Enjoy your summer break… and here’s some inspiration from Ivy for your Christmas baking

It’s nearly time for our summer break and we wish everyone well for the holiday period, whether you are having a short or a longer break, make the most of it! After the year that we’ve all had, we all deserve some time to relax, enjoy the sunny days and balmy nights, and connect with… Read more »

Congratulations to our new Senior Lecturers

We are delighted to announce the promotion of 14 Lecturers who have been successful in the Senior Academic Staff Appointments and Promotions process and have been promoted to Senior Lecturer, effective 1 February 2021. This is a significant achievement and follows an extensive evaluation of each individual’s record of contributions to research, teaching and service… Read more »

2021 Wall planners and case calendars

  2021 Wall planners and case calendars are available now at the Copy Centre To order use the Copy Centre’s order form on their Nest page here – download the ‘Job Order Form’ option. You are welcome to head into the Copy Centre to order your item(s). You can view an image of the wall… Read more »

NZQA Qualifications Framework consultation workshop: 17 December 2020

NZQA would like to invite academic teaching and support staff from MIT and Unitec to a joint workshop on qualification system arrangements in a RoVE environment. The workshop will be held on 17 December at the MIT Otara campus – details below. The scope of this workshop only applies to sub-degree levels of the qualification… Read more »

Drive to promote new-look course confirmation and re-enrolment

As assessments are nearly completed, it’s time for our learners to confirm their courses and re-enrol for 2021. To help drive course confirmation and re-enrolment, Student Success, Operations and Marketing are partnering along with our Academic whānau to offer an accessible, helpful and robust set of events and communications to educate and inform our learners… Read more »

Forecasting your leave – planning your breaks through 2021

If you’re wondering how much leave you have left post the summer holiday closedown period, and want to plan out your next break, use the ‘forecast leave balances’ tool. This will allow you to view how much leave you have at any time in 2021. This is a great way to map out any holiday… Read more »

ANZ online workshops

Our relationship with ANZ Bank brings a number of staff benefits, including: The ANZ@work staff banking package ANZ seminars, covering topics such as business and property advice Access to an ANZ home loan coach to discuss home buying options Complimentary A-Z review to discuss unique package offers Upcoming Online Seminars ANZ is offering two workshops… Read more »

Last day to order IT equipment: Thursday 3 December

The IT team will close off all purchasing activities on Friday 4 December 2020. If you need any IT equipment, please submit your request through the IT Self Service portal (Heat) on the Nest homepage by Thursday 3 December for delivery prior to Christmas*. This applies to all IT hardware procurement such as computer monitors,… Read more »

NZ Herald subscription – Premium content access

Unitec has a subscription for a limited number of staff and students to access the NZ Herald’s Premium digital service. If you feel you would benefit from access to this resource for teaching or other work purposes, we may be able to add you to our subscription service. If you’d like to apply for access… Read more »

Peer learning: Help your students pass with PASS!

Training sessions for new PASS Leaders is coming up – February 2021 PASS – Peer Assisted Study Sessions – is a form of peer learning, where senior students, PASS leaders, support or facilitate learning in groups, or one-to-one in class. It involves revising and discussing course work, promoting deeper understanding and learning of subject concepts,… Read more »