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Te Pūkenga Visit

By UCOL on Thursday, 01 October 2020

Te Pukenga Visit

Te Pūkenga leaders Stephen Town (Chief Executive) and Murray Strong (Chair) spent the day with UCOL Te Pūkenga staff and Board, sharing insights into the priority work ahead for Te Pūkenga and subsidiaries. 

Te Pūkenga is New Zealand’s largest tertiary education provider, which currently includes UCOL Te Pūkenga and the other 15 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics. Te Pūkenga will ultimately have the national and regional reach to become a long-term skills training partner for firms and industries, enabling learners to move between workplaces and other educational offerings and locations as their needs change. 

The intention is to have a cohesive, sustainable vocational education system that helps improve wellbeing for all New Zealanders and supports a growing economy that works for everyone, bringing together on-the-job, on campus, and online vocational education and training through a unified, sustainable network of regionally accessible provision.

Murray and Stephen joined with UCOL Te Pūkenga staff, Board and student representatives for a symposium which included the UCOL Te Pūkenga new draft Strategy, blended delivery initiatives, and the launch of the UCOL Te Pūkenga refreshed brand story and look.  Te Pūkenga is working closely with UCOL Te Pūkenga to pilot a co-branding initiative, and they were very positive about the UCOL Te Pūkenga brand refresh. Mr Town and Mr Strong appreciated the discussion on UCOL Te Pūkenga’s new draft Strategy and confirmed that it covers all the key priority areas and is consistent with the future. 

Three people standing infront of a UCOL branded vehicle

The discussion with Te Pūkenga included the future design of both Operating and Unified Funding systems, and a strong commitment to Te Pae Tawhiti.  Te Pae Tawhiti is the Te Pūkenga Te Tiriti excellence framework that will underpin partnerships with hapū, iwi, and whānau, ensuring more equitable outcomes for tauira Māori.   All staff were invited to participate in the opportunities ahead, strongly focussed on building partnerships and supporting learners.  Staff, student leaders and TEU representatives took the opportunity to ask questions which were responded to transparently and informatively. 

The UCOL Te Pūkenga Board, Senior Leadership Team, Mr Town and Mr Strong had a fruitful and informative session after lunch, developing the relationship further.

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