The Student Success Team is committed to your achievement and success. Our aim is to support you in every way we can, wherever you are. Our message to you is, no matter what barriers or difficulties you face that impact on your learning, ask us. We can help!
To contact any of the Student Success Team:
Phone: 0800 808 856
Email: studentsuccess@northtec.ac.nz
Text: 027 255 2350
Careers Advisor
- Whangarei and the regions
- Career options and guidance
- CV writing and interview skills
- Setting career goals
Counselling Services
- Located at Kaitaia, Kerikeri/Kaikohe, Rawene and Raumanga
- Personal issues impacting on your study
- Relationship issues
- Mental and emotional wellness
- Family life and stress issues
Disability Student Advisor
- At Raumanga and the regions
- Support for students with any disability: physical, sensory, learning difficulties, emotional, mental and cognitive issues
- Equipment and assistive technology
- Support for assessment and exams
- Advocacy with tutors and NorthTec policies and procedures
Health Centre
- Located at Raumanga
- General health questions and advice
- Referrals to doctors
- Advice on health improvement strategies, smoke cessation, diet, etc.
- Vision, hearing tests
- Pregnancy, cervical smears and contraception advice
- STD tests and free condoms
Learning Advisory Service
- Located at Kaitaia, Kerikeri/Kaikohe, Rawene and Raumanga
- Develop study strategies
- Find out your learning style and make it work for you
- Get study ‘fit’
- Manage assignments and workload
- Understand assignments
- Write academically
Mentors/Kai Awhina
- Experienced students who know what it is like to make the transition to study at NorthTec
- Assist students to adjust in a new environment
- Answer questions, provide information and direction
- Help make social contacts
Student Advisor
- At Raumanga and the regions
- Loans and allowances
- Financial or hardship problems
- NorthTec policies, procedures and systems
- Making complaints
- Advice on housing or accommodation
- Scholarships
Student Advisor, Maori and Pasifika
- At Raumanga and across the regions
- Any issues impacting your study
- Advice and support with loans and allowances, financial issues
- Negotiating NorthTec hardship, disciplinary issues, complaints
- Connecting NorthTec with your whanau and community
- Maori Scholarships
Student Success Administration