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We have a wide range of workshops and events to assist you with your career.
Funding and scholarships
There are a wide range of funding options, including scholarships and awards, to support you in your studies.
Unitec and Kāinga Ora partner to deliver quality homes
A partnership between Unitec and Kāinga Ora to deliver four relocatable homes was recognised at a recent event at our Mt Albert campus.
Six steps to finding employment (even if you have no experience)
Michael Ho completed a Bachelor of Computing Systems at Unitec, but his road to employment wasn’t easy – with a tough job market and a lack of work experience. He talks to us about the steps he took to eventually find work, what he’s doing today, and his tips for other students looking for work.
In the community
When our team get the chance to be out in the community, we’re always keen for a chat about your options. Check out where we plan to be this year.
Supporting diversity in trades
Unitec trades student Courtney Willan has set up a student club to support people new to the industry and help remove some of the barriers that discourage women from going into trades.
Kā Pūtea Scholarships
Kā Pūtea Scholarships are available to all registered Ngāi Tahu members studying towards an NZQA-recognised tertiary qualification or an international equivalent. The scholarships aim to support higher learning and help students connect with their Ngāi Tahutanga.
Kā Pūtea Scholarships are awarded based on applicants' academic achievements and their engagement with whānau, hapū, or iwi-related activities.
“I want to help make a difference for others, in the same way the scholarship helped me.”
Tongan-born Tevita Angitau has completed a Bachelor of Construction with the aid of a Manaaki scholarship.
“The scholarship helped me to enhance my overall skills.”
Sapati Fili has completed a Bachelor of Applied Technology with the aid of a Manaaki scholarship.
Academic Integrity
Understanding Plagiarism and Contract Cheating
Unitec's Landscape Architecture students preparing for climate change
Unitec's School of Architecture is preparing as architecture schools globally face up to the significant challenge of training students for the effects of climate change, which are predicted to increase in severity over the coming decades
How to withdraw
How to withdraw your enrolment application, or withdraw from a course, programme or short course.
One of New Zealand’s largest open-plan trades training centres
Working in the skilled trades sector means working with and alongside other trades people, which is reflected in the way students learn at Unitec. That is, in one of New Zealand's largest open-plan trades training centres.
About Us
Unitec is part of Te Pūkenga, New Zealand’s national network of polytechnics, industry training organisations and institutes of technology. We offer a wide range of work-oriented programmes and short courses that are employment-focused and taught at our two campuses in Mt. Albert and Waitākere.
Business thriving after Unitec grad follows his passion
Jacob Van Pelt is making a name for himself as a content creator and VFX artist even before he walks the stage at Unitec’s Autumn Graduation Ceremony in April.
Karakia blesses Building 108 ahead of new ākonga for 2023
On Friday 24 January, a karakia marked the completion of Stage Four of Building 108 at Unitec. It’s a wonderful milestone to reach and it means electrical engineering ākonga start the new semester in the facility.
Flying high on a new career journey
Luke Emerson had worked in the airline industry for 12 years when COVID-19 first struck. He started his flying career with Jetstar Australia and then moved home to New Zealand three years ago where he switched to flying domestic and international routes with Air New Zealand. He was one of several hundred pilots made redundant earlier this year when the airline had to make dramatic cuts to its domestic and international flight schedules due to the effects of COVID-19.
Professor Peter de Lange: One of Aotearoa's leading botanists
Professor Peter de Lange, one of our new Ahorangi (Professors) at Unitec, says his career has taught him that telling stories, acting out roles, and using case studies, sprinkled with humour and honesty have consistently worked to get the best out of the students he mentors.
