Section 1 - Wellington Institute of Technology

MISSION
We focus on the future with the wisdom of the past
Wellington Institute of Technology has had an important role in the Wellington region for over 100 years,
delivering quality professional, technical and trades education to meet the learning needs of students and
the workforce productivity needs of those who employ them. Our core areas include a focus on the midlevel
skills vital to the New Zealand economy and industries such as manufacturing, tourism, construction,
engineering, health and service industries and trades.
VISION
WelTec will be an internationally recognised Centre of Excellence in Vocational Education by 2011.
MISSION
WelTec’s mission is to provide applied tertiary education to empower people to succeed in workplace
roles in professions, para-professions, trades and technicians roles – for both entry level and
development. We undertake applied research that benefits industries and professions and provide our
communities with knowledge and skills to assist social and economic development.
VALUES
ACCOUNTABILITY AND INTEGRITY
We teach and relate to students, industry and each other with accountability and integrity.
We take responsibility for our actions.
We are committed to critical enquiry and academic freedom.
TEAM WORK
We create an effective and supportive team environment, using and fostering creativity and innovation.
PARTNERSHIP
We work in partnership with business and industry professionals, iwi, students, and other providers.
CUSTOMER FOCUS
We are passionate about customers and students.
We look for improvements and efficiencies in our service.
We provide a learner-centred environment marked by relevance, applied learning and respect.
WelTec is inclusive and values diversity.
SUSTAINABILITY
We take responsibility for the long-term sustainability of WelTec, the environment and ourselves.
HIGH PERFORMANCE
We are all aiming for excellence - every day.
We are committed to high performance and professionalism.
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CONTENTS
SECTION ONE
Mission 1 - 1
Contents 1 - 2
Chairperson’s Report 1 - 3
Chief Executive’s Report 1 - 4
Key Activities 1 - 6
Responsibilities 1 - 8
Teaching Excellence 1 - 9
Research & Consultancy Highlights 1 - 14
Council and Senior Management 1 - 16
Advisory Committees 1 - 17
SECTION TWO
SECTION THREE
Statement of Objectives and Service Performance 2 - 1
Financial Statements 3 - 1
Auditor’s Report 3 - 19
Acronyms 3 - 21
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CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
WelTec is moving forward with confidence and
continues to be highly successful, respected and
focussed on quality.
In 2006 WelTec continued to
deliver high quality
programmes to students and
superb graduates to
employers. It has been
another year of teaching
excellence and exceptional
student outcomes. We have extended our links to industry
and our research and technology transfer to
manufacturers. While this positive work has continued
with vigour we have had a parallel theme of sustainability
that has been a major project focus of the year.
To address a financial situation created by funding
anomalies, we entered into a Bridging Loan agreement
with the Government, a condition of which was that
WelTec would develop a case that presented operating and
financial options for becoming more financially stable in the
long term.
We developed a Sustainability Business Case (SBC) after
long, hard, critical analysis. The Case, which has been
accepted by Cabinet, is an innovative vision for WelTec’s
future. This was not a case to merely ask for more money
to continue as usual. With investment from Government,
implementation of the SBC over the next five years will
transform WelTec and the way that we work. In order to
deliver high quality, relevant and financially sound tertiary
education and training, with the greatest efficiency, we will
transform our operations in every part of our business.
I am proud to report that despite the financial challenges of
recent years we reached the end of 2006 with a positive
balance. We have addressed issues with all the efficiency
and hard work possible within a regime that the Government
has recognised as outdated and inappropriate to the
future needs of the country.
WelTec takes to heart the intent of the Government’s new
Tertiary Education Strategy, announced in December.
We wish to play our part in a tertiary education sector
that contributes in a higher income, knowledge-based
economy that is innovative and creative. We look
forward to a new tertiary funding system that makes
this possible.
WelTec has a key role in gaining recognition for those
with trades and technical skills. In preparing the SBC
we discovered how successful we have been in this
regard and reaped the rewards of our efforts in the
form of remarkable words and deeds of support and
confidence from our many stakeholders.
It is fitting that my last year as WelTec’s Chairperson
was focussed on preparing WelTec to be fit and viable
for the future. I am proud to be handing over a healthy
organisation with a clear vision for the future. WelTec
is in good shape, and heart, to continue on its path of
excellence.
I thank my Council colleagues for their support and
efforts during this year. For CEO Linda Sissons and
WelTec staff this has been a year full of challenges but,
thanks to hard work, leadership and a clear vision, it
has had significant rewards.
This year particularly, I thank the many business
people, industry and community representatives for
their support and efforts on our behalf. WelTec’s
success is your success.
Denford McDonald OBE BE (Mech), C Eng,
MIEE, FIMNZ
Council Chairperson
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT
An incredible level of support from our
stakeholders in 2006 has confirmed WelTec’s
value and significance.
This was a testing year for
WelTec, but we have risen to
the challenges and emerged an
even stronger organisation. We
have received clear messages
and proof of support from our
stakeholders and confirmation
that we have a major role to
play, not just in the education sector but also in
business and the economy.
We have developed a clear plan for future
sustainability and confirmed our position as the
major provider of vocational and technical
education for the Wellington Region and increased
public recognition of WelTec as a New Zealand
leader in the sector.
Students
WelTec works to meet the needs of a wide range
of stakeholders but at our heart is a focus on
students. New Zealand’s future depends on
students and their success.
In 2005 we achieved growth in student numbers
and an increase in higher-level qualifications to
meet specific student and industry needs. These
trends continued in 2006, with a one percent
growth above target in equivalent full-time students
with an increasing percentage of those in highvalue,
high-end qualifications. In 2006, 79 percent
of our students studied at levels four to seven, up
nearly three percent on 2005.
