Mission - Wellington Institute of Technology

It’s about increasing skills for
people, business and the New
Zealand economy.
Products
Highlights
The new Centre for Smart
Product worked on innovative
technology transfer projects with
industry and continued to develop its
range of visualisation and replication
equipment that benefits both students
and manufacturers.
WelTec sought,
and won, an
increase of 20
percent to the
number of
Modern
Apprenticeships
that it is approved
to deliver.
WelTec delivered customised
training for some of New
Zealand’s leading companies
including Steel and Tube,
Formway, Toll Rail and Hutt City
Council as well as many small
and medium sized enterprises.
WelTec’s Information
Technology School became a
recognised Pearson
Vue Testing Centre –
the only one in the
Wellington Region.
Both the number and value of
WelTec’s contracts with Industry
Training Organisations
improved over 2004 with an increase
in income of 20% from ITO off-the-job
training contracts.
A training needs analysis project with two Wingate, Lower Hutt, manufacturers proved these businesses can be
learning organisations, with tangible productivity benefits.
The first independent survey of employer satisfaction with WelTec graduates demonstrated a high level of
satisfaction with both the currency and work readiness of our graduates, and also the “future-proofing” given
by our qualifications.
New programmes
Twenty-seven new WelTec programmes were introduced in 2005 including the
Diploma in New Venture Development, a Diploma for Building Officials, a National
Certificate in Motor Industry (Advanced Technical), which is the first national qualification
at Level 5 for this industry.
WelTec teamed up with skylight – the national organisation working to support children,
young people and their families affected by change, loss and grief – to develop two new
qualifications in trauma management.
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