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Hayden Aldridge’s education journey at WITT Te Pūkenga illustrates the role local polytechs play in people’s lifelong learning. In the early nineties Hayden completed a New Zealand Certificate in… read more

Take part in a collaborative art project, perform CPR on a life-like mannequin and beat the vertical jump record at this year’s Taranaki Careers & Training Expo on Sunday 20 and Monday 21 August at… read more

Statistics are looking positive that the majority of young people at WITT Te Pūkenga who are taking part in the government-funded Youth Guarantees (YG) programme this year will achieve their… read more

An unlikely friendship has formed between 26-year old international ākonga Geep Thuakkong and her classmate Marita Green, a local potter who is returning to the classroom to upskill many years and a… read more

If you’re considering upskilling or starting on a new learning journey next year, you’ll want to get a copy of the new WITT Te Pūkenga 2024 Study and Career Guide that’s out now. Featuring a wide… read more

When WITT kaimahi (staff) read about New Plymouth Boys' High School ākonga Keanu Hauraro-Atkin’s (Ngāti Ruanui, Ngāruahine) education goals in a recent Taranaki Daily News story they were keen to… read more

Connections were made and inspiration shared at the recent Supporting Disability in the Workplace event hosted by WITT Te Pūkenga as part of Disability Awareness Week.Employers, teachers and guests… read more

“Engineering isn’t about maths and science, it’s about people, everything we do is with people at the centre of it – from trying to make people’s lives better to solving problems they face,” says Tim… read more

Horticulture ākonga Siobhan Hemingway has been awarded $2,000 towards fees for the new WITT Te Pūkenga Organic Primary Production Certificate (Level 4) programme starting this trimester thanks to the… read more

You don’t need to leave the region to become a barber any longer thanks to a new pathway into the industry that starts at WITT Te Pūkenga. Secondary students can now get a taste of what it takes to… read more