Life experience is opening doors for postgraduate study and new careers
There’s a new wave of students at Wintec studying postgraduate diploma and master’s programmes with no degree.
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It's here, the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards 2020
Wintec has partnered with The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards (NZPPA) , and the 2020 Award exhibition can be viewed from 3-5 October in the Atrium.
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A plan to grow equity for Pasifika students at Wintec
Wintec has appointed two Pasifika leaders to grow participation and equity for Pasifika learners.
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Challenges no obstacle for eight Wintec Adult Learner Award winners
Eight adult students with a passion and determination for learning, were recognised with the 2020 Adult Learner Awards in Wintec, Hamilton.
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Wintec students launch waiata app in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2020
A new waiata app created by Wintec students to make waiata accessible, easy and fun is ready in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week 14-20 September 2020.
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Why micro-credentials are good news for lenders and car buyers
Wintec has developed a series of micro-credentials to formally recognise skills and encourage best practice for personal lending, particularly within the automotive industry.
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Dreaming big enabled this nurse to open her own GP practice
When Kim Carter graduated from Wintec in 1989, prospects for nurses in New Zealand were dire. This motivated nurse now co-owns a GP practice in Temuka.
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Rocketspark and Wintec partner to get local business online for free
A partnership with a purpose has seen Wintec students using Rocketspark’ s five-star web building platform to create free e-commerce sites for Waikato businesses.
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Researcher is taking taonga puoro to new places at Wintec
Leading tohunga of taonga puoro, Horomona Horo has joined Wintec School of Media Arts as a researcher and teacher, and he wants students to take traditional Māori music to new places.
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Flying high as an ICU nurse
When Barry Somerset traded his Navy uniform for hospital scrubs, he thought his days of overseas travel might be numbered. Now he's an ICU nurse, flying across the world is all in a day's work.
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Dr Hare Puke Scholarship winners advance Māori leadership in tertiary education
Wintec's Dr Hare Puke Scholarship for Māori Leadership was awarded to two Māori academic staff members this year, who will use the scholarship to research and implement Māori student leadership and learning programmes.
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A passion for Māori health sees study mates become workmates
Five student nurses dreamt that one day they could work together and make a real difference to Māori health. Ten years later they reached their goal. One of them, Sarina Wawatai tells her career story.