WelTec also defined an important set of benchmarks for
assisting students for whom learning has not previously
been a positive experience. 94.6% of students who
came to WelTec with no formal secondary qualification
stayed with their course of study for the year. Of these,
74% were also able to experience success, many for the
first time in their lives.
In 2006 we doubled the number of staff training as adult
literacy tutors, and so were able to increase our efforts
to enhance our students’ literacy and numeracy skills.
Our five-year Academic Plan, approved in 2006,
established the key areas of development for the future.
As well as providing a consolidated range of diploma and
applied degree programmes for those who progress
through the levels or who wish to access them from
outside of the Wellington region, we will increase the
emphasis on generic skills, technology, personalised
cross-disciplinary learning and education in workplace
settings.
Business and Industry
WelTec continued to work positively with industry and
increase its level of support and commitment in 2006.
Examples of this were the increase from 12 to 19
articulation agreements that were finalised during the
year; the increase from 35 to 54 industry partnerships
that were in place by the end of the year; and in
particular our work with Wellington’s economic
development agency to gain Government funding for the
Greater Wellington Industry Development Centre, which
will be based at WelTec.
We also increased the percentage of our students
who came from outside the Wellington region to
33.7% against a target of 30%. This is recognition
of both our ability to meet industry training needs,
which are driven at a national level, and that
students seeking high-quality programmes at higher
levels on the framework will choose a centre with
a reputation like WelTec’s.
The Regional Trade Training and Technology Centre
moved nearer to reality during the year with the
appointment of a manager for the Centre and the
commencement of building works. An advisory
committee of industry and community stakeholders was
established and worked enthusiastically to ensure that the
Centre is meets diverse needs and interests.
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The Centre for Smart Product was formally opened by the
Minister of Tertiary Education in May, and continued to
spearhead WelTec’s research and development projects
and to facilitate technology transfer to companies
throughout the Wellington region.
We were delighted to host the SkillEX nationals in
September. This was the first time the national trade skills
competition has been hosted outside Auckland. This meant
that WelTec was able to showcase and promote technical
skills to a large number of students and employers. It also
gave us the opportunity to show political figures the range
and professionalism of trade and technical skills required
today.
Late in 2006 WelTec became involved in a high-level chief
executives discussion group hosted by the Hutt City Council.
The chief executives of Industrial Research Limited,
Geological and Nuclear Sciences, Open Polytechnic and
WelTec held focussed discussions on how to bring together
high-end science and education skills to deliver genuine
economic transformational benefits to the region.
Government
We were delighted that our Sustainability Business Case
(SBC) was accepted by Cabinet, confirming that the key
positioning outlined in the Case was acceptable to the
Crown. We immediately started work on implementing the
SBC to meet the deliverables and deadlines that are the
conditions for receiving Government support to ensure
WelTec’s future financial viability.
We had already alerted the Government to the challenges
presented by the funding discrepancy that exists between
TEC and Industry Training Organisation (ITO) EFTS and the
unique impact of this on WelTec, with its higher percentage
of the lower funded students than other educational
institutions.
WelTec’s TEC-funded EFTS in 2006 were 244 below our
target. The numbers themselves were to some extent
mitigated by international EFTS, which were 51 above
target, and ITO mediated EFTS, which brought the total for
WelTec up to one percent above what had been targeted for
the year. Taking into account the EFTS funding discrepancy,
the one percent financial surplus was a very good result.
WelTec continues to deliver excellent value for money to
Government for the delivery of skills critical to regional
and national economic development.
Staff
My WelTec colleagues have been working to a high level
of efficiency over recent years and preparation of the
SBC represented a major effort for a handpicked team.
Their hard work and commitment resulted in a positive
outcome that was reward in itself. I thank those who
worked on the SBC and all WelTec staff, who remained
focussed on delivering quality education and services
through uncertain times.
During the year there was a further restructuring of
WelTec’s Senior Management Team. Senior Managers
provided huge support and leadership during the
changes.
The Council maintained a close involvement with the
development of the SBC. Their support and commitment
to what WelTec is about have been of huge value and
have assisted WelTec in emphasising to Government
that we have a distinctive and valued place in our
regional and national communities.
Council Chairperson, Denford McDonald, provided
valuable support and advice to me and senior managers
as the year progressed. Denford is stepping down as
Chairperson early in 2007. WelTec and the wider
community recognise and value his wholehearted
commitment to our organisation and those it serves.
We are grateful for all that he has done for WelTec.
