In the latest intake of new nursing staff at Te Whatu Ora in Taranaki WITT Te Pūkenga nurses make up 85% of the new nursing employees.“We’re particularly proud of this cohort of nurses as they have navigated their entire degree around the… read more

A new enrolled nursing programme is kicking off at WITT Te Pūkenga in July this year which will help to address the national shortage of Registered Nurses.  “The Director of Nursing at Te Whatu Ora in Taranaki reached out and asked us to run an… read more

Former fitter-welder Jeffrey Ireland used the opportunity to retrain as a process operator at WITT Te Pūkenga as an opportunity to return to his hometown of Taranaki and get a job in the energy sector. “I was a FIFO worker in the mines in Western… read more

Recent construction management graduates Cynthia Wang and Daniel Fernandes have gained an enviable start to their careers as Trainee Quantity Surveyor/Future Leader and Trainee Project Manager/Future Leader thanks to the relationship between WITT Te… read more

Recent WITT Te Pūkenga graduate Kamia Lewis has made the transition from student to employee without having to leave the campus. She recently moved into the the front-facing Information and Enrollments Administrator position where she puts her… read more

Hundreds of new and returning ākonga flooded the shared spaces at our New Plymouth and Hāwera campuses last week to take part in orientation events. Fun in nature, the purpose of orientation events is to prepare ākonga for their programme of study… read more

It’s not every day that you hear of people swapping urban San Francisco for Kakaramea, but recent WITT Te Pūkenga ākonga Ethan Elejorde did just that. With a Kiwi mum, New Zealand has always held some intrigue for Ethan and as soon as he could save… read more

On International Women’s Day, more than 60 school pupils, career changers and mums visited the WITT Te Pūkenga Infrastructure Training Park on Connett Road in Bell Block to get a taste of the trades. The combined Chamber Hub, WITT Te Pūkenga and MSD… read more

Five years after graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Engineering (Highways) Nisha Dahal has an enviable position project managing key infrastructure projects for Gisborne District Council.  Nisha came to New Zealand with a Bachelor of Civil… read more

New Te Waka Kai Chef Ricardo Hormazabal has cooked up the perfect role for himself. A qualified chef and former food truck owner, Ricardo has had a longstanding desire to work in education, inspiring the next generation of hospitality workers. “I’ve… read more