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Vulcan Steel Tour & 2023 AGM

Vulcan Steel Tour & 2023 AGM

WECA AGM Notice 2023 Thursday 14th December 3.30pm - 5pm Hosted by Vulcan 1 Barnett Place, Te Rapa Park Please join us for tour of Vulcan, our AGM, drinks, nibbles and a great catch up before the end of the year! RSVP to [email protected] Hear a summary of the year's activities, plans for 2024 and vote in the new...

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Waikato Engineering Education Fund builds capacity

Waikato Engineering Education Fund builds capacity

Hanga-Aro-Rau Chief Executive Phil Alexander-Crawford, WECA General Manager Mary Jensen and Hanga-Aro-Rau's Hagen Tautari at the WECA 20th Anniversary at The Pā at The University of Waikato. Creating a long-term local solution to the growing skills shortage in the engineering sector is the aim of a new philanthropic...

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Aircraft enthusiasts see Waikato Aviation Sector soar

Aircraft enthusiasts see Waikato Aviation Sector soar

NZSkydive (NZS) – WECA’s newest member – recently delivered the first of two 750XL aircraft to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF). The only utility aircraft manufacturing company in the Southern Hemisphere, NZS was established in April 2021 with this privately owned company purchasing the business assets of...

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Bumper Engineering in Action Day 2023

Bumper Engineering in Action Day 2023

Thank you to the WECA Employers who opened their doors to the Engineers of the Future, and their teachers, for Engineering in Action 2023 on Tuesday May 16th. As the first EIA since 2021, we were aiming to attract a good number of students and we did it! We had 240 young people taking part. EIA23 is a great...

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WECA is turning 20!

WECA is turning 20!

This year we mark 20 Years of Waikato Engineering Careers Association. Together with loyal members and supporters we've been fostering a vibrant and sustainable engineering sector by attracting and developing engineers of the future for two decades. That's worth celebrating! We are busy planning a celebration dinner...

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Engineering in Action 2023

Engineering in Action 2023

WECA Employers are invited to open their doors to the Engineers of the Future, and their teachers, for Engineering in Action 2023 on Tuesday May 16th. As the first EIA since 2021, we're aiming for a record number of schools and businesses, so please get involved! EIA23 is an opportunity for keen Years 12 and Year 13...

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