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    UCOL commits to students and regions

    15 February 2019

    UCOL is committed to ongoing consultation with Iwi and communities, and remains focused on providing certainty to students amongst the Minister's proposed reform of vocational education.

  • A photograph of students in The Atrium at UCOL in Palmerston North

    UCOL and Sector Changes

    13 February 2019

    UCOL was present at Parliament for Minister Hipkins announcement about the Reform of Vocational Education today.  UCOL Chairman, Mr Ben Vanderkolk and Chief Executive Dr Lynn, who were at Parliament, are confident about UCOL’s future.

  • A photograph of UCOL Chief Executive Dr Amanda Lynn, Graham Lowe, and Department of Corrections Acting Chief Executive Rachel Leota at the launch of the Kick for the Seagulls programme at UCOL.

    UCOL teaching Kick for the Seagulls programme

    18 January 2019

    UCOL will soon be teaching Graham Lowe’s Kick for the Seagulls education programme at Manawatū Prison, as part of a collaboration that looks to create more opportunities for prisoners to rehabilitate and broaden employment prospects.

  • Part of an infographic showing UCOL's The Workhub projects for 2018.

    Student work connects with community

    21 December 2018

    UCOL Bachelor of Creative Media students contributed 2,835 hours and talent of pro bono work in 2018 to the local not-for-profit sector.

  • 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.

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