Waikato regional economic profile - Waikato Regional Council

cent), health (21 per cent) and hospitality and personal services (17 per cent), asshown in figure 121.Figure 121: Waiariki Institute of Technology completed courses by area and levelThe percentage of Information Technology and Creative Arts students at Wintec in2010 was significantly higher than all polytechnics, including Waiariki Institute ofTechnology. The number of management and commerce students at Wintec wassomewhat higher than all polytechnics, including Waiariki Institute of Technology. Thepercentage of students of agriculture and environmental courses, health and hospitalityand personal services at Wairaiki Institute of Technology in 2010 was significantlyhigher than all polytechnics, including Wintec, as illustrated in figure 122.Figure 122: Subjects for Wintec, Waiariki Institute of Technology and all polytechnics11.2.4 Te Wānanga o AotearoaTe Wānanga had its beginnings in the creation of the Waipa Kōkiri Arts Centre in 1984,whose purpose was to provide further educational opportunities for those withoutqualifications in the community. In 1989, the Waipa Kokiri Arts Centre changed itsname to the Aotearoa Institute, which became Te Wānanga o Aotearoa when it gainedtertiary status in 1994. Te Wānanga o Aotearoa operates from over 80 locationsthroughout the country. There are 1,367 staff. 393Te Wānanga o Aotearoa offers a range of certificate to degree level qualifications.There were 18,000 qualifications completed in 2010 and all but 48 were domesticstudents. The majority (72 per cent) were level 1 to 3 certificates. Half of all393Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (2011, p. 1).Page 130 Doc # 2069885