Dr. Linda Sissons, CNZM, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
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KEY ACTIVITIES
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5 YEAR SUMMARY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2006*
2006 2005 2004 2003 2002
Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual
$000 $000 $000 $000 $000
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
Grants 19,801 19,343 19,031 18,428 16,742
Other income 19,861 19,464 20,135 16,241 14,212
Operating revenue 39,662 38,807 39,166 34,669 30,954
Operating expenses 39,358 39,499 37,079 32,759 30,750
Operating surplus (deficit) 304 (692) 2,087 1,910 204
Non operating items 283 581 700 968 1,038
Net surplus (deficit) 21 (1,273) 1,387 942 (834)
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Current assets 16,553 6,952 8,662 6,228 2,429
Non-current assets 43,337 40,580 39,411 35,715 36,366
Total assets 59,890 47,532 48,073 41,943 38,795
Current liabilities 24,774 12,344 11,547 9,774 7,029
Non-current liabilities - 3,426 5,760 7,252 9,719
Total liabilities 24,774 15,770 17,307 17,026 16,748
Total equity 35,116 31,762 30,766 24,917 22,047
Total equity and liabilities 59,890 47,532 48,073 41,943 38,795
ENROLMENT INFORMATION
No. of Students 11,937 12,350 11,489 10,946 10,086
TEC EFTS 2,623 2,747 2,806 2,794 2,596
Total EFTS 4,261 4,503 4,313 4,069 3,559
Student / EFTS ratio 2.8:1 2.7:1 2.6:1 2.7:1 2.8:1
EFTS : FTE academic staff 21:1 22:1 21:1 20:1 16:1
FINANCIAL INDICATORS
Total assets to total EFTS 14,057 10,556 11,146 10,308 10,901
Total income to total EFTS 9,309 8,609 9,081 8,520 8,697
Total expenses to total EFTS 9,238 8,891 8,759 8,289 8,932
Net surplus to operating revenue 0% (3%) 4% 3% (3%)
Net surplus to total assets 0% (3%) 3% 2% (2%)
Net surplus to total equity 0% (4%) 5% 4% (4%)
Working capital % 67% 56% 75% 64% 35%
Debt as a % of total capital 36% 18% 24% 35% 50%
Operating surplus plus interest to interest ratio 1 (1) 7 7 20
Operating surplus as a % of total debt 2% (12%) 28% 22% ( 2%)
* representing the financial years Wellington Institute of Technology has been operating as a consolidated entity
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RESPONSIBILITIES
In the financial year ended 31 December 2006, the Council and management of
Wellington Institute of Technology were responsible for:
• The preparation of the financial statements and the judgments used therein.
• Establishing and maintaining a system of internal control designed to provide
reasonable assurance, as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting.
In the opinion of Council and management of Wellington Institute of Technology, the
financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2006 fairly reflect the financial
position and operations of Wellington Institute of Technology.
D McDONALD
CHAIRPERSON
24 APRIL 2007
L SISSONS (DR)
24 APRIL 2007
R C ADAM
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
24 APRIL 2007
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TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Teaching at WelTec is now organised under four main teaching centres with some delivery by the
Learning Development and Support Centre. This innovative structure was developed during 2006
to ensure a team structure that supports creativity, communication and resource sharing.
Centre for Service Industries
Scott Campbell
WelTec’s Centre for Service Industries
includes the School of Hospitality and
Tourism, the School of Hair and
Beauty and the School of Business.
It is a recognised leader in service
industry training and enjoys strong
support from industry. Graduates are
highly sought after, with many securing
employment even before completion of
their study.
national economy as one of only three providers of a Bachelor of
Hospitality Management in New Zealand.
The Centre stresses internationally recognised qualifications and
partnerships. Its formal relationships, projects and partnerships include
Oklahoma State University, ACCOR NZ, “41” Sydney Premier
Restaurant, Les Sorbets School in France, the Rarotongan Beach Resort,
CESSA Universidad in Mexico and the Intercontinental Hotels Group.
Given the region’s expectations of the export earning growth of its
service industries, these relationships are vital and highly valued.
The Centre’s reputation is built on the thoroughness of its teaching
practice, the industry experience and credibility of its award winning
staff, and the success of its former students.
The programmes offered by the School of Hair and Beauty are closely
linked to industry needs. WelTec is the main provider of apprentice
off-job training in the Wellington Region in this sector.
Assessments of industry demands for an additional 17,500 hospitality
graduates and the major hotel boom in the Wellington region mean the
Centre plays a vital part in assisting both the regional economy and the
The School of Business offers a range of programmes in business
management, office management and administration. The focus is on
applied learning through assignments and projects in the real business
world.
Highlights for 2006
• A realignment of management responsibilities saw the School
of Business become part of the Centre for Service Industries in
2006. Increasing professionalism in the service industries means
that management and administration skills are vital to the
success of businesses.
• Hair and Beauty staff and students again participated in the
World of Wearable Art TM Awards (WOW) – helping prepare the
models for the stage. This provided students with important industry
experience and supported a significant Wellington event.
• Patisserie Tutor Pauline Nunns was named Pastry Chef of the
Year 2006.
• Cookery Tutor Scott Campbell was declared Chef of the Capital
at the Wellington Food show and Salon Culinaire.
• Staff and students again won an impressive list of awards at
competitions throughout the year.
• Makeup Artistry Tutor Daniela Pike won the 2006 Body Art
Rocks competition.
Daniela Pike (Left)
Kylie Brady (Left), Team Leader Beauty Therapy
at WOW
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TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Centre for Creative Technologies
The Centre for Creative
Technologies is a radical
approach to structure in a
tertiary environment, aimed at
delivering the multidisciplinary
approach and synergies
needed by today’s information
technology, creative and
engineering industries.
The Centre delivers a range of
Centre for Smart Product
qualifications from certificate to
degree level in creative industries – including visual arts, media
production, digital media and interior design; engineering – including
diploma programmes in electrotechnology, mechatronics,
telecommunications, mechanical and civil engineering and product
design and development; diplomas and degrees in information
technology and higher level construction diplomas.
While it strives to meet current skills needs for regional and national
economic growth, the Centre has an eye to the future – both in
technology and skills. It is also involved with planning for the
technician needs of some emerging regional industries.
The Centre applies its extensive skills and facilities to industry –
with staff and students involved in research and development
projects that increase value and knowledge for everyone involved
The Centre for Smart Product sits within the Centre for Creative
Technologies. As well as offering unique learning experiences for
students it assists local businesses to develop projects and build
relationships with students and staff. It is also active in establishing
partnerships with local industry and crown research institutes to
carry out joint research and product development opportunities.
