What happened when Tony went back to class
On his first day at Wintec, 47-year-old Tony Togia took out a pen and opened his notebook before he noticed the rest of the class unpacking their laptops.
News
-
-
Wintec students weave learning and experience at Te Pūkenga brand launch
Wintec Communication students had a unique learning experience this week when they attended the naming ceremony for Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology held at Wintec, Hamilton, and met the Minister of Education Hon Chris Hipkins.
-
Fijian arboriculture student branches out from the stage to the treetops
For Fijian-Pākehā student Merlin Connell-Nawalowalo, the jump from theatre to arboriculture has been a life-changing one.
-
Minister announces Te Pūkenga as the name for New Zealand’s largest tertiary educator
Te Pūkenga is the new permanent name for the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST).
-
Wintec women in engineering are making a stand
Engineering may often be considered a man’s world but a group of Wintec's Engineering teachers don’t agree. They want to see more diversity in their classes.
-
Life experience is opening doors for postgraduate study and new careers
There’s a new wave of students at Wintec studying postgraduate diploma and master’s programmes with no degree.
-
It's here, the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards 2020
Wintec has partnered with The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards (NZPPA) , and the 2020 Award exhibition can be viewed from 3-5 October in the Atrium.
-
A plan to grow equity for Pasifika students at Wintec
Wintec has appointed two Pasifika leaders to grow participation and equity for Pasifika learners.
-
Challenges no obstacle for eight Wintec Adult Learner Award winners
Eight adult students with a passion and determination for learning, were recognised with the 2020 Adult Learner Awards in Wintec, Hamilton.
-
Wintec students launch waiata app in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori 2020
A new waiata app created by Wintec students to make waiata accessible, easy and fun is ready in time for Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori – Māori Language Week 14-20 September 2020.
-
Why micro-credentials are good news for lenders and car buyers
Wintec has developed a series of micro-credentials to formally recognise skills and encourage best practice for personal lending, particularly within the automotive industry.
-
Dreaming big enabled this nurse to open her own GP practice
When Kim Carter graduated from Wintec in 1989, prospects for nurses in New Zealand were dire. This motivated nurse now co-owns a GP practice in Temuka.
