Ōtorohanga Health and Wellbeing Information Sessions
Are you interested in a health and wellbeing career? Study close to home and find out how you can get started in Semester 1 2025 at our Ōtorohanga Campus.
Health and Wellbeing
Wintec offers a range of learning opportunities in health and wellbeing, including support work, nursing, midwifery, social work, counselling, physiotherapy, and occupational therapy. We offer graduate and postgraduate programmes to suit all levels. At Wintec, you will gain the skills, knowledge, and practical experience to succeed as a health professional.
Bridging / foundation programmes
Foundation programmes are ideal for people who don’t meet the entry requirements for a specific course they want to study, are unsure of what programme to study, or have been out of study for a long time. Students will graduate ready to jump straight into their next course, or with the confidence to use the skills they already have.
Support work programmes
Nursing programmes
Studying Nursing at Wintec involves a combination of learning theoretical knowledge with hands-on learning in real healthcare environments. Students will have the chance to care for their own patients and learn about the industry through putting classroom learning into practice. Find out more about Nursing here.
Midwifery programmes
Midwives are the go-to for women during pregnancy, labour, birth and for several weeks after. They provide support and advice during one of the biggest milestones in a woman’s life. Read more about Midwifery here.
Social work programmes
Social workers support, empower and advocate for individuals, families, whānau, and communities. Wintec provides both the qualifications and practical skills needed to work successfully as a social worker in New Zealand. Read more about Social Work here.
Counselling programmes
Wintec provides students with the skills, knowledge, and practical experience to work as registered counsellors in New Zealand. Study combines theoretical knowledge with hands-on learning in real healthcare environments. Students will have the chance to care for their own patients and learn about the industry through putting classroom learning into practice. Find out more about Counselling here.
Physiotherapy
Physiotherapists help restore movement, function and quality of life to people of all ages affected by injury, disability or health conditions. Students studying physiotherapy at Wintec will get the skills, knowledge and qualifications to work as a physiotherapist in New Zealand. Check out our programmes! Find out more about Physiotherapy here.
Occupational therapy
Studying occupational therapy at Wintec, students will gain combine theoretical knowledge and get hands-on learning in real healthcare environments. Students will have the chance to care for their own patients and learn about the industry through putting classroom learning into practice. Read more about Occupational Therapy here.
Graduate and postgraduate programmes
Wintec offers a range of postgraduate opportunities for health professionals wishing to specialise, upskill, or take on leadership roles.
To discuss your pathway options within the programme and what modules would best complement your area of work, please feel free to contact the postgraduate team at pghsp@wintec.ac.nz.
To discuss your pathway options within the programme and what modules would best complement your area of work, please feel free to contact the postgraduate team at pghsp@wintec.ac.nz.
Professional programmes / short courses
Facilities
In addition to your classes and lectures, you will gain practical experience in learning environments such as our simulated ward. This provides computerised patient models that assume real health issues.
Wintec values diversity and inclusion. Therefore, our facilities are designed to encourage interprofessional learning between our health and our social practice students. This provides the opportunity for interaction between staff and students, which is reflective of real-world work environments.
Placements
Studying towards your qualification requires you to spend a set amount of time on placement – this means working in a real-life work environment where you can put your learnings into practice. The amount of time spent on placement varies according to what qualification you are studying, and in which year of study you are. First-year students will spend approximately a quarter of the year on placement. Whereas, by the time you reach your third year, you will spend almost all of your time on placement.
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Pathways
To check what you need to gain entry to a course, review the entry criteria available on each programme page. These assist you in understanding what qualifications or experience are typically required to gain entry. You can contact our team at info@wintec.ac.nz or 0800 2 Wintec at any time for further guidance.
About the faculty
In the Centre for Health and Social Practice we provide practical interprofessional education that prepares students for a future in the health and social practice industry.
If you have a passion for people, nursing, social work and counselling, physiotherapy, occupational therapy or midwifery are all challenging but rewarding choices. Our courses and programmes are a great way to start your career, supported by experienced and registered academic staff.
Prospectus (course guide)
The Wintec Prospectus (otherwise known as a course guide) outlines everything you need to know about Wintec. It contains information about the Wintec campuses, student life, and the programmes that are on offer.
Access your copy of the Wintec Prospectus
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