Highlights for 2006
• The official launch of the Centre for Smart Product attracted
interest from around the country.
• A cadetship programme was launched, offering diploma and
degree students work experience, career prospects and a
chance to earn while they learn. The sponsoring company gains
access to a potential employee, trained to meet their needs.
• A Level 7 Graduate Diploma in Information Assurance and
Security was approved.
• Pathways were developed for WelTec engineering students
to staircase to higher qualifications both within WelTec and
to Auckland University of Technology’s Bachelor of
Engineering Technology (BEngTech).
• The Centre for Smart Product started work with a local
company on a project trialling the use of pictures and sound
as a means of transferring technology into communities or
countries that have low levels of literacy and numeracy.
• An agreement was signed with Lovely Professional University
in Phagwarra in India for their diploma and degree engineering
graduates to staircase to WelTec’s National Diploma of
Engineering and Bachelor of Information Technology programmes.
• The Decode exhibition launched the new Centre in mid-2006.
End of year exhibitions for Visual Arts, Digital Media and Interior
Design showcased students’ work to a positive audience.
DECODE Exhibition 2006
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Centre for Health & Wellbeing
WelTec’s Centre for Health and
Wellbeing offers programmes in
counselling, alcohol and drug
studies, health psychology,
exercise science, funeral services,
supervision, health leadership and
trauma management. Programmes
range from certificate to degree.
The Centre’s approach focuses on
WelTec Graduate, Penny Luke-Ngaheke
health and healthy lifestyles, in
contrast to a medical/sickness model. Its teaching approach and
staff are intensely practical.
Industry and professional links ensure that the Centre receives support
and input into its programmes from within the health sector, local
businesses, local bodies, Iwi organisations, and community groups.
In turn, students get clinical placement opportunities from involved
employers and employers gain access to potential staff trained to
meet their needs.
The Centre’s delivery modes and venues meet the needs of students,
communities and employers. The unique alcohol and drug studies
programmes are offered at multiple sites around the country through
the Marae-Based Education Scheme. Counselling programmes are
delivered in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch. Trauma
programmes are taught by distance learning.
WelTec’s Centre for Health and Wellbeing is regarded as the preferred
training provider in several of its sectors. It is currently the only
education provider for the funeral industry, and the only place offering
an undergraduate degree in alcohol and drug studies including all
competencies approved by Drug and Alcohol Practitioners Association
Aotearoa New Zealand (DAPAANZ).
Highlights for 2006
• To meet an identified sector need, the Centre developed certificate
and diploma programmes to increase celebrants’ ability to design
and deliver the personalised ceremonies and rituals sought by
contemporary society.
• The Centre took over delivery of the Diploma of Veterinary
Nursing, formerly delivered in the Hutt Valley by the Nelson
Marlborough Institute of Technology.
• The marae-based delivery of Counselling and Alcohol and Drug
Studies programmes was extended to Hamilton, Rotorua,
Northland and Taupo.
Steph Mann, Veterinary Nursing Tutor
Olaf Stenzel, WelTec Gym Manager
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TEACHING EXCELLENCE
Centre for Industry and Trade Technology
The Centre for Industry and
Trade Technology brings
together WelTec’s trade-level
engineering and construction
qualifications. This includes
automotive, construction,
electrotechnology, engineering,
landscaping/horticulture,
masonry, plumbing, gasfitting
and drainlaying.
Industry involvement is part of its success in meeting student and
employer needs. This is achieved through advisory groups, national
certification and working with ITOs, as well as direct links with local
and regional employers. The Centre is responsible for 90 percent of
WelTec’s ITO contract values.
The Centre’s graduates are in high demand. Its focus areas of
engineering and construction industries, as well as offerings in
transport/logistics, make it a vital contributor to the success of the
region’s plans for the road and rail network development as well as
ongoing major construction.
Both in its range of programmes and number of students, WelTec’s
Centre for Industry and Trade Technology is one of New Zealand’s
largest providers of automotive industry training.
A unique feature of WelTec is the ability for students to ‘staircase’
their qualifications. The Centre for Industry and Trade Technology
works with the Centre for Creative Technologies to ensure that
students who complete trade certificates can choose to go on to
complementary diploma or degree level qualifications.
Highlights for 2006
• Genesis Energy has renewed the contract for WelTec to deliver
specialised mechanical and electrical engineering programmes
to meet the needs of the electricity supply industry. The contract
was also extended to include plumbing and gasfitting.
• The Centre made a strong showing at the National SkillEx
competitions, ensuring that both potential students and employers
gained a deeper understanding of the high levels of skill,
technology and professionalism that engineering and construction
trades now involve.
• A Certificate in Trades Entry Skills (Automotive) was developed
to prepare and encourage young people into a career in the
industry.
• Two new National Certificates, in Electronic Security and
Telecommunications, were also developed to meet industry
needs.
• An increasing number and frequency of trades industry people
approaching WelTec for advice and access to future employees
was one of the drivers for the development of the Regional
Trades Training and Technology Centre. A significant amount
work was done on the realisation of this centre in 2006.
• New construction industry qualifications in 2006 included two
National Certificates in Construction – one for leading hands
and one in supervision.
National SkillEx Competition 2006
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Learning Development and Support Centre
The Centre provides support across the whole of WelTec, as well
as some professional development for academic staff.
The Centre’s goals are to develop students’ ability to succeed in
tertiary study, employment and the wider community. Its
programmes and services are designed for students of all ages to
extend language, literacy, numeracy, communication, computing
and other key skills.
