Ara Institute of Canterbury, also known as Ara, is a government-funded institute of technology in Canterbury. Ara provides nationally recognized degrees, diplomas, and certificates to various subject areas like architecture, engineering, performing arts, media, mass communication, design, etc., and is famous for applied tertiary training. A minimum of 6.5 band score in IELTS is mandatory for admission. Ara ensures that students are trained as per the demand of the industrial sector by offering a slew of workplace training openings, apprenticeships, and internship programs. ARA ensures that students have ample job opportunities as they prepare students with job-ready professional skills and aptitudes that their preferred industry or business demands. Graduates get placed in companies like Bennett & Coleman, American Express, British Airways, Coca-Cola, Ernst & Young, and Dabur India Ltd.