UCOL beauty therapy kaiako and ākonga finalists in national Awards
UCOL Manawatū is proud to celebrate Beauty Lecturer Melissa van Duin and ākonga Shona Caswill, who have been chosen as finalists in this year’s national BeautyNZ Association Awards.
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Are you in secondary school and interested in game design and development?
UCOL is looking to bring the U-Skills Academy Gamification Level 3 programme to Whanganui for the first time in 2026.
UCOL celebrates most outstanding, most improved, and most dedicated U-Skills students
UCOL has celebrated ākonga (students) from U-Skills Academy programmes for their hard work and achievement in a series of prize-givings over the last two weeks.
UCOL hairdressing ākonga finalist in New Zealand Hairdressing Awards
UCOL Manawatū is proud to celebrate ākonga Emma Fergus, who has been chosen as a finalist in the Editorial Stylist New Talent category of this year’s New Zealand Hairdressing Awards.
UCOL Whanganui celebrates scholarships worth $68,000
UCOL Whanganui was alight with pride last night, celebrating ākonga who received a grand total of 46 scholarships from nine local donors.
UCOL ākonga shine at photography awards
UCOL Manawatū photography ākonga (students) have once again proven they’re a creative force to be reckoned with, sweeping the 2025 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards with every student receiving a Bronze award or higher — a testament to the calibre of talent nurtured within UCOL.
UCOL lecturers strike gold at national photography awards
UCOL Manawatū photography lecturers Gerry le Roux and Tricia Falkner have proven that excellence in teaching goes hand-in-hand with excellence in practice, achieving prestigious honours at the 2025 NZIPP Iris Professional Photography Awards.
UCOL alumni Kokoa Nashi win NZ’s iconic Battle of the Bands
UCOL are proud to celebrate the musical achievements of Manawatū band Kokoa Nashi.
UCOL Building Apprentice Wins Regional Challenge
UCOL are proud to celebrate Carpentry ākonga, Campbell Poulton, who took out the annual New Zealand Certified Builders Manawatū Regional Apprentice Challenge, earning himself a spot at the national conference and challenge next month.
UCOL ākonga awarded $28,000 in Freemasons Willson Lewis Scholarship
Eleven Manawatū akonga have been awarded Freemasons Willson Lewis Scholarships yesterday totalling $28,000 to assist them with their studies and career advancement.