Poutama Academic Learning Services

Wellington region and distance students

The purpose of Poutama is to provide support and skills to maximise academic success. All services are confidential unless a student or staff member has signed a waiver to the contrary. Client feedback is an integral part of the service.

Poutama academic learning services are delivered by professional staff in individual, group, class and distance modes. Services to enhance the retention, progression and academic success of Whitireia students are free to all students and staff.

A peer tutor scheme, where a competent student is paid to assist other students who are experiencing difficulty with subject content, is also administered through Poutama.

The academic advisor (accessibility) works with students and staff to make reasonable accommodations for students with a disability. These can include examination assistants and learning assistants.

• Bookings for appointments with the academic advisor (accessibility) are made by calling extension 3749 or 3721 or through a diary kept at the Poutama administrator's desk or by emailing poutama@whitireia.ac.nz
• Bookings for group or class sessions are made by calling extension 3721 or by emailing poutama@whitireia.ac.nz. Contextualisation and collaboration with class tutors are implicit in class sessions.
• Bookings for individual appointments are made through a diary kept at the Poutama administrator's desk or by calling extension 3721 or emailing poutama@whitireia.ac.nz
• Enquiries about the peer tutor scheme are made by calling extension 3721 or by emailing poutama@whitireia.ac.nz