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Wellington Trades Academy (WTA) hospitality ākonga (students) at Whitireia and WelTec have taken gold and silver medals at this year’s regional competition as part of the National Secondary Schools… read more

Forty ākonga (students) have been awarded scholarships to the total value of $96,000 to support study at Whitireia and WelTec in 2024. The scholarships were awarded at a recent ceremony attended by… read more

Classmates, whānau, friends and the wider Whitireia and WelTec community celebrated today at the graduation of over 100 Innovation, Design and Technology students. read more

As affordable, warm homes are built in Lower Hutt, so too are career pathways with an impressive 45 apprentices currently working on Urban Plus housing projects. read more

Four Whanganui families will soon get the keys to new homes in Harper Street and Puriri Street that were built for them by Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) students preparing for jobs in… read more

At an evening event at the Whitireia Porirua campus, 145 graduands of Pacific descent were celebrated for completing their qualifications. read more

Te Rūnanganui o Te Āti Awa and WelTec have joined up to launch an initiative called Try-a-Trade to encourage members of the community who are not currently working, studying or in training to… read more

WelTec’s hospitality programmes have returned to the original Kensington Avenue hub in Petone. read more

Thanks to a thoughtful decision by local car dealership Armstrong’s Subaru Lower Hutt, an INEOS Grenadier will be saved from the scrapyard, and automotive ākonga will be able to practice their skills… read more

At 46, a solo Mum with one child, Wendy Polaczuk was nervous she had left it too late to make her dream come true of becoming a nurse. Having worked as a cleaner and in hospitality to make ends meet… read more