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  • A photograph of Aleisha Rutherford of Jaycee Trust and UCOL scholarship recipient Chloe Maxwell.

    Scholarships for hard work and contribution to community

    11 December 2018

     Students who excel in and outside the classroom were recognised and rewarded for their efforts at a recent ceremony at UCOL’s Palmerston North Campus.

  • A photograph of local secondary school food technology teachers upskilling with UCOL's Chef Training Team.

    Food technology teachers upskill at UCOL

    03 December 2018

    Local secondary school food technology teachers have added to their skillset thanks to UCOL’s Chef Training team.

  • Bokkei Image by Benjamin Wong courtesy of unsplash.com

    Whanganui Campus wins Award

    27 November 2018

    UCOL won the Not-for-Profit category at the Whanganui Business Awards 2018.

  • A photograph of a UCOL speedway car

    Students ready to race in the Demolition Derby

    23 November 2018

    Palmerston North Speedway’s Demolition Derby is an event not to be missed, especially for UCOL’s Panel and Paint students.

  • An image of an interior design sketch of a hotel room created by a UCOL student

    Creativity at the fore

    21 November 2018

    Talent, skill and imagination are all about to be on show at a number of exhibitions by UCOL students. This is a great opportunity to come and soak up some art, design, interior design and just enjoy the talent on show.

  • A photograph of a Palmerston North Boys' High School PE class doing plyometric exercises, led by UCOL Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science students.

    UCOL students run PE sessions at Palmerston North Boys’ High School

    06 November 2018

    UCOL first and third year Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science (BESS) students put some Palmerston North High School students through their paces, in a six class series that focused on speed, agility and quickness.

  • A photograph of the UCOL recipients of the George Bolton Trust Scholarship.

    $17,500 in scholarships awarded to UCOL students

    31 October 2018

    Thirteen students from UCOL’s Whanganui campus took home a combined $17,500 worth of scholarships at a recent ceremony on campus.

  • UCOL Lecturer Anita Nicholls

    Scholarship for education of Fragile X Syndrome

    30 October 2018

    Anita Nicholls is the recipient of a $10,000 AMP National Scholarship, which will allow her to pursue her dream of creating an education programme for parents of children with rare condition, Fragile X Syndrome.

  • UCOL's Danny Reilly speaking at the Regional Education Forum

    The value of education in our Prisons

    19 October 2018

    UCOL's Danny Reilly imparts an inspiring message about the value of education in prisons at the Corrections Regional Education Forum.

  • A photograph of secondary school students Kaea Tibbe, Neihana Hania and Pani Brown at UCOL with their Munchie List business initiative.

    Secondary school students gain skills through UCOL

    12 October 2018

    Over 400 secondary schools students from the lower North Island will be finishing the school year with new skills and knowledge in their chosen Vocational Pathway after completing U-Skills Academy programmes at UCOL.

  • Metlife residents stretching at Metlife Movers

    Students run exercise classes for Metlife residents

    27 September 2018

    ​It’s first thing on a Monday morning, and the Camelia Lounge at Metlifecare is brimming with elderly residents awaiting the arrival of third year Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science students from UCOL.

  • A photograph of the We are all artists installation at UCOL in Palmerston North

    We are all artists

    10 September 2018

    Last week a group of local artists got together to put into action an initiative that has been months in the making, a ‘Paste Up’ of a very special kind with an important message: “We Are All Artists”.

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