Five of this year’s 12 Prime Minister’s Awards for Vocational Excellence went to ākonga who studied at WITT Te Pūkenga this year.This award recognises outstanding students enrolled in vocational programmes who have shown they have what it takes to… read more

WITT hospitality tutor Sunil Kassote has coached WITT graduate Tony Joseph to bodybuilding success in his first year of professional competitions.Moving to Taranaki from India in 2019, Tony Joseph began studying the Diploma in Professional Cookery… read more

This week Te Kura Matatini o Taranaki welcomed Dr Angela Beaton to the role of Acting Executive Director to see WITT through the transition as business divisions integrate into Te Pūkenga.“It’s an exciting time to join the team as we join forces… read more

Time is running out to see the WITT Te Pūkenga sponsored Musical Chairs installation at the TSB Festival of Lights. The festival closes this weekend (22 January).Musical chairs, located on the band rotunda, is an interactive lighting and musical… read more

If you’re looking for staff or looking for work, make sure you check out our new digital job board. The job board allows employers to list job vacancies for students and graduates to see.“We frequently get calls from employers looking for… read more

Level 4 Conservation ākonga Katelyn McNamara can put her learning into practice thanks to a new community agreement with the Department of Conservation. The agreement allows WITT Te Pūkenga conservation students to do practical assessments at… read more

A decade after former WITT culinary student Rajeshni Chand completed her qualifications in Professional Cookery and Culinary Arts she realised her dream of opening a café with her husband Vishal. Proud owners of The Favor Flavour in New Plymouth’s… read more

A supportive employer has made all the difference for Powerco’s Engineering Services Coordinator Trish Mouton as she completes a New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology (Technical Support) Level 5 at WITT Te Pūkenga and psychology and… read more

There are few trees in sight for forestry graduate Brandon Andrews in his first job in the industry. Working at the very end of the forestry process, Brandon is a General Hand Marshaller with port logistics company ISO Limited helping process logs… read more

Experienced paediatric intensive care nurse and educator Jacqui Quinn has joined the WITT Te Pūkenga School of Nursing as an Academic Lecturer and will be sharing her extensive clinical experience and knowledge teaching new and current nursing… read more