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1 July 2020

Young Whitireia Graduate Becomes Essential Service Provider

In 2012, when Cori Pokotea left college without a NCEA qualification, she never thought that one day she would be providing an essential service through a global pandemic. read more

25 June 2020

Now We Need A Skills Strategy

Vocational training is needed now more than ever before and will help get New Zealand – and the Wellington region – into economic recovery in a post-COVID world. read more

2 June 2020

Charter Flights Under Consideration For International Students

Measures to safely see international students return to Wellington are being investigated and include the possibility of using chartered aircraft to streamline the process. read more

22 May 2020

Whitireia Nursing Graduate and Tutor Helps Set Up New Zealand’s Covid Close Contact Tracing Centre

The Ministry of Health called on five senior nurses, called ‘clinical leads’, to help set up a National Close Contact Tracing Centre with an overall objective to prevent the spread of COVID-19. read more

8 May 2020

Jeanette Grace appointed to the Academic Board of the NZIST Council

We’re delighted to announce that Whitireia Dean of Te Wananga Māori, Jeanette Grace, has been appointed to the Academic Board of the newly formed New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology... read more

6 May 2020

WelTec Robotics Tutor Creates Real-time Map of PPE demand across New Zealand

As part of his volunteer work for ShieldsUp, an organisation established at the start of lockdown which called on volunteers to 3D print personal protective equipment (PPE) to fill the shortage gap... read more

28 April 2020

Engineering Tutor Dr Najif Ismail receives Ivan Skinner Award

Engineering tutor Dr Najif Ismail received the 2020 EQC/New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Ivan Skinner Award this week. read more

21 April 2020

Whitireia Uses Avatar Games To Take Hands-on Lab Learning For Its Nurses Online

Whitireia has quickly pivoted to using its cutting-edge online virtual reality programmes to ensure that its nursing students can continue with the practical elements of their programmes while in... read more

15 April 2020

WelTec Offer Two-Year Youth Work Diploma As Need For Experts To Grow In A Post-COVID World

Weltec is offering a level 6, two-year full-time diploma in Youth Work as the need for youth workers in New Zealand continues to rise. read more

15 April 2020

Wellington-based Engineering Firm DTCE Awards WelTec Student Scholarship

$3000 scholarship and future job opportunity post-COVIDWellington-based structural engineering firm DTCE has awarded a scholarship to a promising engineering student as part of efforts to encourage... read more