‘Dance Callback 2013’. Presented by the NSW Department of Education and Communities Arts and the...
View ArticleStudent Showcase
The creative talent of Film and TV students from the Northern Sydney Institute’s St Leonards Campus was brought to life at a special graduate screening on Tuesday 10 December. The audience was treated...
View ArticleHigh Score
Game development was taken to a new level at the inaugural Games Jam held at the Northern Sydney Institute, part of TAFE NSW in early December. On Tuesday 3 December, twenty-two eager gamers came...
View ArticleAward winning art
It’s been a big year for the Northern Sydney Institute’s Printmaking Teacher, Rew Hanks. He was awarded the prestigious Open Prize at the 2013 Silk Cut Printmaking Awards in Melbourne 2013 for his...
View ArticleCurator of your own career
Do you dream of curating an exhibition or managing artefacts? Perhaps you aspire to work in a gallery? Graduates of the Northern Sydney Institute’s Certificate IV in Library, Information and Cultural...
View ArticleBunnings employees to receive online environmental sustainability training
TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute (NSI) and the Centre for Learning innovation (CLI) are developing an online environmental sustainability training program for Bunnings employees across Australia....
View ArticleBradfield student dancing on air!
Viola Iida can’t remember a time that she didn’t love to dance. This week, her natural talent and dedication paid off, as she was awarded first place in NSW for HSC Dance and received an ATAR of 96.65....
View ArticleWorldSkills winners congratulated
A group of 20 talented WorldSkills Australia gold medallists attended a recognition function at TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute’s Ryde College recently. The gold medallists were presented with a...
View ArticleMasterChef Adriano Zumbo comes to Ryde College
What’s the secret to making the perfect macarons? Renowned Pastry Chef Adriano Zumbo will be hosting a master class at TAFE NSW – Northern Sydney Institute’s Ryde College during September, giving...
View ArticleScholarships now available for Diploma of Enrolled Nursing
Now you can apply for the Northern Sydney Institute’s Diploma of Enrolled Nursing with a scholarship. TAFE NSW, in partnership with the Department of Education & Communities and NSW Health, has...
View ArticleNSW Minister for Education awards HSC First in Course Recipients
The Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli presented 2013 HSC students with First in Course Awards at an event at Australian Technology Park. “Any student who receives their HSC has worked hard, and I...
View ArticleLearn from the Master
Australia’s newest Master Sommelier will return to the Northern Sydney Institute’s Ryde Campus in 2014 to run guest lectures for the Sydney Wine Academy’s Professional Sommeliers course. Sebastian...
View ArticleAdvice for TAFE NSW students on the release of the NSW Skills List
The NSW Government has released the 2014 NSW Skills List which defines courses which will be supported by Government funding under new Smart and Skilled reforms to be introduced from January 2015. It...
View ArticleWinners of THE-ICE Scholarships 2010 announced
TAFE NSW - Northern Sydney Institute is pleased to announce the winners of The International Centre of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education Limited (THE-ICE) Scholarship of Excellence for...
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