UCOL hosts Kia Māia – a careers expo with a difference

15 June 2011

UCOL hosts Kia Māia – a careers expo with a difference

UCOL’s Atrium will be abuzz on Friday as it hosts the Kia Māia Careers Expo. Kia Māia is an Expo with a difference as it presents Maori training opportunities to the Maori community and whanau.

The careers day brings UCOL, Massey University, START Youth Transition Services, Te Wānanga-o-Raukawa and Te Wānanga-o-Aotearoa together in a unique collaborative event.

UCOL’s Liaison Officer Gloria Evans understands the Expo is the only careers event of its kind in the country where the emphasis is on programme topics.

“The layout is divided into programme topics such as business, science and health, rather than having displays for each institution,” she says. “The visitors can then go to an area of study they are interested in, and directly compare each provider’s programmes.”

Kia Māia runs at UCOL’s Princess Street campus from 10.00am to 2.00pm and features interactive displays and activities from all four tertiary institutions.

The organisers are expecting a large turnout from the Palmerston North, Tararua and Horowhenua regions. Busloads of school and mature students, and their supporters will arrive from out of town.

In its second year, Kia Māia is expected to far exceed last year’s attendance of 450 visitors.

Kapa Haka groups representing Monrad Intermediate, and Hato Paora College will perform on stage between 12.00pm and 1.00pm.

Where: UCOL Atrium, Princess Street entrance.

When: Friday 17 June from 10.00am – 2.00pm.

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