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Slipped through the net!
Posted 18 August 2019
Janine Dean joined the Board in 2017 but for some reason, her 'credentials, have not graced our pages until now. She has an extensive background in education and brings valuable insights to the Board. Keep reading >>
Board welcomes new member
Posted 3 July 2019
The Board welcomed Geoff Hayward, a resident of Titahi Bay, to the Board at its meeting on 1 July. His background and skills will be a great addition to those of other Board members. Keep reading >>
Branching Out
Posted 27 June 2019
e-Learning responded to a cry for help for training in digital literacy in Wellington's Eastern Suburbs. Keep reading >>
What is the answer?
Posted 27 November 2018
New Kiwis (former refugees) settle well, but how well do they integrate?
There's still hope
Posted 27 September 2018
The 2017-2018 Annual Report contains both good and not so good news. The good news is that the graduation of 2,316 students since 2000 has positively affected the lives of over 14,0000 adults and children living in the same households.
A gathering of United Nations
Posted 1 July 2018
The 20/20 Trust is one of four partners with whom e-Learning provides this refugee programme and includes the Ministry of Education and the Red Cross. This graduation brings the numbers of refugee families who have graduated through e-Learning over the past three years to 147. Keep reading >>
Another supporter captured
Posted 24 April 2018
Graham Kelly, Chair of the Trust, caught up with Murray McNae on Monday 23 April 2018 and was finally able to present him with a certificate to
Where would we be without our partners and supporters?
Posted 15 February 2018
Our funding and programme partners make it possible for us to continue to increase the digital inclusion levels among the more disadvantaged areas of our community. Keep reading >>
The first of the second 2000
Posted 16 October 2017
As she congratulated the graduates, Deputy Mayor Izzy Ford said, 'When you succeed, your family succeeds, your children succeed, the whole community succeeds and, in turn, our city succeeds'. Keep reading >>
A true 'Red Letter Day'
Posted: 23 August 2017
The Who's Who of Porirua City came to share in the success that e-Learning Porirua has achieved over the past seventeen years. This was a stellar occasion as the Trust set out to celebrate, not only the achievement of having influenced the lives of 2,000 low-income families in
Former Minister presents certificates
Posted: 13 July 2017
It was a privilege for the Board and graduates alike when Former Minister of Education, Russell Marshall, agreed to present the certificates to the graduates from Course 72 on Wednesday 5 July 2017. Russell expressed his congratulations to all the graduates and wished them well for their future journeys. Keep reading >>
A refugee family from Ecuador
Posted: 24 March 2017
Colombian Refugee, Beatriz Buitrago
Annual Report tells of success
ARTICLE: 20 November 2016
Read the report here.
Chair receives Civic Award
Posted 28 September 2016
e-Learning goes to Samoa
Posted 11 March 2016
Early last year, e-Learning Porirua
Best in Sustainability
Posted: 25 November 2015
e-Learning Porirua won the “Best in Sustainability Sector Award” at the Westpac Porirua Business Excellence Awards which took place on Friday 20 November at Pataka in Porirua. You can read the full story here.
Photo courtesy of Vision Photography / www.visionphotography.co.nz
The job of my dreams
Posted: 21 February 2015
Cheryl Browne, mother of two daughters and unemployed for seven months when she came to study at Computers in Homes in Canons Creek, was one of our graduates in 2014. At the end of Course 56, Cheryl won our Learning Story graduation prize and is seen here receiving her prize from Jordan Carter, Chief Executive of InternetNZ (right) with our Executive Project Manager, Tim Davies-Colley.
She has just updated us on what has happened since she completed the course. She has achieved the job of her dreams, one she never dreamed she would get. Keep reading >>
Minister and MP count the benefits
Posted: 7 May 2014
"1523 families have now been trained by the e-Learning Porirua Trust and have received a computer in their home and tonight we are
Reaching another milestone
Posted: 10 April 2014
Another stellar day at e-Learning Porirua’s training facility at the RSA in McKillop Street, Porirua on 9 April 2014. 40 families graduated, not only from the basic 10-week course but many were also graduating from Stepping-Up Programmes. Keep reading >>
Executive Project Manager honoured
Tim Davies-Colley reached the national finals of the Local Heroes Awards and was
More families take to the clouds
Another 31 families graduated at an exciting ceremony at the RSA on Wednesday 11 December. This ceremony brings the number of graduates of the e-Learning training to 1485. Not only does this mean that there are that many families who now have a computer in their house and the basic knowledge of how to use it effectively
Boost to digital literacy funding
MEDIA RELEASE: 2 July 2013
The 2020 Communications Trust welcomes the funding boost for Computers in Homes digital literacy programme with this media release.
Content sharing websites aim to give Porirua a new voice
MEDIA RELEASE: 14 June 2013
e-Learning Media Release launches the Our
e-Learning stories from 10 April 2013 graduation
If ever proof is needed of the difference e-Learning can make in peoples’ lives, take a look at a recent graduation and the stories the graduates tell.
Mohammed Wazid says “I’ve
Sandra Tuara is a stranger to the whole technical side of computers, is dyslexic and wants the best for her children and grandchildren. She’s determined to make a difference
Miimetua Campbell tells us “this course is amazing, such a friendly atmosphere and a lot of support from all the tutors. And it’s taught me how to be a confident person using a computer.”
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If you would like to do our course please download and print this application form. Application form After you have filled out the form you may either post it to us at e-Learning Porirua, PO Box 50-303, Porirua 5240, or drop it off to the Porirua RSA in McKillop St, Porirua East.