24 June 2013
UCOL drives recruitment campaign
Starting today, UCOL is taking the enrolment process out into the community, to make it easier for people to enrol for
programmes with mid-year start dates.
A green UCOL bus usually used for a bus driver training qualification has been given a new temporary mission – helping
prospective students find out more about the programmes they’re interested in.
The bus will be pulling up in Shannon and Levin today, and will also head to Pahiatua, Summerhill, Dannevirke and
Feilding this week. This weekend it will park up in the Palmerston North Square and then next week it will roll on to
Pioneer Highway, Kelvin Grove, Tremaine Ave, The Square again and Highbury.
UCOL Director of Student Experience Karyn Thomson says people will be able to complete the full enrolment process on
board the bus, and get any information they need. “Mobile enrolment is about getting out there, to wider areas than
normal. We want to make it as easy as possible for people, to find out about the education options they’re interested
in.”
“We’re pleased to be able to use the UCOL green bus for this purpose to support prospective students.”
All those who board the bus have the option to go in the draw to win an i-pad mini. Follow the journey on the UCOL
Facebook page – www.facebook.com/ucolnz or #UCOLgreenbus.
Dates, times and locations of bus stops are as follows:
Monday 24 June 2013
Shannon - Plimmer Terrace (by Te Maire Park) 10:00am - 11.00am
Levin - The Mall Car Park - Oxford Street 11.30am - 1.30pm
Tuesday 25 June 2013
Pahiatua Princess Street (Main Street end) 10:00am - 1:00pm
Wednesday 26 June 2013
Summerhill New World Car Park, 194 Ruapehu Drive 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Thursday 27 June 2013
Dannevirke Ward Street (High Street end) 10:00am - 1:00pm
Friday 28 June 2013
Feilding Manchester Square, Manchester St - Grass Quadrant 10:00am - 2:00pm
Saturday 29 June 2013
Palmerston North, The Square iSite Parking Area, 10:00am - 4:00pm
Monday 1 July 2013
Pioneer Highway Corner of West Street and Pioneer Highway (car park) 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Tuesday 2 July 2013
Kelvin Grove, Countdown Car Park 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Wednesday 3 July 2013
Blackwood, Tremaine Ave, Paykels Car Park 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Thursday 4 July 2013
Palmerston North, The Square iSite Parking Area 3:00pm - 7:00pm
Friday 5 July 2013
Highbury, Highbury Whanau Centre 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Saturday 6 July 2013
Whanganui - location to be confirmed.
Friday 12 July 2013
Martinborough, The Square – 9am-10am
Featherston, opposite the skate park – 10.30-11.30am
Greytown, outside Kuranui College entrance – 12-1pm
Carterton, the old Wairarapa Plumbing site – 2.30-3.30pm
ENDS