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Three friends achieve Early Childcare dream

Thursday, 17 June 2010, 10:15 am | UCOL

Three young Wairarapa women who never imagined they would have a professional career, are now well on their way to becoming qualified Early Childhood teachers. More >>

Global exposure for Whanganui sculptor

Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 4:27 pm | UCOL

Art work by the Head of Sculpture at Whanganui UCOL’s Quay School of the Arts Brit Bunkley is on show in both Basel in Switzerland and in Sydney, a rare achievement for a New Zealand artist. More >>

Antigone in the sand

Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 10:01 am | UCOL

Jean Anouilh’s famous play Antigone is sure to challenge the dramatic skills of UCOL’s Certificate in Performing Arts student this week. More >>

UCOL computing comes to Featherston

Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 3:07 pm | UCOL

UCOL is to host a National Certificate in Computing Open Day in Featherston on Tuesday 22 June. More >>

Leadership award for sharing knowledge

Monday, 31 May 2010, 12:28 pm | UCOL

UCOL Business student Toni Graham’s readiness to share her knowledge has earned her a new award for leadership amongst students. More >>

Community support for UCOL students

Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 3:40 pm | UCOL

Twenty six Whanganui UCOL students will receive extra support for their study, at an annual scholarship presentation ceremony this week. More >>

Future Masterchefs Head For UCOL Kitchens

Monday, 24 May 2010, 4:28 pm | UCOL

Manawatu and Whanganui secondary school students with a talent for the culinary arts will ompete at UCOL in Palmerston North this Wednesday. More >>

UCOL pie in the Wai

Thursday, 20 May 2010, 10:59 am | UCOL

Hot on the heels of its first semester professional cookery course, UCOL Wairarapa is on the lookout for the region’s aspiring bakers. More >>

Five Medals For UCOL Cookery Students

Monday, 17 May 2010, 4:44 pm | UCOL

Five of the eight Cookery students representing Palmerston North UCOL won medals at Wellington’s Culinary Fare over the weekend. More >>

Fast forward filming

Monday, 10 May 2010, 1:22 pm | UCOL

UCOL BAVI students withstood 48 hours of Frantic Film-making when they took part in the iconic annual event recently. More >>

Study awards for motivated teenagers

Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 12:36 pm | UCOL

UCOL students on the Government’s Youth Guarantee Scheme were awarded their study scholarships at a special ceremony at UCOL recently. More >>

Three Golds, 4 Silver For UCOL Catering Team

Monday, 3 May 2010, 10:18 pm | UCOL

UCOL Hospitality and Catering students took three Gold medals and four Silver, at the Central Region Salon Culinaire competition at the weekend. The competition, run by the Chef Association of New Zealand, was held in Napier on Sunday. More >>

Ambitions open for lunch

Thursday, 22 April 2010, 1:03 pm | UCOL

UCOL’s training restaurant Ambitions has once again opened its doors to Palmerston North’s dining public. More >>

Change in UCOL Council

Thursday, 15 April 2010, 10:38 am | UCOL

Outgoing UCOL Council Chair Duncan Milne today welcomed the Minister’s incoming ministerial appointees to UCOL’s governance body. Following legislation passed in December, from 1 May 2010, the structure for Polytechnic Councils of up to 20 ... More >>

UCOL Carpentry Graduates In Demand

Tuesday, 13 April 2010, 9:55 am | UCOL

UCOL Carpentry graduates have been snapped up by the Wairarapa building industry as soon as they have finished their studies. Of the nine Certificate in Carpentry (Level 4) graduates from the 2009 programme, eight are already employed. More >>

237 New Qualifications For UCOL Class Of ‘09

Monday, 12 April 2010, 10:44 am | UCOL

Hard work and commitment has paid off for 180 UCOL graduates who earned a total of 237 degrees, certificates and diplomas at UCOL last year. Many – but not all – of the new graduates will attend this Thursday’s annual Graduation Ceremony in ... More >>