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Study at Whitireia Polytechnic New Zealand
Whitireia
Polytechnic is a government-funded tertiary institution, established in 1986. We
specialise in vocational training and our courses help people get good
jobs. Our courses are British based and we offer more than 120 courses
including short six-month certificates, two year diplomas and our Degree
Programmes. We can offer a kiwi experience studying in Wellington at
Whitireia’s main campus in Porirua with 6000 local and international
students or an international experience studying in downtown Auckland,
New Zealand’s largest city.
FAST TRACK
PROGRAMMES What
makes us special? We are the only New Zealand Polytechnic that offers
special fast track programmes in Business and Computing.
Whitireia
Polytechnic prides itself as a multicultural centre of educational
excellence and international students have attended since 1988.
Our classes are small (up to 30 max) so we can ensure our
international students have personal attention.
Our free learning support service means that there is always
someone there to help you with assignments and essays.
WELLINGTON
There
are two satellite campuses in Kapiti and Wellington.
The Kapiti Campus is situated in a farm-like environment,
surrounded by rolling hills. The Wellington City Campus in central
Wellington is a short distance from Parliament and it caters for
professionals looking at re-training or for career advancement AUCKLAND We
have also established a new International Campus in downtown Auckland.
Auckland is NZ’s largest city with a million people and is the centre
of commerce and industry. This campus is solely aimed at international
students, consisting mainly of Chinese, Korean and Japanese. It offers
all the key Whitireia facilities and pastoral care as well as quality
teaching. Students study fast track programmes in Auckland and many move
to Wellington to complete their degrees. FACILITIES
(Wellington & Auckland)
ACADEMIC
COURSES
Qualifications
range from Certificate level to National Diploma or Degrees.
The School of Nursing and Health Studies offers several
post-graduate programmes as well as a Nursing Degree.
The School of Computing offers a three-year Bachelor Degree in
Information Technology. We are also offering three new degrees in 2004
-Bachelor of Applied Business Studies, Bachelor in Social Work and
Bachelor of Health Science (Paramedic). Most of the Diploma Courses
require IELTS of 5.5, and Degrees require IELTS 6.0. Certificates and
Foundation Programmes require IELTS 4.5 to 5.0. ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMME
The
programme includes English language and communication and a range of
optional courses to meet individual students’ needs at an appropriate
level. Students are
encouraged to develop independent learning strategies and there is a
language laboratory for practice. There
are generally four classes ranging from beginners to advanced. All
ESOL staffs are fully trained and qualified teachers with post-graduate
qualifications in TESOL and have lived and worked overseas in Asia and
Europe. The English Language Options General
English:
Teaching effective communication in everyday situations and
development of listening, reading and writing skills.
There are at least four levels from beginners to advanced. English
for Further Studies:
Preparing you for IELTS, or further studies at polytechnic or
university. At Whitireia you learn English not only in class but also, very importantly, by participating. It is very important to us that your learning needs are met. The English Language School is open throughout the year (except three weeks Christmas holiday). You can start your classes any Monday of the year (preferably the beginning of each month) and you can decide how long you wish to enrol (minimum two weeks). Each class has a maximum of 15 students. You
can choose your preferred English Language option – to study full-time
(23 hours per week) or part-time (15 hours per week or 8 hours/week).
You can also choose to study English combined with another
programme of study (e.g. part English and part Business Studies).
However you will need to satisfy the NZ Immigration Service requirements
for class attendance in order to avoid visa problems later. Our
special options include: Preparation for IELTS exam
(5.5 to 6.5) Prepare to study business
(intro/advanced) Language laboratory
(intro/advanced) Grammar (intro/advanced) Conversation and writing
(intro/advanced) Advanced listening,
speaking and writing skills How to use a computer
(Word, Excel, Spreadsheets, Database) FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES
Description:
This is a foundation programme designed to help students upgrade
their qualifications to meet entry requirements for other tertiary
programmes. Mature students
are particularly welcome, and part-time or semester enrolments are
sometimes available. There
are three options available. Introduction
to Health Science,
leading to:
Introduction
to Business,
leading to:
Introduction
to Social Science, leading
to:
All
students in this option complete the core subjects of Communications,
Mathematics and Word Processing. In
all subject areas NZQA Units are taught where appropriate.
Specialised subjects studied are:
The
programme has open entry apart from minimum level of IELTS
qualification. All
applicants are interviewed and need to show a willingness and commitment
to complete the programme. HOMESTAY Home
stay is a great way to learn about Students are encouraged to ask questions of their home stay family. It is great
for their English conversation to talk with them as much as possible.
At
the main Porirua campus, home stay costs NZ$150.00 per week, for 3 meals
per day. There is a
NZ$50.00 home stay placement fee. . Being outside of the main city, Wellington,
means cheaper living costs and Porirua is a very safe
environment. Most students
can walk or take a bus or train ride to Whitireia Polytechnic. The
main Porirua campus also offers a hostel
in the recently renovated Porirua Hospital, 10 minutes walking distance
from the school at a cost of $160.00/week for 2 meals /day. For
students studying at the Auckland Campus, the homestay cost is NZ$200
per week because Auckland is a more expensive city. CONTACT DETAILS
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The main
Porirua campus is 20km north of Wellington sited beside the scenic
Porirua harbour close to beaches where swimming, surfing and boating are
popular recreational activities. It is in the heart of the fastest
growing part of the Wellington region with easy access to four golf
clubs, banks, shopping complexes, a modern art gallery, gymnasiums,
restaurants and public transport including rail.
Whitireia
Polytechnic offers a wide range of nationally recognised education and
training programmes in vocational areas such as business, computing,
catering and hospitality, the arts, nursing, teaching, engineering and
horticulture, as well as in more general areas of study such as English
Language.
The
Whitireia English Language School based in Wellington and Auckland
campuses offers a variety of English language programmes, including
courses to improve everyday English speaking and to prepare students for
IELTS or further polytechnic and university studies.
New Zealand culture.