2. Goal 3: To ensure successful participation, completion and progression of Pacific students within Unitec programmes. Objectives: To increase participation in order to reflect the demographics of the North /West Auckland region (2011- 14%, 2015-20%). To increase the completion rates of Pacific students to equal the Unitec mainstream population. To ensure that Pacific cultural dimensions are embedded in the student experience. To increase the number of Pacific students progressing to higher level programmes.

3. Nakuita (Octopus) Model. Planting Pacific staff into Departments Design & Visual Arts, Business, Carpentry, Nursing, Social Practice, Sports, Foundation Studies, Communication, Performing & Screen Arts Creation of Pacific Academic Adviser position Creation of 4 x Pacific Development Lecturer positions Running Pacific Orientations and Whanau Evenings Staff workshops – Understanding Pacific & Teaching Pacific Students Study & computer room Mentoring Postgraduate Supervision

4. Pacific International Maori Under 25s All Students Disabilities

6. 24 289 79 388 239 358 179 Department has a specific staff member responsible for Pasifika support A Pacific Centre staff member regularly provides Pacific support for the department/students Students use study space regularly Department has specific Pacific courses in their programs Department have a relationship with Pacific Centre. Students attend Fanau Evenings etc. Students part of mentoring program Have general Pacific lecturers/staff

7. Architecture 2 nd Arrow (Retention) 1 st Arrow (Enrolment #) Communications Design & Visual Arts Management & Marketing Accounting & Finance Computing Performing & Screen Arts Landscape Architecture

8. 130 115 565 12 256 312 Department has a specific staff member responsible for Pasifika support A Pacific Centre staff member regularly provides Pacific support for the department/students Students use study space regularly Department has specific Pacific courses in their programs Department have a relationship with Pacific Centre. Students attend Fanau Evenings etc. Students part of mentoring program Have general Pacific lecturers/staff

9. Medical Imaging Natural Science Osteopathy Education Language Studies Nursing Social Practice Sport Community Development Foundation Studies

10. 390 183 199 207 90 394 Department has a specific staff member responsible for Pasifika support A Pacific Centre staff member regularly provides Pacific support for the department/students Students use study space regularly Department has specific Pacific courses in their programs Department have a relationship with Pacific Centre. Students attend Fanau Evenings etc. Students part of mentoring program Have general Pacific lecturers/staff

11. Construction Transport Technology Civil Engineering Plumbing & Gas-fitting Electrotechnology Building Technology

13. The students that completed the programme had a collective course success rate of 91% for semester one. (The Pacifc Unitec average success rate for the same semester was 68%. The overall Unitec average was 78%) The students who did not commit, or withdrew from the programme had a collective course success rate of 50% for semester one

14. Continue with current initiatives Create relationships with other departments that currently have no connection with the Pacific Centre Work closer with other services to help Pacific students