Wintec partners with University of South Pacific in Samoa for Horticulture programme
Wintec has launched a 12-week youth horticulture training in Samoa, partnering with the School of Agriculture at the University of South Pacific Samoa.
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Redesigning nursing curriculum in Kiribati
The Kiribati Institute of Technology (KIT) has a brand-new Diploma of Nursing curriculum thanks to the hard work and dedication of their School of Nursing and Health (SONH) team members, closely involved in the redesign process alongside Wintec kaimahi and an expert from James Cook University.
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Wintec leading the way for Rainbow staff and students
Wintec’s Rainbow Community has been building an alliance. It calls itself the Āniwaniwa Alliance. Since forming in 2020, the network has grown exponentially and has just employed the group’s first paid position - Rainbow Coordinator, a New Zealand Institute of Technology or Polytechnic (ITP) first.
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Soda becomes Waikato's new Regional Business Partner
Hamilton based business growth driver, Soda Inc., is expanding its services to support more businesses as the Waikato’s new Regional Business Partner (RBP).
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TESOL: a chance to see and teach the world
Teaching English to speakers of other languages (TESOL) may sound challenging. Still, it can be one of the most rewarding jobs in the world, and you can do it while seeing the world, says Wintec graduate Michelle Ramsay.
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Tuākana: Students helping other students
Students face challenges every day, and not all those challenges are academic, that’s why Wintec has a Tuākana programme to support our ākonga (students) on a holistic level.
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Wintec students taking refuge in education
Wintec’s Centre for Languages (CfL) currently has just over 100 students who identify themselves as former refugees. This World Refugee Day we showcase some of Wintec's former refugee learners – from the journeys they made from their home countries, their settlement stories, and their hopes and dreams for their and their children’s futures.
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Exhibition at Wintec showcases Barbara Tuck's painting career
Delirium Crossing, an exhibition bringing creatives together to showcase Barbara Tuck's painting career is open at Ramp Gallery, based at Wintec, until Friday 17 June.
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Hera White, Wintec's former Executive Director – Māori, named on the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2022
We are delighted and extremely proud to share that Hera White, Wintec's former Pouarāhi Māori yesterday was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in the Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours 2022.
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Wintec and Toi Ohomai make first transition to Te Pūkenga
Te Pūkenga welcomed its first 24,000 ākonga (learners) and an additional 1,700 kaimahi (staff), with Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) and Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology moving into the national provider today.
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An advanced tick for gender equality at Wintec
Wintec, which was the first tertiary provider in New Zealand to receive the GenderTick in 2020, has now taken yet another step in its gender equity journey, achieving Advanced GenderTick Accreditation.
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Wintec committed to transparency around Pay Equity
Wintec has led the way as one of the first tertiary institution in Aotearoa to share its current pay gap figures on the Mind the Gap Registry and its commitment to transparency around pay equity.