Early last week saw the launch of the PGA International Golf Institute’s (PGAIGI) Sydney campus The PGA IGI’s new venue is at the prestigious and iconic International College of Management Manly.
On hand for the event was one of the PGA’s life members Alex Mercer with PGA staff and board members to bring in a new era combining golf, the PGA and ongoing education and career opportunities.
The PGA IGI has for 20 years been linked to the Gold Coast and QLD with Griffith University, however as the industry and career paths of the typical golf industry professional has changed so too has the skill sets needed to excel.
With that in mind the PGA has strategically partnered with the International College of Management in Sydney (ICMS) to keep the growth and education avenues open to students who might like to call Sydney home and continue to hone their games. ICMS are additionally specialists in the fields of Hospitality and Hotel Management which has become increasingly important aspect of a club or resorts business operations. The PGA IGI in conjunction with ICMS now offers the same program and opportunities in Sydney to aspiring golfers to launch their careers by combining golf and study.
Students will play, practice and compete at the Monash CC and complete their study at ICMS in the first year whilst with IGI. Moving onward and upward academically via the institutions articulation agreement, students will then have the option to join ICMS’s Business School and complete a Bachelor of Business with varying majors or a Bachelor of Sport Management degree.
The first Sydney intake is scheduled to take place this May and looks set to continue building the IGI’s graduate success stories.