Students bring health checks to farmers
Visitors to Fonterra Farm Source stores in Morrinsville, Cambridge and Hamilton had the opportunity to undergo free health-based warrant of fitness checks by Wintec nursing students recently.
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Success in the city – Wintec graduands get ready to celebrate
More than 1,800 students will take to the stage to receive their qualification in front of friends and family during Waikato Institute of Technology’s (Wintec) annual graduation week.
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Wintec acknowledges four outstanding leaders with honorary awards
Four Waikato leaders in the fields of media arts, sport, science and health will receive honorary awards from Wintec for their longstanding contribution to their respective industries. They are Liam Messam, Susie Ryan, Te Radar and Dr Peter Robinson.
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Wintec launches OET English language test for international healthcare professionals
Wintec is now an official testing venue for an English language test designed to support healthcare professionals in gaining professional registration and employment.
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Wintec team ups with local businesses to address IT skills shortage
Wintec and local businesses have collaborated to produce three new industry-specific post-graduate IT programmes to allow people in IT roles to upskill in ways that directly relate to their work through flexible or full-time study options.
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Scholarships aim to encourage more Māori into nursing
Waikato-Tainui people aiming for a career in nursing or midwifery will have the opportunity to become recipients of up to 10 scholarships at Wintec in 2017 which aim to encourage more Māori into health careers.
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Next stop Bahrain for Wintec-trained chef
Joel Miller couldn’t be happier with the way his life is going right now. The 19-year-old Hamilton chef has just landed a dream job as chef de partie to a royal family in Bahrain.
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Wintec journalism graduate nabs prestigious award
Wintec journalism graduate Christopher Reive took home an award at the 2016 Sport New Zealand Sir Terry McLean National Sports Journalism Awards on Wednesday night.
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Trades training back on for Otorohanga next year
Successful discussions between Wintec and the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) have secured funds to enable trades training programmes to be offered in Otorohanga next year.
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Top student award for Wintec exercise enthusiast
A passion for exercise helped Wintec student Shane Way overcome personal adversity and take out the Student of the Year at the recent 2016 New Zealand Exercise Industry Awards in Auckland.
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Here comes trouble
An outspoken lesbian columnist who has received death threats from angry farmers is the guest speaker at the next Wintec Press Club free lunch extravaganza in Hamilton.
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Wintec’s diverse culture to be celebrated
Wintec’s students and staff are invited to celebrate and experience different cultures at the inaugural “Culture Fest” this week.
