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Kickstart your journey with UCOL Whanganui in 2026
We look forward to welcoming new ākonga (students) through our doors to begin their journeys. UCOL Whanganui prides itself on providing an excellent and supportive learning experience for our ākonga across a wide range of career pathways and is committed to education within the Whanganui region.
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 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 students weave passion into fashion at Hokonui Fashion Awards
UCOL Whanganui is celebrating the efforts of Bachelor of Design and Arts students, Hannah Philpot, Jenna Wakeling, Roman Sarki, and Georgia Walklin, who each had collection entries in the Hokonui Fashion Awards this last weekend of July.
Getting UCOL Future Ready: change process complete
UCOL has shared the final decisions for its change process, Getting UCOL Future Ready, with kaimahi today.
Samoan Language Week celebrated with collaborative bilingual Samoan Children’s Album launch
In celebration of Samoan Language Week, Malamalama Moni Aoga Amata (MMAA) and celebrated children’s music group The KaRs are proud to announce the release of their debut bilingual Samoan early childhood album: a 10-song collection designed to uplift and preserve the Samoan language for future generations.
UCOL and Horowhenua College teacher join forces to help refugees learn English
UCOL is proud to announce a partnership with Horowhenua College music and Spanish teacher, Fernando Figueroa, to provide English language lessons for Latin American former refugee and migrant families in the Horowhenua and Kāpiti rohe.
New Pūhoro x UCOL Partnership to Empower Māori STEMM Students
UCOL and Pūhoro STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Mātauranga Māori) Academy are proud to announce a new partnership to support first-year Māori STEMM students.
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.