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Student mentors thank former Chief Executive
Monday, 28 June 2010, 3:00 pm | NorthTec
Representatives of NorthTec’s group of Student Mentors/Kai Awhina presented former NorthTec Chief Executive Terry Barnett with a patu rakau (short hand club) in recognition of his support for student learning during his tenure. Mr Barnett retired in March. More >>
Kawakawa carpentry students take next step
Friday, 25 June 2010, 10:32 am | NorthTec
Eight students from Kawakawa will be taking the next step towards careers in the building industry when they embark on the one-year level 4 pre-trade carpentry programme at NorthTec’s Future Trades campus in Whangarei next semester. More >>
Radio broadcaster turns to environmental studies
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 11:45 am | NorthTec
Trained radio broadcaster Bryan La Trobe, or ‘Bolta’ as he is known, turned to the Environmental Studies programme at NorthTec last year to further his career options in the north. “It’s set me up for what I’m trying to do now. It’s a hands-on ... More >>
Information and enrolments for semester two
Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 2:32 pm | NorthTec
NorthTec is holding two information sessions in Whangarei this month for those wanting to find out more about semester two programmes. The sessions will be held at the Interactive Learning Centre at the Raumanga Valley Rd campus in Whangarei on Thursday, ... More >>
NorthTec student volunteers come forward
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 4:00 pm | NorthTec
Media release: NorthTec student volunteers come forward to help with the International Rally of Whangarei in 2010 More >>
NorthTec reps to build relationship with China
Friday, 11 June 2010, 3:22 pm | NorthTec
Senior NorthTec representatives will be part of a delegation of key representatives from the New Zealand tertiary sector who are travelling to China at the end of this week for a series of meetings and strategic relationship development with their Chinese ... More >>
NorthTec’s Interim Chief Executive visits Kaitaia
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 3:25 pm | NorthTec
NorthTec’s Interim Chief Executive Paul Binney visited Kaitaia Hospital last week to thank those who support NorthTec’s Nursing programme and students through providing clinical placements and mentorship. More >>
Hunting and Pest Control programme popular
Friday, 4 June 2010, 11:04 am | NorthTec
NorthTec student Russell Green was looking online for a pest control qualification that would lead to work wherever his partner’s career in forestry took them when he came across NorthTec’s Certificate in Professional Hunting and Pest Control. More >>
Youth Guarantee students inspired
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 1:16 pm | NorthTec
Students on the Youth Guarantee programme at NorthTec are being inspired to embark on careers in engineering by combining hands-on work, creative thinking and fun. More >>
Fashion Graduate Fulfils Her Dream
Monday, 31 May 2010, 12:43 pm | NorthTec
NorthTec Diploma in Textile Fashion graduate Patricia Simeon (Ngati Hine) has realised a long-held dream of opening her own shop in her hometown of Moerewa. After finishing her two-year diploma and leaving her 5-day a week commute from Moerewa to Whangarei ... More >>
Land-based skills provide ‘real world’ benefits
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 12:02 pm | NorthTec
Students on NorthTec’s horticulture and sustainable rural development programmes in Ahipara are learning the ‘real-world’ skills they need to feed their families, earn money, and set up their own small businesses. More >>
NorthTec selected as finalist in hospo awards
Monday, 24 May 2010, 12:36 pm | NorthTec
NorthTec’s hospitality programme has again been recognised for its training excellence by the Hospitality Standards Institute (HSI) and has been named as one of three finalists in the Excellence in Training – Training Provider (Qualification Pathways). This ... More >>
Eighth house built by NorthTec students in Kaitaia
Monday, 24 May 2010, 11:28 am | NorthTec
Kaitaia residents and visitors to the town may have thought NorthTec was on the move earlier this month when a house was shifted from the campus by Whangarei House Movers. More >>
NorthTec’s online English for Migrants programme
Friday, 21 May 2010, 4:39 pm | NorthTec
NorthTec’s online English for Migrants programme helped Whangarei resident Jehad Mostafa gain the confidence to speak English. “My English was very poor when I arrived in New Zealand, I understood a little but I was afraid to speak in case I ... More >>
Dedication pays off for Dargaville apprentice
Friday, 21 May 2010, 12:02 pm | NorthTec
Dargaville’s carpentry apprentice Graeme Mager will be representing Northland at the national 2010 Third Year ITaB Apprentice Challenge in Queenstown on 11-13 June. ITaB is the national industry training association for certified builders. More >>
Environmental Studies programme launches careers
Wednesday, 19 May 2010, 11:37 am | NorthTec
Students graduating from NorthTec’s Environmental Studies programme are equipped to launch ‘green’ careers in a range of environmentally-orientated occupations. More >>
New skills open doors for hospo students
Friday, 14 May 2010, 1:08 pm | NorthTec
Students on this semester’s level 2 Hospitality and Tourism Skills programme at NorthTec are on a mission to convert their new skills into job opportunities. NorthTec tutor and chef Shane Paraone says that many of the students intend to use the programme ... More >>
Dargaville student’s design promotes tradeswomen
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 5:29 pm | NorthTec
Dargaville High School student Tamrah van Leeuwerden design promoting the trades as a career for women has won her a bumper sticker design competition run by NorthTec on its ACE ‘Fix It Chicks’ trades taster programme. More >>
Kaitaia students have a bountiful harvest on show
Monday, 26 April 2010, 3:28 pm | NorthTec
NorthTec Sustainable Rural Development (Level 4) students have produced a bumper crop from their first term’s work despite the water restrictions in place in the drought-stricken Far North. More >>
Gen-i presents 2009 award for excellence
Monday, 26 April 2010, 10:28 am | NorthTec
Kerikeri Information and Communication Technology student, Victoria Boxhill, has been presented with $2,000 as the recipient of the 2009 Gen-i Northland Award for Excellence. More >>
