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Where Can I Find the ITE Academic Calendar? | Training, Examinations and Vacations

Use ITE’s official full-time academic calendar if you are enrolled in a full-time Nitec, Higher Nitec or ITE diploma course. Adult learners should use the separate official calendar for their programme, such as the part-time Higher Nitec calendar or the part-time Nitec and ISC calendar.

Check the academic year, intake, course type and named course group before copying any date. ITE publishes different calendar rows for different programmes, and a January intake may not follow the same pattern as an April intake. Save the exact calendar section that matches your course.

Did you know an academic calendar is a map of the year, not your personal timetable? It can show training terms, examination periods and vacations, but it does not replace your class timetable, examination venue notice, attendance instructions or industrial-attachment schedule.

On this page: choose the right calendar · check course details · take the next step

Official sources at a glance

Student routeBest official sourceCheck first
Full-time Nitec, Higher Nitec or ITE diplomaITE full-time calendarAcademic year, intake and course group
Part-time Higher NitecITE part-time Higher Nitec calendarProgramme and intake
Part-time Nitec or ISCITE part-time Nitec and ISC calendarProgramme and intake
Personal class or examination detailsITE student portal or official noticeModule, class and venue

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Match the calendar row to the student

The full-time page may separate Nitec, ITE diplomas, selected two-year Higher Nitec courses, three-year Higher Nitec courses and specifically named course groups. Read the label before the dates. A row that looks plausible can still be wrong for your intake or programme.

For newly accepted students, complete enrolment first through the current official instructions. Our separate ITE enrolment source guide explains where to find acceptance, registration and college-reporting information.

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Know what the calendar does not decide

A national or institution-level calendar cannot tell you the daily start time of a lesson, your examination seat, whether a module has a make-up session, or the reporting arrangement for work attachment. Use the personal portal, lecturer or official course notice for those details.

Admission exercises are another separate lane. If you are still applying rather than planning an enrolled year, use the current ITE Joint Intake Exercise guide. An application window is not a training term, and a posting date is not an examination date.

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What to check before using a date

If financial planning affects attendance or enrolment, check the current ITE financial-assistance route separately. Calendar dates do not establish eligibility for support.

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Your next step

Open the official calendar, locate your exact programme and intake, and place the relevant term, examination and vacation dates in your own planner. Then compare them with your portal timetable and official course notices. If they conflict, ask ITE which instruction controls your programme before making travel or work commitments.

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Official sources reviewed: 10 October 2026. Recheck the linked ITE calendars for the current academic year and your exact programme.

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