The comment was made by a Tourism and Travel student when they were inspired after being hosted by Tourism graduates across the region.
"They give you a hug and speak highly of their training."
Students visited Cable Bay Adventure Park and also Nelson Airport where graduate, Katie, is a Training Manager and graduate, Sharona, is a JetStar Supervisor.
Monaco Hotel has graduate, Sanifer, in Guest Services and the Nelson I-site has several NMIT graduates including Manager, Renee, and you can read more about graduate, Lisa's, experiences since graduating in her story.
Learn more about NMIT's Tourism and Travel programmes