Head of School Nurse Education, Regional
Carol Stewart believes she was born to be a nurse and says she doesn’t regret one day of her career.
New Zealand Certificate in Baking Graduate
Not everyone is suited to working the hours of a baker, but Sunil Gupta is happy to pull a 3.00pm to midnight shift.
National Certificate in Engineering - Fabrication Graduate
Seeking a trade he could use anywhere, Shannon upskilled in fabrication engineering and immediately got a full-time job.
Hairdressing Graduate
Being offered a job as an assistant in a friend’s hair salon was all the encouragement Kath Smith needed to take a whole new career path.
Senior Chef Lecturer, UCOL Palmerston North
Hayden's innovative approach to his students’ success has him using PlayStation as a tool in the classroom.
Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging Graduate
Within a week of graduating Chris had a job as a graphic designer. He attributes a lot of his success to to his lecturers who helped him to grow as an artist.
Head of School of Nursing (Palmerston North)
UCOL’s new Head of School, Nurse Education (Palmerston North) Vicki-Lee Tyacke has come full circle now leading the school she started out at.
Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Imaging Technology) Graduate
A passion for medicine and a desire to help people led Shreya to thrive in her studies and gain employment at Wellington Hospital.
New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Salon Support) Graduate
Since she was in high school Greer James has enjoyed experimenting with hair dye, colouring her own hair wild and crazy colours.
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Exercise Physiology Graduate
Now working as a trainee Cardiac Physiologist, Laura O'Leary plans to specialise in pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs).
Bachelor of Applied Visual Imaging Student
Meli Berends is using photography as a tool to highlight, help, create awareness, and celebrate.
Contemporary Music Performance Graduate
Levi Lewis (Te Whanau-A-Apanui) and his bandmates used to joke in the UCOL practice room about performing at Ragamuffin, but soon dreams became reality.