New learning options are making it even easier to upskill with the introduction of Personal and Professional Development courses at WITT.  The Professional and Professional Development courses are opening another opportunity for Taranaki’s… read more

WITT has cancelled the 2022 student graduation ceremony due to take place on Friday 18 February in New Plymouth.“With student and staff safety top of mind we’ve had to make the tough decision to cancel this year’s graduation ceremony,” says WITT CEO… read more

Onsite, fully furnished accommodation is now an option for WITT students. A new partnership with Te Henui Lodge in 2022 is making accommodation even more accessible. In 2022 Te Henui Lodge will accommodate our students in a dedicated block (B… read more

The year is 1972, National Party’s long tenure in government has just come to an end, bell-bottomed pants are setting the fashion trends and Don Mclean’s ‘American Pie’ is topping the music charts. You turn up to Taranaki Polytechnic located on… read more

Ryan Hall is a recent graduate of the New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture (Farming Systems). Unlike many students who enrol in this programme, he began the course with a fear of cows. Growing up close to Ravensdown, Ryan fell in love with heavy… read more

Cassandra Crowley joined the WITT Council in 2013 after returning to Taranaki after 16 years away from the region. A Chartered Accountant and Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand, Cassandra is an independent director of Student… read more

Kia ora to the new Carpentry Tutor at Hāwera CampusWeaving te reo Māori into carpentry training is the driver for WITT’s new Carpentry Tutor Harry Anneff.“I want to use my te reo as part of the kaupapa of teaching building. Ultimately I would like… read more

The all-weather shelter, Te Marunui o Tūparikino, for trades students on WITT’s lower campus was officially opened this week with a lunchtime ceremony blessing the space.“The shelter will help alleviate the pressure we have to complete the practical… read more

Start a career in exciting fields like Cyber Security Engineering and Artificial Intelligence at WITT thanks to the new WITT-Victoria University of Wellington partnership.The agreement between Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington and Te… read more

You never know where a WITT qualification will take you.The latest WITT alumni to pop up in our newsfeeds is Paul Quin who began his culinary journey in our very own training kitchens here at WITT in the early 2000s. He is now the head chef at the… read more