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

Taking part in WITT’s Build a Bridge programme one day a week while at secondary school last year was enough to land ex Francis Douglas Memorial College ākonga William Faoagali an apprenticeship with infrastructure company Fulton Hogan.“We have a… read more

WITT has partnered with Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT) in a move to make higher level study more accessible for people in the region.  This exciting partnership now means that for the first time WITT is offering a Postgraduate… read more

Infrastructure Senior Project Manager – Lead Dave Hudson has joined the WITT whānau to manage the new $1m Infrastructure Skills Park in Bell Block.The park, funded by New Plymouth District Council (NPDC), aims to help address the skills and… read more

This week we welcomed students back on campus for 2022. While the buzz on campus had a new socially distanced look, this didn’t put a dampener on the first day excitement and nerves for some students. Tuesday morning started with students being met… read more

This week WITT launched a new webpage called rainbow@witt marking a new era of inclusivity for ākonga and kaimahi. Dawn Marsh learning advisor at WITT has been in charge of this new project, which includes creating a dedicated space rainbow students… read more