The Learning Development and Support Centre was established in
2006 as part of WelTec’s restructured Academic Directorate. Its
work spans both support and programme delivery. It aims to break
down barriers to learning and provide generic skills that people need
to succeed. Students that the Centre works with often go on to study
successfully in another part of WelTec or go straight on a career goal.
The Centre brings together Tertiary Study Skills, ESOL (English for
Speakers of Other Languages), TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers
of Other Languages); Communication Skills; PEP (Personal Education
Planning); Learning Support; STAR Retail; Adult Community Education
as well as career advice and career counselling. The Centre also
works on developing flexible teaching, learning and assessment
methodologies.
Highlights for 2006
• The new Centre started work on how to deliver key generic skills
across WelTec so that separate delivery and assessment are
minimised while still meeting individual needs for contextualised
learning and achievement.
• Personal Education Planning was offered to new students.
Those who took up the offer were positive about the value of
the information and advice they received.
• WelTec gained TEC funding for a literacy support tutor to
provide help for those with literacy issues in their first
language.
• WelTec tutors worked in a professional development cluster with
others from the Open Polytechnic, Whitireia Community
Polytechnic and a PTE to develop reading strategies for adult
learners. The outcome contributed to National Research for the
Ministry of Education’s Learning for Living project.
Training participant Sam Lemalie at work on Formway’s Life chair.
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RESEARCH & CONSULTANCY HIGHLIGHTS
These are some highlights from WelTec’s research and consultancy outputs in 2006.
A full Research Report is available by emailing information@weltec.ac.nz
Improving Student Success
Academic Development Manager Stewart Wilson’s paper on
Improving retention and success: a case study approach for practical
results was included in the international refereed Journal of College
Student Retention.
IT and Pacific Business
Information Technology Lecturer Kerese Manueli contributed to a
conference paper presented at the 19 th Annual Conference of the
National Advisory Committee on Computing Qualifications in
Wellington. The paper asked the question Are Pasifica Businesses
in New Zealand Capitalising on IT
Alcohol and Drug at the Cutting Edge
Alcohol and Drug Studies Lecturer Mirjana Vilke contributed an
article to the New Zealand Treatment Research Monograph on
Alcohol, Drugs and Addiction. The publication presented the research
proceedings from the Cutting Edge Conference. Her article, Young
Voices, explored substance use from a young people’s perspective.
Professional Practice
Alcohol and Drug Studies Team Leader Raine Berry was an
invited reference group member on the Northern District Health
Board Support Agency’s Alcohol and Drug Practitioners Scoping
Project. The project will contribute to the development of a draft
scope of practice for alcohol and other drug practitioners working
within the context of AOD service provision and practice in the
Northern Region.
Mechanical, Electrical and Civil Engineering
Cadetships
WelTec already has a number of successful cadetship
arrangements. A Business Links project with Mel Lock from the
Centre for Smart Product and Bob McGrath from Civil Engineering
explored the extension of cadetships to diploma level mechanical,
electrical and civil engineering programmes. Students can earn
while they learn and businesses have the chance to secure their
next employee talent.
Support for Sunrise Industries
Paul Mather, Director of the Centre for Smart Product, coordinated
a research project with Industrial Research Ltd to establish what
programmes WelTec might develop to ensure that students had
the necessary skills to meet the needs of new technology
companies. The result was an education consortium involving
several tertiary institutions to ensure a coordinated response.
Manufacturing Value Chain Network Maps
In another research project, the Centre for Smart Product worked
with Management Systems Ltd and McCarty Joyce Ltd to look at
how companies collaborate to produce and export products. The
findings will inform WelTec’s teaching and industry services and
have also been shared with Foundation for Research, Science and
Technology, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Positively
Wellington Business.
High Pressure Inspection
Information Technology and Mechatronics Lecturer John Gould
was commissioned by specialist instrumentation company
Enovation to assist with the development of an electronic and
software tool to monitor wear and damage to well casings in
active geothermal power stations. John is a recognised expert in
developing embedded software applications.
Wellington.
Going Solo
Visual Arts teaching staff Lorraine Rastorfer and Kiran Gandhi
both had solo exhibitions in 2006. Lorraine’s show Airborne,
was at Milford Galleries in Dunedin. Kiran’s Deleted Scenes
featured at ROAR Gallery in Wellington.
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Do You Feel Lucky Punk
Senior Visual Arts Lecturer Grant Corbishley and Interior Design
Lecturer Tony De Goldi’s collaborative work Dressed to Kill – This
Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Two of Us was included in Jewellery
Out of Context, first exhibited in Sydney at the 2006 Jewellers and
Metalsmiths Group of Australia symposium. The exhibition will tour
internationally.
Vocational Centre of Excellence for Hospitality
A Business Links project with industry partners, nationally and
internationally, looked at what industry needs and expectations are
from a Centre of Excellence in hospitality education. The investigation
considered both the programme portfolio and delivery modes.
Pauline Nunns, Pastry Chef of the Year
Pastry Chef of the Year
Pauline Nunns secured the title of Pastry Chef of the Year in 2006
at the Culinary Fare event. This is the second time Pauline has won
the title. She will represent New Zealand on the New Zealand
Culinary Team for the 2007 American Culinary Classic in Chicago.
Professionalising Hospitality
Hospitality Lecturer Mick Jays delivered a refereed conference
paper giving an Industry view of vocational education and training
for the bar, café and restaurant sector in New Zealand. The paper
was delivered at the fourth Asia Pacific Conference and the 12 th
Biennial Conference on Tourism in Asia 2006.
