Launch of One Stop Shop at new tertiary education community

People in the Wanganui region will soon have a unique way to map out the best study route to their chosen careers.

The new One Stop Shop resource is part of a ground-breaking education pilot based at Wanganui’s new tertiary education campus Matapihi ki te Ao and is the first step in a new concept for tertiary education in NZ.

The resource provides information on all tertiary study options in the region and links to other valuable support and industry information.

Last term the Whanganui Tertiary Education Venture (WTECV) project launched the One Stop Shop initiative as a pilot at the Matapihi ki te Ao campus in Rutland Street.

The pilot will also give up to 200 students at private tertiary education providers (PTE’s) in the region access to UCOL facilities in Wanganui.

WTECV project is a partnership between the TEC, Whanganui UCOL and other tertiary education providers in the region, as well as support agencies, such as Career Services, Study Link and WINZ. The project is based at the new Matapihi ki te Ao campus at Whanganui UCOL, Rutland Street, which was opened by Helen Clark in April this year.

The government is helping to fund the collaborative project as a pilot, and hopes it will lead to similar ventures in other parts of NZ.

The One Stop Shop pilot will allow for around 200 PTE students access to the UCOL Learning Hub (including computers and the Library) and other learning-related support services.

Further students groups will be given access during 2009.