A whakatauki with a metaphor of trees supporting each other through an intertwined root system was the starting point for the Tertiary Education Commission’s introduction to their ITP Roadmap 2020 project on Thursday. A group from the TEC spent the day at Unitec talking to Council, the extended leadership team, staff, students and community stakeholders… Read more »
Our new students who joined us at the beginning of the year were asked to complete a survey in April which asked them how their first six weeks with us went. This included questions about their ‘welcome’ experience and their decision to study with us. The survey results are really positive and a testament to… Read more »
There’s a new way to start the week at Unitec – and everyone is invited! Our Ngākau Māhaki wharenui is going to be open every Monday morning from 8.30-9am for staff to come together and share what’s on their minds. We’ll start and end with a karakia and there will be plenty of time for… Read more »
The New Zealand Police are back at Unitec! The Police CIB training team are running their Detective Development course from our Mt Albert campus for the next four weeks . Around 25 police officers are now on site, joined by their tutors and guest speakers. Most of the training will be held in building 182,… Read more »
Congratulations to Jill Hadfield, Associate Professor Language Studies, whose book Interaction Online was recently selected as a finalist for the British Council ELTons Awards in the Innovation in Teacher Resources category. The awards are the most prestigious in the world for English Language Teaching, referred to as the ‘Oscars of ELT’. There was stiff competition,… Read more »
For the first time, Unitec is a qualification developer, a huge achievement after more than two years of collaborative work between teams. The new New Zealand Certificate in Animal Welfare Investigation qualification, developed by the Environmental and Animal Sciences pathway, has been approved by NZQA after a lengthy Mandatory Review of Qualifications (MRoQ) process, replacing… Read more »
Our Unitec Pathways College’s focus is on managing and growing our engagement with secondary schools, and improving education and employment outcomes for students. They do this through their learning and teaching programmes that are designed to get students on campus earlier. They also work closely with schools to address barriers to formal study and… Read more »
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is running a series of ITP Roadmap 2020 events across the sector and they will be visiting us on Thursday 28 June. Come along to room 115-2017 at our Mt Albert campus from 11.15 to 12.15 to find out more about the ITP Roadmap challenges and process, contribute your feedback… Read more »
Our events students are out connecting with charities and the local community, gaining ‘hands-on’ experience with future employers and business partners. Through that journey they’ve given over $12,500 to local charities! The money has been raised over the last six semesters through a series of events, initiated and managed by our students as part… Read more »
The Unitec Pathways College’s April school holiday workshop line-up was very successful, so now is the time to book in for the July programme as slots are already starting to fill up! There’s an incredibly diverse range of options to capture the attention of students from school years 11-13. The workshop programme features some really… Read more »
