Whitireia and WelTec gratefully acknowledge the ongoing involvement of our industry partners and graduates’ employers who participated in this survey. Your involvement helps us understand how well we are preparing our students for contributing to your industries and what we can do to maintain the currency and relevance of their skills and knowledge as new graduates.
This ongoing engagement helps us give life to our Vision:
Te ako ngātahi. Te whakaahua kētanga o te tangata
Learning together. Transforming lives
During February 2019 we received feedback from 114 employers associated with WelTec qualifications and 67 associated with Whitireia qualifications.
Employers were positive about their experiences with the institutions and our students or graduates:
Employers with an established relationship with us who were overall satisfied with students’ knowledge and skills |
WelTec Whitireia |
77% 86% |
Most employers reported that the work readiness of graduates was as meeting expectations:
The student/s have been prepared for work (i.e. work-ready) |
WelTec Whitireia |
73% 85% |
Our students or graduates were gaining the skills and knowledge that employers were expecting for those trained in the field of study for employment:
The students' knowledge, skills and attitudes reflect those I expect from a student with a qualification in this field |
WelTec Whitireia |
84% 90% |
For WelTec, employers’ feedback indicated the following skills were highly desirable for graduates to have developed during their studies:
Feedback indicated ways WelTec could assist student development through:
For Whitireia, employers’ feedback indicated the following skills were highly desirable for graduates to have developed during their studies:
Feedback also indicated a willingness to assist student development through:
Whitireia and WelTec gratefully acknowledges the following organisations whose staff contributed their time and thoughts to our Employer Satisfaction Survey for the 2018 reporting year:
Creative Capital Arts Trust |
Healthy Start NZ |
Kapiti Retirement Trust |
Davis Funeral Services Limited |
Hutt Valley DHB |
MidCentral District Health Board |
Woodman Automotive |
Intercontinental (Chameleon) |
The Featherston Bar and Grill |
Age Concern |
Noel Leeming |
Village at the Park |
St John of God's |
Whitby Doctors |
Mercure Able Tasman |
West Plazza |
Dress-for-Success |
Interislander |
Ara Taiohi |
Adam Tulloch Electrical |
Tungsten Electrical |
Downer Group |
Ammu South Indian Restaurant |
Charlie Noble |
Benhaven Rest Home |
STRIVE Community Trust |
Flight Plastics Limited |
A J Park |
DoubleTree by Hilton |
Women's Refuge |
Manaaki Ability Trust |
Link Up Paints |
Woodbridge Industries Ltd |
Metal Construction Co |
WREDA | St John Ambulance |
Nokia New Zealand |
Masterlink |
Kenepuru Hospital |
Hutt City Council | Flo Clothing | Skylight Food Ltd |
MASH Trust |
Les Mills |
Saxton Autos |
Adulis Bar and Restaurant | Summerset Group Holdings | Ignite Sport |
Harbourview Rest Home & Hospital | CCDHB | Wainuiomata High School |
R Betteridge Engineering Co |
Bay Plaza |
Omni Tech |
Fresh Halal Butchers Newtown | Taeaomanino Trust | Naku Enei Tamariki |
Repco Petone |
Ora Toa PHO |
Riverleigh Residential Care |
Children's Commissioner | Qual IT |
ICAgile |
Duty Calls Nursing Bureau |
PACT |
Kelburn Pet Doctors |
Taeaomanino Trust | Masal Restaurant |
Malaghan Institute |
Brezelmania | Plunket |
Manor Park |
C95FM | WDHB | Rydges Wellington |
Porirua Whanau Centre |
Age Concern |
If you have any questions, please contact:
Chris Norton, Senior Advisor (Surveys)
+64 4 802 3239
Chris.Norton@WandW.ac.nz