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$44,000 In Scholarships Awarded To Help Learners Achieve Goals
Friday, 4 November 2022, 10:36 am | UCOL
UCOL Te Pūkenga learners have received over $44,000 in scholarships to help them with costs associated with study. The scholarships, funded by UCOL Te Pūkenga and local donors, were presented at a ceremony held last week. 65 scholarships were awarded, ... More >>
Cybersecurity Diploma Searches For Partnerships While Helping To Fill Digital Skills Gap
Wednesday, 12 October 2022, 10:36 am | Universal College Of Learning
Ākonga (learners) looking to build their cybersecurity skills can now do so at UCOL | Te Pūkenga, with UCOL’s first group of ākonga for the New Zealand Diploma in Cybersecurity Level 6 nearing completion of the course. Information Technology ... More >>
Whanganui Locals Recognised With UCOL Honours Awards
Tuesday, 11 October 2022, 11:35 am | UCOL
Two Whanganui locals have received UCOL Honours Award for their contributions to education, business, and the community. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2210/a88504b2583a6bfbfad2.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> UCOL Honorary Associate Award ... More >>
Budding Mechanic Gets Head Start On Apprenticeship
Friday, 16 September 2022, 9:59 am | UCOL
Juggling UCOL studies, secondary school classes, and work experience requires great commitment, but it has paid off for young automotive apprentice Ben Duck. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2209/9bca253dddf3cf4d9685.jpeg" ... More >>
Creative Students Get Stamp Of Approval From Industry
Monday, 29 August 2022, 12:39 pm | UCOL
Akonga | students from UCOL’s Bachelor of Creative Media impressed a panel of marketing professionals and business experts with the calibre of their work. Third-year students presented a portfolio of their work to a panel of industry professionals ... More >>
Carvings Complete Whakaoriori Marae
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 2:15 pm | UCOL
A dawn ceremony to bless new and restored carvings on Te Amorangi, one of the whare on Whakaoriori, was led by Rangitāne and UCOL leaders on 25 August. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2208/730c2ed04b20d0c3f14e.jpeg" ... More >>
Healthcare And Social Services Centre On Track
Monday, 8 August 2022, 12:33 pm | UCOL
The transformation of PSA House in Palmerston North into a modern, adaptable Healthcare and Social Services Centre is on track. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2208/6c0ee0e8b7089c1deeb0.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Peter Handcock The building ... More >>
Secondary Students Flock To UCOL Open Day
Wednesday, 3 August 2022, 6:21 pm | UCOL
More than 500 secondary students from around the region got a taste of UCOL at the Manawatū campus' recent Open Day. UCOL Manawatū opened its doors to secondary students and others interested in tertiary study on 3 August. Visitors browsed information ... More >>
Green Light For UCOL’s First Early Childhood Degree
Monday, 25 July 2022, 3:57 pm | UCOL
A Bachelor of Early Childhood Education is now being offered from UCOL Manawatū campus for Semester Two for our past NZ Diploma graduates. Next year will see Year 1 and 2 intakes on both the Manawatū and Wairarapa campuses, followed by the Whanganui ... More >>
BCITO Key To New Approach To Filling Construction Skills Gaps
Tuesday, 19 July 2022, 5:34 pm | UCOL
UCOL reported to Te Pūkenga recently on new blended programmes of study that use an authentic blended delivery approach - face to face, self-directed and workplace learning. One of those programmes is Construction Trades Supervision Level 5. This ... More >>
Practical In Work Management Training Underway
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 3:54 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Managers from Whanganui's Ali Arc Industries and its parent company, the Bartley Group, have engaged with UCOL’s “UCOL For You” professional development team to create a bespoke course to arm their management with the theory behind the skills ... More >>
UCOL’s Special Blend For Skills Gap
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 12:20 pm | UCOL
UCOL reported to Te Pūkenga last week on new blended programmes of study to be provided across New Zealand from 2022. Five new programmes of study use a true blended delivery approach - face to face, self-directed and workplace learning. The five ... More >>
Wairarapa Logistics Sector Supported By Two New Programmes
Wednesday, 22 June 2022, 11:52 am | Universal College Of Learning
Two commercial road transport programmes have been launched at UCOL Wairarapa to support the region's booming logistics sector. From July, UCOL Wairarapa will be offering the New Zealand Certificate in Commercial Road Transport Skills and the ... More >>
Open Night For Those Interested In Enrolled Nursing
Tuesday, 7 June 2022, 4:17 pm | Universal College Of Learning
The opportunity to get ahead in a health career is on offer at UCOL Whanganui and it’s more flexible than ever before. UCOL’s New Zealand Diploma in Enrolled Nursing will equip you with the theoretical knowledge and practical experience needed for ... More >>
Studying Nursing Locally Just Got Easier
Friday, 3 June 2022, 2:09 pm | Universal College Of Learning
The opportunity to get ahead in a health career is about to get a whole lot easier, with UCOL offering more flexible learning options for Horowhenua and Kāpiti residents to become an Enrolled Nurse. Levin’s Katlyn Wakefield (L) and Nicole Wakefield ... More >>
Two New Courses Launched To Help The Community Manage Growing Numbers Of People Living With Diabetes
Thursday, 26 May 2022, 3:12 pm | Universal College Of Learning
Two new courses aimed at supporting those caring for people with Type 2 Diabetes and pre-diabetes have been launched as cases continue to rise. Nicola Goss, Lecturer - Health & Diabetes, has a Bachelor of Science Majoring in Nutrition. Nicola ... More >>
Cobranding Marks Transition To A National Vocational Education Network
Monday, 9 May 2022, 9:52 am | Universal College Of Learning
The transition of UCOL to Te Pūkenga – the New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology is well underway, including a new co-branded look from May. Te Pūkenga is the new national vocational education training network that includes all Institutes ... More >>
New Life For A Building That Played A Big Role In Raising Generations Of Palmerstonians
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 4:06 pm | Universal College Of Learning
A building that helped nurture generations has been strengthened and modernised so that it can help connect UCOL students to their future careers. Built in 1929, the former Palmerston North Plunket Rooms in King Street is now the Workhub – a ... More >>
Wairarapa Beauty Students In Demand By Industry
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 3:01 pm | Universal College Of Learning
UCOL Wairarapa beauty students are seeing the benefits of working part-time in the industry while studying towards a diploma. Six of the eleven students in the New Zealand Diploma in Beauty Therapy have already secured part-time work in beauty therapy ... More >>
Knack For Numbers Leads To Accounting Career For UCOL Graduate
Friday, 8 April 2022, 10:07 am | Universal College Of Learning
Cassy Titter was working in the shearing industry when she first came to UCOL Whanganui in 2006. She was looking for something new, and after her aunty had signed up for UCOL’s New Zealand Diploma in Business, Titter thought she would try it too. “I ... More >>
