Brisbane TAFE

BNIT Graduation Ceremony Wrap Up

"We love to celebrate our graduation" Mike Diezmann's opening statement to all in the Auditorium of City Hall, Graduation Night, Wednesday March 25.

Brisbane North Institute of TAFE sees graduation as a way to celebrate the special achievements of graduates with their families and friends. Graduation is a traditional event and Mike Diezmann, Executive Team Member representing Education and Training, introduced everyone to the evening's proceedings.

Institute Director, Lynne Foley spoke about quenching her thirst for learning and encouraged graduates to be open to all the learning that is around them. Wishing them the best in life and delivering some inspiration by reciting text from the Dr Seuss book, Oh, The Places You'll Go! Lynne closed her speech with a clear message again from the text of Dr Seuss, "this is your day,
your mountain is waiting, so get on your way".

Then it was into the formal proceedings of the evening, with a presentation from Acting Executive Director, Wayne Forrester who spoke about how training has changed over the decades. "Today there is so many options when choosing to take on formal study, external, RPL, workplace, etc. When I first started in the industry you had two options only -full-time study, where you
attended college during the day or part-time, where you attended college during the evening, this is no longer the case".

Institute Director, Lynne Foley and the Faculty Directors from all four faculties formally recognised individual graduate's program completion.

Christine Mullins from Fuji Xerox presented the Student Achievement Awards to four graduates, three graduates taking the stage and one graduate sending her apologises. We truly appreciate Fuji Xerox's sponsorship of this event.

Student Representative, Daniel Cresswell was invited to speak, Daniel's light hearted speech, lightened the mood to help wind down the formal part of the evening. Reflecting on his Project Management studies, he demonstrated how he applied the techniques learned to his graduation preparation, giving the audience a step-by-step approach.

Lynne Foley's closing statement showed Brisbane North Institute of TAFE's commitment and support to graduates. Ms Foley delivered a powerful statement, "you have made it, you are successful and it's up up and away".

Once again graduation was a success and showed that achievement
is rewarding.