WelTec Key Statistics

Wellington Institute of Technology delivers:

highly productive graduates who have world-class skills and knowledge; and
students who are work-ready and can contribute to enhancing company productivity.

Almost 10,600 students studied at WelTec in 2010. This equated to almost 4,350 EFTS.

WelTec has improved its EPI Performance over 2009 Results for all four measures.

Educational Performance Indicator	WelTec's 2009 EPIs	WelTec's 2010 EPIs *
Successful Course Completion	67%	75% (76%)
Qualification Completion	57%	64% (57%)
Student Progression	37%	39% (29%)
Student Retention	51%	61% (51%)

* Sub-Sector Median in brackets

WelTec has 16 industry advisory committees, many of which include the major employers in the greater Wellington region.

Employers say:

WelTec’s qualifications are relevant (88%).
WelTec’s graduates are work ready (90%).
WelTec’s qualifications prepare students for the future needs in their industry (81%).

According to recent surveys more than two thirds of our graduates, who had recently graduated, advised us they were already in employment and/or going onto further study.

Students studying at WelTec achieve qualifications that enable them to enter the workforce, i.e. graduates are work-ready. 95% of WelTec students undertake work experience as part of or while studying for their qualification. The integration of work experience with academic study is a key feature of WelTec’s programmes. Having real hands-on experience with industry while students are studying means students’ learning is greatly enhanced. Many of WelTec’s students go on to work for the employers they have been placed with while they are studying. 100% of IT cadets studying at WelTec successfully completed their courses via their cadetship. Other cadetships are equally impressive (93% for civil, 91% Opus). WelTec is working with industries to offer more cadetships in a wider range of disciplines.

The Tertiary Education Commission TEC has awarded WelTec a low risk rating for its financial performance.

Tribal Education Ltd (an independent consultancy based in the UK contracted by the TEC to assess and report on tertiary education sector productivity) reports WelTec is one of only four ITPs surveyed who are profitable.