Abel Alonso and Mark Bruce-Miller
Wine Tourism Studies
Hospitality staff member Abel Alonso contributed to three refereed
conference papers delivered in Australia, Turkey and New Zealand.
The papers covered wine tourism experience and gender; winery
visitor demographics and the use of a wine involvement index as a
tool to study winery visitors.
Is Wellington just a stopover
Hospitality staff Abel Alonso and Mark Bruce-Miller delivered a
refereed conference paper at Waikato University on their visitor
research study in visitor perceptions of the capital city.
Tony De Goldi
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COUNCIL AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
Council
Denford McDonald (Chairperson),
Peter Preston (Deputy Chairperson),
Kevin Burrows, Claire Hurley, Peggy Luke-Ngaheke,
David Moloney, Toni Spiro, Peter Steel, Nancy Ward,
Geoffrey Hume-Cook, Ray Harding (to February),
Carol Stigley (to April),
Linda Sissons (CEO)
Senior Management
Linda Sissons
CEO
Neil Carroll
Project Director; Deputy CEO
Penny McDonald
Director, Corporate Services
Rod Adam
Chief Financial Officer
Jan Blayney
Academic Director
Andrew Batt
Head of Centre, Industry and Trade
Technology
Kay Nelson
Head of Centre, Hospitality, Travel,
Hair and Beauty Professionals
Heather Moore
Head of Centre, Health and Wellbeing
James Brodie
Head of Centre, Creative Technology
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ADVISORY COMMITTEES
ALCOHOL & DRUG PROGRAMME
Clarissa Broderick (Community Alcohol and Drug Services Wellington)
Peter Carrington (Te Nikau Christian Counselling)
Rosemary Casey (Care NZ)
Mary Anne Cooke (Abacus Services)
Julie Crosslands (Community Alcohol and Drug Services Wellington)
Terry Dobson (Salvation Army Bridge Programme)
Colleen Flux-Hollings (Alcohol and Drug Services)
Mary Anne Freeman (Wairarapa Alcohol and Drug Service)
Pauline Gardiner (WellTrust)
Tim Harding (Care NZ)
Jeanette Katene (Rangataua Mauriora)
Fiona McDonald (Alcohol and Drug Services)
Myles Plummer (Salvation Army Bridge Programme)
Moana Solomona (Whitireia Community Polytechnic)
Adrienne Transom (Problem Gambling Foundation)
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
John Bush (Wairarapa Workforce Development Trust)
Carwyn Dewes (NZ Army Trade Training School)
Richard Eyles (Harbour City Motor Co Ltd) Chair
Rob Gibbs (AJ Auto Electric Centre)
Hus Kala (Hutt City Auto Electrical)
Nick McGirr (NZ MITO)
Mike Todd (Truck Stops)
Ross Wallace (Cable Price (NZ) Ltd)
Owen Woodman (Woodman Automotive)
BACHELOR OF DESIGN (INTERIOR)
Penny Angell (Tse Group)
Deb Cranko (Deborah Cranko Architects)
Lyn Garrett (Massey University)
Tommy Honey (NZ Film School) Chair
John Hunt (University of Auckland)
Clayton McGregor (Te Papa)
John Mills (JMA Architects)
Lucy Moore (Custance Architecture & Design)
Neville Parker (Designers Institute of NZ)
BEAUTY
Sheryl Bennington (Global Beauty)
Steve Flaunty Chair
Charmaine Jackson (Charmaine’s Hair & Beauty Studio)
Ray Jenkins (Global Beauty)
Marguerite McDermit (Isbliss Day Spa)
Sandy Trinder (Purr-fect Nails)
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BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Mike Brannigan (Rider Hunt)
Howard Jenkinson (Parker Construction Management (NZ) Ltd)
Pieter Burghout (Registered Master Builders Federation) Chair
BUSINESS
Leo Austin
Neville Baker (Te Runanganui O Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o te ika a Maui)
Lance Cottam (Upper Hutt Chamber of Commerce)
Charles Gilmore (Indeserve Ltd) Chair
Robyn Horton (McDonalds Family Restaurant)
John Olifent
Kara Puketapu (Te Runanganui O Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o te ika a Maui)
Terry Puketapu (Te Runanganui O Taranaki Whanui ki te Upoko o te ika a Maui)
Jan Stephen (Naenae College)
Elaine White (Accountants Plus Ltd)
COUNSELLING
Trudi Betschart (Counsellor)
Helen Bowbyes (Wellington Girls’ College)
Jean Martel (NZAC)
Judy McCormack (The Counselling Group)
Amy McLaughlin (He Korowai Aahura)
Jenny Packard (Counsellor)
Helen Sullivan (HELP)
Miriama Tolo (Counsellor)
DIGITAL MEDIA
Tim Copeland (Silverstripe)
Paul Flannagan (WETA)
Ruth Franks
Jan Kruse (WETA)
Pamela Meekings-Stewart
Malcolm Young (Clean Cut Productions)
CARPENTRY
Scott Feasey (Scotty’s Construction) Chair
Paul Greenfield
Jim Juno (Juno Civil)
