Welcome to West Auckland Community Education Programme

Adult and Continuing Education West Auckland provides information on several Educational Providers in Waitakere City and coordinates the resources of Rutherford College, who are committed to providing lifelong learning opportunities and work closely with other providers in the local area.

For 50 years, Rutherford Community Education has provided high-quality short courses and weekend workshops to adults of diverse ages and ethnicities.

Our centre offers over 200 courses with various areas of interest, such as:

• - Art, Craft and Photography
• - Business and Finance
• - Computer and Digital Devices
• - Recreation, Wellbeing, Music and Dance
• - Garden and Home Decor - International Cuisine
• - Literacy, Numeracy, Employment and Hospitality,
• - Te Reo Māori, Pasifika, and Sign Languages
• - ESOL - English for Speakers of Other Languages.