What our Students are Saying
Toi Ohomai is home to an amazing community of students.
Come to campus and you'll hear our talented music students jamming, taste the delicious food served up by our hospitality students, get fit with our passionate sport and recreation students, and get the latest industry insights from our engineering team.
We're continually inspired by our students - read about some of their amazing journeys.
Sport and Recreation, New Zealand Diploma in Sport, Recreation and Exercise (Multi-sector) (Level 5)
Holly Gardner’s climbing skills are paying off, earning her two Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology scholarships to use during her sports diploma studies.
Having completed her…
When Kelly Talbot left high school and became a teenage mum, she never dreamed she’d one day win the New Zealand Young Nurse of the Year Award.
Kelly now works as an…
Carpentry and Construction, New Zealand Certificate in Construction Trade Skills (Level 3), Carpentry Strand
It wasn’t easy but Jayden Jensen knows what can be achieved through perseverance after becoming a qualified builder.
Jayden’s journey started while he was still at…
Jade Rodgers was happy to find the architectural course she wanted was available close to home.
“The course was local - it was very convenient for me and Toi Ohomai…
Caitlyn Desanges has always enjoyed maths and problem solving, but was keen to stop studying and switch from part-time wages to a full-time job when she left school.
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Dannie Allan recently moved from Rotorua to Wellington and had no trouble finding a barbering job.
“I applied for two shops the first week I moved down here. The week…
After moving to New Zealand from Germany in 2008 to work as a ski instructor, Jens says he eventually realised - with a girlfriend and a life in New Zealand - he wanted to stay here…
Developing a passionfruit orchard on a Tauranga lifestyle block is a far cry from working in Auckland’s public transport sector, but Christine Herbert has no regrets about her…
A newly qualified builder, with experience in project management and a swag of industry awards, starts a new business just before lockdown.
It sounds like the start of a bad…
Rather than sitting on the couch clocking up Netflix hours, Levi Chand has used the COVID-19 pandemic to focus the vision for his ideal career path.
Since graduating…