Classes suspended from Mon 23 March- Fri 27 March
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Monday 23 March 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE FOR UNITEC STUDENTS
Kia ora ,
As we’re all aware, the situation with COVID-19 is rapidly evolving. Today the Prime Minister announced New Zealand is now on an Alert Level 3 and in 48 hours we will be moving to Alert Level 4. You can find the update by our Prime Minister here
New Zealand is currently at Alert Level Three and will move into Alert Level Four after 48 hours.
Alert One - PREPARE: Disease is contained
Alert Two - REDUCE: Disease is contained but risks of community transmission growing
Alert Three - RESTRICT: Heightened risk that disease is not contained
Alert Four - ELIMINATE: Likely that disease is not contained
Our Unitec campuses will close for four weeks from Wednesday 25 March. This includes the cafes and shops in Te Puna, the library and all facilities at our Waitākere campus. Security will be monitoring the campuses closely.
What this means for students
All teaching and assessments have been suspended for four days from 5pm this evening, Monday 23 March. This means there will be no classes (live-streamed or face to face) for four days while our teaching staff make final preparations for activating online study.
Students should use this time for self-directed study.
Accessing Online Classes
Online teaching will start from Monday 30 March. Alternative arrangements will be made for the small number of courses where components can’t be taught online.
Where possible, classes will be taught as per the current timetable using either Zoom or Echo360. If you haven't already, familiarise yourself with the remote learning software.
Te Puna Waiora Medical Centre
Te Puna Waiora medical centre, as an essential service, will remain open for phone and virtual consultations - call 0800 10 85 10 or book online - visit Te Puna Waiora webpage.
Contact Details
Please ensure that your contact details are up to date in your Unitec portal. It is important that Unitec holds up-to-date contact details including your phone, email and address.
More Information
Please refer to our email sent on Saturday 21 March related to online learning and services.
Stay informed
- Keep up to date with the latest updates including the new Alert System. Head to https://covid19.govt.nz which houses all related information to COVID-19.
- Unitec specific updates will be made available on our website which you can link to here.
We will continue to keep you regularly updated through our communications channels including our social sites and the website.
Important Links
https://covid19.govt.nz
https://www.unitec.ac.nz/about-us/coronaviruscovid-19-updates
https://myportal.unitec.ac.nz/welcome
https://moodle.unitec.ac.nz/
http://www.unitec.ac.nz/help
