Rotorua Educationalist Looking for Teaching Excellence
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Rotorua education specialist Joanne Hayes has been hunting for excellence and leadership in the teaching sector. The education group manager at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is one of a panel judging the New Zealand section of the Australian Scholarships Group National Excellence in Teaching Awards (ASG NEiTA). Winners are set […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Welcomes Proposals for Vocational Reform
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Toi Ohomai welcomes many of the proposed changes announced this week as part of the Government’s Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE). Minister Chris Hipkins has proposed all 16 ITPs (Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics) merge under a single entity to be called the New Zealand Institute of Skills and […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Welcomes 180 New International Students to Rotorua
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology A fresh wave of international students are being shown the ropes at Toi Ohomai as they learn how to step into a new country. A total of 180 international students have joined Toi Ohomai for 2019. The week-long orientation started yesterday and aimed to welcome students and inform them […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Welcomes New Council Member Liz Te Amo
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology The Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Council welcomes our newest member this month, Liz Te Amo. The eight-strong Council comprises four ministerial appointees and four community representatives. Each community representative is chosen for their skills, experience and connectedness to industry, community, tangata whenua, and/or secondary and tertiary education. Ms […]
Read More →Grow Organics to Inspire, Enthuse and Educate
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Want to know more about organic production and be part of a long-term solution in the primary industry? Bay of Plenty’s largest tertiary institution Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is teaming up with kiwifruit and avocado packing specialists Apata to bring the Grow Organics event to Tauranga next month. […]
Read More →Building Future-Ready Skills | Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology You’ll find Saunoa Pau, Junior Legal Secretary at Holland Beckett in Tauranga, preparing a wide range of legal documents, managing a database of hundreds of clients, researching legal documents and fulfilling necessary day-to-day administration duties that require her to multi-task, yet remain super-focussed for the most part of every day. […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Advisor Secures HRC Funding for PhD
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Understanding racial and ethnic bias in the nursing profession and then working out a way to reduce it are the objectives behind Sonia Hawkins doctoral research. Her application for her PhD research was signed off earlier this month. Sonia is one of four people to be awarded a Health […]
Read More →Regional Information Days Set to Attract Skills and Talent to the Bay Of Plenty
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology As the largest tertiary institute across the region, Toi Ohomai is proud to help people in our community achieve their personal and career aspirations by providing a high-quality, hands-on learning experience. To kick off the academic year, we’ll be hosting our annual information days at all our campuses across […]
Read More →Farm Students Secure Jobs Before Graduation
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology They may have graduated just last week, but six of the nine students who took on the agricultural course at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology’s Whakatāne campus this year have already landed jobs. The six students are all working on farms as dairy assistants; Toi Ohomai agriculture tutor Rachel […]
Read More →NZMA and Toi Ohomai Partner To Provide Business Management Degree Pathway
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Toi Ohomai has partnered with New Zealand Management Academies (NZMA) to provide a pathway for higher level learning students to access Toi Ohomai’s Postgraduate Diploma in Management. Subject to NZQA approval, the agreement, signed by both parties in Tauranga today, allows NZMA to begin teaching the one year full-time […]
Read More →Tauranga Man’s Toy Design Going Global
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Andrew Parker has been inventing gadgets since he was a child and now finally one of his ideas is about to go global! The 32-year old Tauranga man, and Toi Ohomai IT graduate, has invented a fast-filling water gun that, after a three-year journey, has been taken to market […]
Read More →Students Celebrate Success During Regional Graduation Week
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology More than 1800 students from Toi Ohomai graduated across the Bay of Plenty region from Monday, 10 December to Friday, 14 December 2018. The students’ achievements were celebrated in eight ceremonies throughout our five locations, joining more than 5600 students who completed qualifications at the Institute in 2018. “It […]
Read More →New Internship to Grow Highly-Skilled Scientists
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Seven Toi Ohomai students are undertaking internships at Scion, a New Zealand Crown Research Institute, this summer in a new initiative created to develop highly-skilled scientists. The internship programme was launched this year as a result of a Scion Toi Ohomai partnership agreement, which aims to build strong links […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Charity Golf Day Raises $20,000 for New Horizons for Women Trust
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology The inaugural Toi Ohomai charity golf day raised more than $20,000 on Friday, 7 December 2018. The event was held at Arikikapakapa Rotorua Golf Club, with all proceeds going to the New Horizons for Women Trust. The tournament saw more than 100 golfers from Toi Ohomai, local businesses and stakeholders […]
Read More →Keep Track Of Rugby Sevens Tournament With FREE App
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Toi Ohomai’s IT and computing students have collaborated with Bay of Plenty Rugby to create an app for the weekend’s TECT National Sevens. The tournament will take place at Tauranga Domain on 15 and 16 December and will see 16 provincial unions who qualified at the Northern, Central and […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Students Bake A Batch Of Goodwill For Christmas
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Toi Ohomai’s Culinary Arts (Level 4) students have baked a batch of goodwill for the Taupō community. The class joined forces with the Taupō Community Food Bank to support and add a little festive joy to the lives of struggling families. Students worked hard over a two-week period […]
Read More →Tauranga Students First To Graduate From Bachelor Of Community Health
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Toi Ohomai’s 2018 graduation will see the first class of graduates from its Bachelor of Community Health Course, which was launched in 2015. The degree students will be graduating from ASB Arena on 11 December. One of the graduates, Waltraut Spiedel, is a 64-year old student from Germany […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai Well Represented at Biosecurity Forum
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology was well represented at the recent Biosecurity New Zealand Forum. Three Environmental Management students, Anita Lewis, Ashlei McMahon, and Tasja Cranswick, received studentships to attend the forum, which explored the many approaches and motivations to biosecurity and drew on experiences and lessons from within […]
Read More →Engaging Communities and Celebrating Success
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology At Toi Ohomai, we believe that hard work and achievements deserve to be celebrated. With awards season in full swing, we are proud to have been involved in two award ceremonies over the past two weeks, which saw inspiring young athletes and emerging businesses recognised for their achievements. […]
Read More →Toi Ohomai’s New Course to Open Right Doors
Source: Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is launching new courses aimed at ensuring high school students, who speak and learn in te reo Māori, have the right achievement standards to get into degree level programmes. The Tikanga Hauora and Oranga Tangata courses are the brainchild of Health Manager Maria Ngawati […]
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