A group of ethnic counsellors have seen their vision for a counselling service for migrants and former refugees become a reality. Kaoru Tsukigi, Freda X'ia, and Vanisri Mills met at Wintec five years ago when they were studying towards a degree in counselling.
With six daughters, two sons, 11 grandchildren and a full-time job, it’s a wonder that Tiwai Parai finds time for study. Yet he does. And he’s been such an inspiration to his family that three of his daughters are now studying alongside him at Wintec.
Thailand aims to raise its English teaching standards to a global level and Wintec is there delivering training programmes to help them achieve this with the support of Education New Zealand.
Unfulfilled in her customer services role, Jamie Ogilvy made the brave decision to quit her job and study her passion – sport.
Four multi-talented creative visionaries from the United States will join a record lineup of speakers at the Spark International Festival of Music, Media, Arts and Design at Wintec from 6-9 August.
Four Wintec students have been awarded Dame Te Ātairangikaahu Nursing Scholarships, to assist their journey towards a successful nursing or midwifery career.
Wintec Media Arts team leader Cate Prestidge is now part of the Free FM Breakfast team, taking on the Thursday breakfast slot and joining the other presenters Mark Bunting, Kelli Pike, Mike Williams and Bryan Smith on air weekdays from 7.30-9.30am.
As the curtains closed on the final performance of Hamilton Operatic Society’s high energy, mid-winter musical Sister Act, a group of Wintec staff and students can count themselves among some of New Zealand’s finest musical theatre talent.
Wintec’s Centre for Sport Science and Human Performance is on a mission to find the most agile, powerful and the fastest Waikato athlete to win bragging rights for their sport and school.
Waikato teachers became students for a day at Te Kowhai Primary School recently to learn alternative teaching approaches to raise student engagement and achievement with Wintec.
Wintec's industry engagement director Klaus Reiter engages with employers and industry partners, bringing real-life stories into the classroom and helping students to gain real experiences in the workplace.
Third year Wintec design student, Alice Leonard, is an intern at Area Design. Alice is developing design for Wintec's annual Spark International Festival of Music, Media, Arts and Design under the guidance of the design agency.
Wintec is part of Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology Learn More about Wintec Te Pūkenga.
Learn with purpose
