The Latest Breaking News from CIT

The awarding of millions in contracts from CIT to a self-described "complexity and systems thinker" has set off a storm at the institute, which has made its way to the ACT Assembly.

The CIT ignored procurement officials' concerns about its vaguely worded contracts for strategic advice, new documents show.

Skills Minister Chris Steel has expressed disappointment to the CIT's board.

A long-time teacher at the Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) writes to the ACT government and opposition expressing "deep concern" about a number of controversial consultancy contracts.

The CIT board says it will commission an independent audit of the latest in a series of controversial contracts issued to two consultancy firms, both owned by mountaineer and "complexity and systems thinker" Patrick Hollingworth.

The ACT government is not satisfied with the response from the board.

A spokeswoman for Skills Minister Chris Steel confirmed that CIT provided information late on Tuesday afternoon about the contract.

The ACT's opposition has heaped renewed pressure on the government over the contracts.

Patrick Hollingworth has also attended six CIT board meetings between 2019 and 2022.

The skills of action man Patrick Hollingworth.

The purpose of the contract is obscure, an expert has said.