Kevin Lockley (Z Group)
Brian Ludlow (Ludlow Builders)
Peter McGuinness (L T McGuinness Ltd)
Rod McLeod (Building & Construction ITO)
Graeme Paton (Building & Construction ITO)
Bill Peryer (Peryer Construction Ltd)
Ray Watkins
Phil Wootten (Maycroft Construction)
Bill Peryer (Peryer Construction Ltd)
Phil Wootten (Maycroft Construction)
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Ross Baker (Horokiwi Quarries Ltd)
Ed Breese (Tonkin and Taylor)
Bill Caradus (Fulton-Hogan Ltd)
Dr Peter Davenport (R E Lendrum & Associates Ltd) Chair
Jim Juno (Juno Civil Ltd)
Brian Zemanek (Transit New Zealand)
COMMUNITY & VOCATIONAL LEARNING SKILLS
(CVLS)
Colleen Beaumont (Hutt Valley Disabled Resources Trust)
Aileen Coley (Ignite Supported Employment IDEA Services)
Nicola Mangos (Xact Services)
Pauline Manly (Pathways Trust)
Nicki McKenzie (Work & Income)
Terry Murray (Ignite Supported Employment IDEA Services)
Heather O’Brien (Naenae College)
Prue Warren (Group Special Education) Chair
Helen Wilson (Emerge Supported Employment Trust)
ELECTROTECHNOLOGY
Lester Abbey (Abbey Systems)
Richard Beaufort (Laser Electrical Wellington)
John Cavill (Black Diamond Technologies Ltd)
Duncan Forman (The Open Polytechnic of NZ)
Barry Marlow (Industrial Research Ltd)
Ian Shearer (Energy Information Services) Chair
Darryn Thomas (NZ Army)
Paul Young (Transfield Services E & T Ltd)
ENGLISH FOR SPEAKERS OF OTHER
LANGUAGES (ESOL)
Nora Ball (Hutt Language Group)
Mollie Ngan Kee (Hutt Ethnic Council)
Penny Maxwell (ESOL Home Tutor Scheme)
Judy Moore (Whitireia Community Polytechnic)
Shirley Payes (Hutt City Workers Educational Association)
Vesna West (ESOL Home Tutor Scheme) Chair
EXERCISE SCIENCES AND RECREATION
Barry Hislop (Sport Wellington)
Steve Lawson (City Fitness)
Barry Montague (Lifestyle)
Jan Pearce (City Fitness)
Mike Ryan (YMCA Great Wellington) Chair
Gerry Salmon (Les Mills)
Jamie Templeton (Motion-Elite Fitness)
FUNERAL SERVICES
Steven Dil (Dil’s Funeral Services)
Bruce Hanrahan (FDANZ Rep)
Andrew Malcolm (Kapiti Coast Funeral Homes Ltd)
Simon Manning (Harbour City Funeral Home)
Anne McQuire (Education and Maori)
Prof Mike Marfell-Jones (UCOL) Chair
Ian Parker (Evans Funeral Services Ltd)
Mark Pattinson (Westland Funeral Services)
John Peryer (Tong & Peryer Ltd)
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HAIRDRESSING
Roger Bergin (Havoc Hairdressing)
Maureen Bowring (Hair Craft Centre Ltd)
Pene Burns (Hairdressing ITO)
Raymond Carmichael (Bamba Zonke)
Kerri Cox (Blue Cactus)
Yvonne Hamlin (Eclipse Hair Design)
Murray Heaney (Murray Heaney Hair Design)
Natalie Henderson (Yazoo Hairdressing) Chair
Charmaine Jackson (Charmaine’s Hair & Beauty Studio)
Jean Jacques (Jean Jacques Hair Design)
Karl Madessen (Salute Hairdressing)
Judy Morahan (Catch)
HEALTH LEADERSHIP
Anne Amore (Mid Central DHB)
Chai Chuah (Hutt Valley DHB)
Kristine Kilkelly (Capital & Coast DHB)
Bruce McGregor (Wairarapa DHB)
Margot Mains (Capital & Coast DHB)
David Mates (Hutt Valley DHB)
Stephen Morris (Bolton Hotel)
Maverik Mukerji (Novotel Capital)
Mark Oldershaw (NZ Hotel Council)
John Pepper (Hutt City Council)
Steve Perrins (Simply Food)
Meredith Peters (Quest on the Terrace)
Rinus Pope
Mahindra Singh (Angus Inn)
Christopher Wagstaff (Fidels)
Edmund Weicherding (Hotel Inter-Continental)
Nina Weir (Hotel Inter-Continental)
Eddie Wirau (Petone Working Men’s Club)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Lester Abbey (Abbey Systems)
Mary Campbell-Cree (MCC People Ltd)
Jason Cruickshanks (Synergy International Ltd) Chair
Jon Harris
Gerry McCullough (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand)
Peter Moffitt (AM PM Calling)
Brian Roberts (TVNZ)
Ian Shearer (Energy Information Services)
HORTICULTURE
Adam Castle
Mary Dinniss (Horticulture ITO)
Dave Fletcher (Moores Valley Nursery)
Jonathon Gradwell (NZ Horticulture ITO)
Dave Halliday (Wellington City Council)
Rosemary Hickton (Outlooks Outdoor Environmental Designers)
Kate Kidman (Wellington Botanic Gardens)
Jeremy Kennerley (Nursery & Garden Industry Association)
Chris Logan Chair
Judy Robb (Hutt City Council)
Robyn Smith (Otari/Wilton Bush Wellington City Council)
David Sole (Wellington City Council)
Kerry Thompson (Bark Ltd)
Dave Treadwell (Ecoseeds)
John Van Nortwick (Trenance Organic Farm)
Todd Wagner
Carol White (Wellington City Council)
