Weltec - Latest News [Page 6]
Wellington Graduate Lands Two Plum Roles
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 1:03 pm | Weltec
2013 is ending on a high note for Wellingtonian Erin Banks, a Graduate Diploma in Event Management student with the Wellington Institute of Technology. More >>
Major New Investment for the Wellington Region Announced
Wednesday, 20 November 2013, 12:54 pm | Weltec
Today the Hon Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment announced a significant investment for the Wellington region by the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) and Whitireia New Zealand. Given the importance of skill development ... More >>
Graduating Students Showcase Work to Wellington
Monday, 4 November 2013, 1:04 pm | Weltec
Friday 8 November 2013 marks the career start for 30 graduands of the Bachelor of Creative Technologies Degree from the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec). To celebrate their first burst of success and to prepare for public comment, the ... More >>
Wellington and Christchurch Employers meet WelTec graduates
Friday, 11 October 2013, 7:24 pm | Weltec
Construction and Engineering employers from Wellington and The Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub from Christchurch converged on WelTec’s Petone campus yesterday to recruit from the latest cohort of construction and engineering graduating students. More >>
Father of Five on the Road to Success
Wednesday, 9 October 2013, 4:33 pm | Weltec
Sefo Loakimi is a man on a mission. Not only is he a father of five children aged thirteen to one and a half, he is only four weeks away from finishing his engineering qualification (the Certificate in Engineering – Fabrication Level 3) at WelTec ... More >>
WelTec Graduate Steps Up for Christchurch Rebuild
Friday, 27 September 2013, 12:34 pm | Weltec
Robin Mouat knows what he’s talking about when it comes to the rebuild of Christchurch. “That’s a term which we hear over and over. It sounds big and it is, but restoring Christchurch is tackled in small steps and we’re part of it. More >>
Chinese tutors return home after Kiwi teaching experience
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 4:27 pm | Weltec
Eight tutors from the Guangxi Polytechnic of Construction (GPC) in Nanning, China are returning home after three weeks of tutor training at the Wellington Institute of Technology. More >>
Students Work Debuts at World of WearableArt Awards Show
Thursday, 26 September 2013, 4:22 pm | Weltec
Two lucky Wellington Institute of Technology hairdressing students’ work is debuting at the World of WearableArt Awards Show (WOW) tonight. For Sarah Johnson and Stacey Dalziel, two first year Wellington Trades Academy students, WOW is a fantastic opportunity ... More >>
Earthquakes & Island Expedition: WelTec Engineering Graduate
Thursday, 1 August 2013, 3:56 pm | Weltec
The last 6 weeks have been the most exciting and energising of Ben Stocker’s professional career. Over the course of most of last week Ben Stocker was part of an emergency earthquake inspection team mobilised by Beca to help commercial building owners satisfy ... More >>
Growing the Engineering Pipeline
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 12:21 pm | Weltec
Responding to the government and industry’s call for more engineering graduates is a small, yet highly successful initiative run by WelTec’s School of Engineering. More >>
Applied Research and Development Industry Showcase
Monday, 15 July 2013, 11:55 am | Weltec
Tuesday 16 July from 5.30 – 7.30pm at the Wellington Institute of Technology School of Hospitality, level 3 48 – 54 lower Cuba Street, Wellington More >>
Five New Wellington Creatives Showcase their Work
Wednesday, 3 July 2013, 12:42 pm | Weltec
Diversity is celebrated at CINQ, the Wellington Institute of Technology Bachelor of Creative Technologies Graduate Exhibition at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, LightSpace Gallery, 9 - 15 July 2013. More >>
Training Timely for IT Security Specialists
Tuesday, 11 June 2013, 2:10 pm | Weltec
A brand new cyber security and information assurance course designed for IT security specialists is very timely, says WelTec Chief Executive Linda Sissons. “There has been a lot of publicity recently about government security systems and processes ... More >>
WelTec Graduates to help Christchurch Rebuild Effort
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 12:37 pm | Weltec
Frank Flohr, Manager of First Choice Decorators Limited is employing two WelTec painting and decorating graduates and sending them off to Christchurch next week to assist with the rebuild effort. More >>
Step closer to helping re-build Christchurch for Student
Wednesday, 13 February 2013, 5:41 pm | Weltec
A Wainuiomata student will receive two prizes totalling $5000 for excellence in study - another step forward in his goal of helping re-build Christchurch after the devastating earthquakes. More >>
Wellington Trades Academy Student Excels
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 3:52 pm | Weltec
Gaining valuable work-place skills through the Wellington Trades Academy while still enrolled at secondary school has led to early success for Rebecca Rothwell. More >>
Girls go for engineering, employers and graduates agree
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 4:36 pm | Weltec
Girls should go for engineering, says Victoria Walch, a successful graduate of Wellington Institute of Technology’s Bachelor of Engineering Technology. Ms. Walch, aged 23 from Napier, says that young women should not be put off a career in engineering ... More >>
Engineering Graduate Produces Unique Manufacturing Machine
Friday, 1 February 2013, 5:30 pm | Weltec
The superconductor industry, in which New Zealand is an R&D leader, has the potential to deliver enormous energy and cost efficiencies to the conduction of electricity. Integral to the superconductor revolution is Roebel cable, serving an emerging global ... More >>
Plumbing Graduates on Their Way To Assist Samoan Rebuild
Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 10:19 am | Weltec
A group of five graduates who have just completed a WelTec or Whitireia pre-trade qualification in plumbing are flying to Apia, Samoa tomorrow where they will put their newly acquired plumbing skills into practice as volunteers with the Samoan ... More >>
Carpentry Students Go Green
Thursday, 10 January 2013, 4:31 pm | Weltec
Wellington Institute of Technology carpentry students are set to gain some of the latest skills and knowledge in environmentally conscious building practices, when they begin work on a high rating energy efficient home in Otaki this year. More >>