Wellington Institute of Technology

Wellington Institute of Technology
Te Whare Wānanga o te Awakairangi
View of the WelTec Petone student hub from the rear entrance.
Other name
WelTec
Motto
Māori: Te ako ngātahi. Te whakaahua kētanga o te tangata.[1]
Motto in English
Learning together. Transforming lives.[1]
TypePublic
Established2001; 23 years ago (as WelTec)[2]
Chief ExecutiveMark Oldershaw[3]
Academic staff
229 (as of 2017)[4]
Administrative staff
35 (as of 2017)[4]
Students3746 full-time students (as of 2017)[4]
Undergraduates2000 (as of 2017)[4]
Postgraduates325 (as of 2017)[4]
Location
Petone
,
Wellington
,
New Zealand
CampusMultiple
Colours   
AffiliationsPublic NZ TEI
Websitewww.whitireiaweltec.ac.nz

The Wellington Institute of Technology, also known as WelTec, is a New Zealand polytechnic based in Petone, Lower Hutt. WelTec was formed in 2001 by an amalgamation between the Central Institute of Technology (established in 1960)[5] and the Hutt Valley Polytechnic (established in 1904)[2] In 2020, WelTec, along with 15 other national polytechnics, became subsidiaries of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.[6]

WelTec delivers vocational education to about 8,000 students every year.[7]

WelTec offers over 130 courses in disciplines ranging from hospitality, business, information technology, visual arts, counselling, engineering, construction and creativity.[4][8]

  1. ^ a b "WelTecVision". Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b "WelTec". The Dominion Post. 23 June 2004. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Chief Executive appointed for Whitireia and WelTec". Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "2017 Whitireia / WelTec Annual Report" (PDF). 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Central Institute of Technology (CIT); people and events". Upper Hutt City Library. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Joined forces: Wellington's polytechs now part of new vocational institute » Whitireia and WelTec". whitireiaweltec.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  7. ^ Counts, Education. "Ministry of Education – Education Counts". www.educationcounts.govt.nz. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Courses – WelTec". WelTec. 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.