HOSPITALITY
Zayne Boon (Novotel Capital)
Joanne Craughwell (Novotel Capital/Ibis/Mercure)
Anthony Dey (Brentwood Hotel)
Mike Egan (Restaurant Association of NZ)
Glen Erickson (Mercure Hotel ACCOR Group)
Francois Febvré (Francois)
Scott Hamilton (Doxton Hotel)
Andrea Horrow (Holiday Inn Wellington)
Lauren Hartnoll (Mecure Hotel ACCOR Group)
Maree Judd (Hotel Inter-Continental)
Harsh Khanna (Quest Atrium)
Cindy Leighton (James Cook Hotel-Grand Chancellor)
Mike Lucas (Food & Beverages Services Ltd)
Hina Luke (Waiwhetu Marae)
Adrian Mattinson (The Responsible Host) Chair
Pat Mattinson (Hospitality Standards Institute)
Jonathan Morgan (The Interisland Line)
JOINERY
Eva Durrant (Joinery ITO)
Peter George (Wellington Joinery Manufacturers Association)
David Ladd (David Ladd Joinery Ltd) Chair
Corinne Moore (NZ Joinery Manufacturers Association)
Paul Richardson (Wainui Joinery Ltd)
Bruce Scandlyn (Valley Joinery)
MASONRY
David Barnard Chair
Don Fraser (Masonry ITO)
Kevin Hartigan (Monier Brick)
Steve Jones (Wellington Masonry Association)
Cameron Lee (Firth Industries)
MEAT
Don Andrews (Island Bay Butcher)
William Blake (Woolworths)
Vaughan Crimmins (Skills)
Jason Cunningham (Lesnies) Chair
Peter Doyle (City New World)
Warren Harrington (Pak ‘N’ Save)
Stephen Macaulay (Retail Meat ITO)
Frankie Manclark (A E Preston)
Leon Russell (The Mad Butcher)
Hadley Smith (NZ Pork Board)
Barry Spooner (Eastbourne Village)
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MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Dave Barnett (Skill 4 Work))
Allan Brown (Metallion Ltd) Chair
Duncan Fraser (Acme Engineering Ltd
Malcolm Hammond (MJH Engineering)
Graham Hope (Metric Sheetmetals)
Daryl Peters (A E Tilley Ltd)
Martin Simpson (Fraser Engineering Ltd)
Fred Walker (Agmar Tools Ltd)
Richard Whitmore (Lamnei Plastics)
Peter Wilcock (Exactus Limited)
MOTOR BODY TRADE
Wendy Arnold Chair
John Bush (Wairarapa Workforce Development Trust)
Mark Connor (Auto Smash Repairs)
Kevin Dowd (Porirua Auto Crash Repairs)
Steve Gaskin (Rolrich Panel & Spray 1988 Ltd)
Bridie Hewison (Porirua Auto Crash Repairs)
Nick McGirr (NZ MITO)
Cory McLaughlin (Ashton Panel & Paint)
George Robinson (Colorspec Paints Ltd)
PAINTING & DECORATING
Steve Benson (Mainzeal Property & Construction Ltd)
Brian Clode (Clode Decorating Ltd)
Don Fraser (Painting & Decorating ITO)
Simon Hendriks (Simon Hendriks Painters)
Daryn McCready (Colourplus Thorndon)
Paul Reddish (Paul Reddish Painting Contractors) Chair
Derek Rodger (Wattyl/Taubmans)
Roger Swanell (Resene Paints Ltd)
Phil Treacher (Wattyl/Taubmans)
Kevin Trolove (Dulux Paints)
Christine Viggars (Painting and Decorating ITO)
Erin Whitaker (Top Coat Painting)
TRAVEL & TOURISM
Paul Brydges (The Terrace Travel) Chair
Bruce Forsyth (Silverstream Cruise & Holiday Centre)
Verina Jones (Wellington I-Site Visitor Centre)
Paul Lambert (Upper Hutt City)
Shona MacDonald (United Petone)
Denise McRae (Tourism Industry Association NZ)
Christine O’Leary (Upper Hutt City)
Scott Wagstaff (Holiday Shoppe)
VISUAL ARTS
Dianne Baker (Wellington Art House Charitable Trust)
Salme Kortet (The Dowse)
Brett Mason (Museum of Wellington City & Sea)
Claire Rergnault (The Dowse)
Margaret Tolland (Pataka)
Karin Van Roosmalen (Massey University)
Tim Walker (The Dowse) Chair
Denise Williams (Petone Settlers Museum)
Miriam Young (Petone Settlers Museum)
VETERINARY NURSING/ANIMAL CARE
John Auty
Kathryn Ching
Brionery Court (AnimalZ Vet Clinic)
Karen de Wit (Paws in the City)
Graham Forster (Hutt Pet Centre)
Denise Honey (Paws N Claws)
Carol Kisby (Cats Protection League) Chair
Lucy Robbins
Steve Russ (Dogs R Us)
Mark Sandford (Police Dog Kennels)
Ian Schraa (Paramata Vet Hospital)
Vicky Streisler (Maidstone Vet Clinic)
Peter Warmerdam (Maidstone Vet Clinic)
Lloyd Warren (Kapiti SPCA)
PLUMBING, GASFITTING AND DRAINLAYING
Robert Christenhusz (Plumbers Supreme Ltd) Chair
Ian Clark (Aquaheat)
Paul Cottington (School of Military Engineering)
Debbie Martindale (Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying ITO)
Graham Newdick (Masterlink Ltd)
Tony Pearce (Masterlink Ltd)
Derek Plimmer (Plimmer Plumbing)
Ross Tait (K J Tait Plumbing)
Colleen Upton (Hutt Gas & Plumbing Systems Ltd)
Stu Weddell (Plumber 1)
Doug Wilson (Plumbing, Gasfitting & Drainlaying ITO)
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