Each year UCOL’s carpentry and joinery students have the opportunity to build a house as part of their studies.

Each year UCOL’s second year fine furniture students have the opportunity to enter their creations into National Woodskills Competition in Kawerau.

In 2016, Palmerston North City Council (PNCC) and UCOL started an initiative to provide students with an opportunity to explore career options.

Environment Network Manawatu sought UCOL’s help to create posters and brochures for their Rural Art organisation, which runs the Kimbolton Sculpture Festival.

The Cancer Society approached UCOL to take photographs portraying ‘just us girls’ to promote breast cancer awareness.

Work-integrated learning is at the heart of what UCOL does. From building houses to changing streetscapes our impact is wide and deep.

Rangitikei District Council approached UCOL for a creative concept for Furnell Park. The final design included beautiful illustrations of streetscapes, sculptures and signage.

Manawatu Youth Theatre approached UCOL for promotional material for their 2019 Alice in Wonderland show at The Globe.

Bulls Toy Library approached UCOL for promotional material. Students were given free reign and came up with a brochure, poster and colouring competition.

The Manawatu branch of Big Brothers Big Sisters approached UCOL in 2018 to take new photographs to help them attract mentors.

UCOL staff and students with a wide range of expertise and skills play an integral role in the preparation and production of Feilding High School's Wearable Art Awards, Evento.

Talented staff and student musicians from UCOL's Certificate in Contemporary Music Performance and New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Music) put on a great performance at That Bloody Woman.

UCOL Bachelor of Creative Media students contributed 2,835 hours and talent of pro bono work in 2018 to the local not-for-profit sector.

UCOL design students created some stationery concepts for The Workhub.

UCOL Creative students were closely involved in branding The Workhub. Here is some of the early concept work by Sam Hapeta, Jason Gardner and Kara Flintoff.

UCOL is a proud supporter of New Zealand Secondary Schools Mini Moto Grand Prix. in the 2016 and 2017 events our staff and students supported some of the 250 riders and undertook safety inspections.