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Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Football-mad Ākonga Gear Up For FIFA Showcase
Monday, 17 July 2023, 11:43 am | Te Pukenga
Self-confessed football fanatics Reece Burtenshaw and Jack Quinn can’t wait to lend at hand at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023™. The Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga ākonga have volunteered for the top-shelf event, for which Ōtepoti Dunedin ... More >>
There’s Never Been A Better Time To Study Nursing At Ara
Thursday, 6 July 2023, 11:50 am | Te Pukenga
Aspiring nurses beginning their Bachelor of Nursing at Ara Te Pūkenga in a new August intake could complete their clinical placements anywhere in the country - with accommodation and travel costs covered. The Minster of Health Ayesha Verrall ... More >>
UCOL And Careerforce Collaboration Empowering Kaiāwhina Workforce In Healthcare Education
Monday, 3 July 2023, 11:46 am | Te Pukenga
Careerforce | Te Pūkenga and UCOL | Te Pūkenga have embarked on a collaborative project to empower kaiāwhina in social services, and health and disability workforces. Alaina Cameron, UCOL Academic Portfolio Manager for Social Services says this partnership ... More >>
Milestone Graduation At Ara | Te Pūkenga For Disabled Workplace Learners
Wednesday, 28 June 2023, 9:38 am | Te Pukenga
A pioneering approach to workplace education for those with an intellectual disability has been celebrated with a graduation like no other at Ara | Te Pukenga. The first cohort of Kilmarnock Enterprises-based ākonga (students) to achieve Level 2 credits ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Design Ākonga On Enchanted Wonderland Mission
Thursday, 22 June 2023, 10:39 am | Te Pukenga
A group of talented Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Design ākonga are preparing to turn Dunedin’s First Church into an Enchanted Wonderland this weekend. Trelise Wadsworth, Thomas Beckwith and Courtney Keith-Bourke are among a wider group of final-year ... More >>
Consultation To Set Future Path For Te Pūkenga
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 7:16 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology takes a significant step forward in its development today, embarking on a major consultation with its 10,000 kaimahi (staff) on a proposed future structure for the country's largest tertiary ... More >>
Te Pūkenga And Apple Announce Education Partnership To Deliver Equity To Aotearoa Tech Sector
Thursday, 15 June 2023, 11:30 am | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga, New Zealand’s largest tertiary education provider, together with Apple’s Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI), today launched a programme to help address the tech sector gap for Māori and Pasifika peoples in Aotearoa. ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Launches Consultation On Proposed New Model
Thursday, 8 June 2023, 2:30 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga will next week begin a round of consultation as part of its Organisational Design and Change Programme. "Aptly named 'Tāraia te anamata | Creating our futures', this consultation is a significant milestone for Te Pūkenga as we strive ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Regional Co-Leader Honoured For Services To Māori
Monday, 5 June 2023, 5:51 am | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga - New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology congratulates Toa Faneva (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kahu ki Whaingaroa, Aofi) who today was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for services to Māori. Mr Faneva is Tumu Whenua ... More >>
New Te Pūkenga Leaders Bring Academic And Business Acumen
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 1:42 pm | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga has today announced the appointment of three sector leaders who will shape and drive regional operations. "I’m delighted to today appoint Darren Mitchell (Ngāti Kahungunu), Megan Pōtiki (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe Waitaha and Te ... More >>
UCOL Celebrate Mana Whenua Legend With Launch Of Children’s Book ‘The Legend Of Okatia’
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 5:46 pm | Te Pukenga
UCOL | Te Pūkenga, is thrilled to announce the launch of the children's book 'The Legend of Okatia’, thanks to the support of Rangitāne o Manawatū and Rangitāne o Tamaki nui-a-Rua. Inspired by the legend about how Te Āpiti Manawatū Gorge came ... More >>
Te Pūkenga Expanding Offering In China
Tuesday, 16 May 2023, 2:57 pm | Te Pukenga
China’s Ministry of Education has approved a joint institute with Ara | Te Pūkenga and Shenyang Jianzhu University (SJU) in Liaoning province, China to co-deliver degree level qualifications in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Construction. ... More >>
Ara | Te Pūkenga Student Ambassador Shares Real Insights At Expo
Friday, 12 May 2023, 3:08 pm | Te Pukenga
Connor Ure described being put on the spot by an avalanche of school students looking for insights into future study paths as "fun and invigorating". "It’s been really nice to provide some reassurance," the Ara | Te Pūkenga Student ... More >>
Ākonga Māori Success Focus Of Te Pūkenga Collaboration
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 11:54 am | Te Pukenga
Te Pūkenga has begun expanding a cultural capability training model that will improve the learning experiences and outcomes for ākonga (learner) Māori and underserved learners. UCOL | Te Pūkenga recently hosted 17 kaimahi from BCITO | Te Pūkenga ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Exhibition Attracts Over 30,000 Visitors
Tuesday, 9 May 2023, 10:31 am | Te Pukenga
The stories of Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga past, present and future have been shared widely with locals and visitors to Dunedin alike over the past five and a-half months. Our exhibition "Ka Mua, Ka Muri: Walking Backwards into the Future", ... More >>
Nelson And Wellington Leaders Take Up Key Roles At Te Pūkenga
Monday, 1 May 2023, 7:34 pm | Te Pukenga
Two experienced tertiary sector leaders will take on co-leadership roles at Te Pūkenga from May 8. Olivia Hall (Ngāti Rārua, Rangitane, Ngāti Kuia) and Mark Oldershaw will become Tumu Whenua ā-Rohe 3 | Executive Director, Region 3. "I’m delighted ... More >>
Whitireia And WelTec | Te Pūkenga Celebrate Pacific Graduates At Festive Evening Event
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 1:17 pm | Te Pukenga
On the eve of its formal graduation ceremonies this week, Whitireia and WelTec | Te Pūkenga recognised the success of Pacific learners with its signature Pacific Graduation Celebration event, held at its Porirua campus. Pacific graduands gathered ... More >>
Canterbury Pacific Students Find Inspiration At SPACPAC Expo
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 12:15 pm | Te Pukenga
Hundreds of Pacific secondary school ākonga (students) have poured off buses buzzing with excitement for the annual sPacifically Pacific (sPACPAC) careers expo held at the Ara | Te Pūkenga city campus. Ākonga from 21 Canterbury schools were given ... More >>
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga Fashion Experts To The Fore
Monday, 3 April 2023, 3:17 pm | Te Pukenga
Otago Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga fashion academics will join a range of experts and commentators for this week’s 25th Annual Conference of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes, which is being held in New Zealand for the first ... More >>
Large Cohort Of Post-grad Scholars Celebrated At Ara | Te Pūkenga
Friday, 31 March 2023, 3:48 pm | Te Pukenga
Sustainability at the forefront in ‘master’s for all people’ Ara | Te Pūkenga is celebrating a cohort of master's ākonga (students) advancing research into sustainability and taking their knowledge into far-reaching fields. Of the eight master’s level ... More >>