Wintec students engineer their future through new scheme
Taking advantage of a chance to gain relevant, practical on-the-job experience has paid off for two Wintec engineering students.
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New qualification puts more Māori in primary care careers
New Zealand is well positioned to see more Māori enter the primary health care workforce thanks to a new tertiary qualification developed collaboratively by Wintec and PHO Pinnacle Midlands Health Network (MHP).
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Social entrepreneurs want Impact Hub in the Waikato
There was no denying the electricity in the air when a group of social entrepreneurs gathered at Wintec to confirm their support for a Waikato-based Impact Hub this month.
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King Tūheitia meets students for lunch
Last week, ten nursing and midwifery students got the opportunity to meet their sponsors again including Te Arikinui Kīngi Tūheitia.
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Fin celebrates a new generation of creatives at Wintec
A new generation of designers, photographers, musicians and multimedia students reveal their work in Fin, a showcase of creative work by 2017 Wintec School of Media Arts students from 13-23 November.
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Wintec well on the way to wellbeing
Health, safety and wellbeing is more than a top-down job and at Wintec, participation and interaction is proving the key to greater staff awareness. Sharing the safety and wellbeing message requires a holistic approach to work, home and play where everyone can take part.
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Wintec wins global operator award
Wintec won the Global Operator Award in the Westpac Waikato Business Awards in Hamilton on Friday night.
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Rugby star and comedian get honorary degrees from Wintec
Rugby star and community champion Liam Messam and comedian and documentary-maker Te Radar (aka Andrew Lumsden) were awarded honorary degrees for their contribution and commitment to sport and media respectively at Wintec this week.
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NZ wins gold in the world's largest skills competition
Air New Zealand aircraft engineer, Jarrod Wood, won the gold medal in the aircraft maintenance skill competition of the 44th WorldSkills International Competition held 15-18 October 2017 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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A world away from home
Leaving home to train at Wintec has been quite a journey for this group from the Solomon Islands. They are here to gain a better level of teaching and improve employment opportunities before they return home with new skills to teach their students.
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Putting the f-word into accounting
When did learning accounting become fun? When it involves a game of treasure hunt, a foray into forensic accounting and the opportunity to develop cutting edge fraud detection software.
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Top New Zealand young apprentices compete at WorldSkills Abu Dhabi 2017
Thirteen young New Zealanders are getting ready to shine at the 44th WorldSkills International competition in Abu Dhabi from 15-18 October.
