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Parliament Report 30/8
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 27 August. It was a quiet week, with questions in preparation for a Mana by-election, and nursing changes. Relevance:...
Lincoln and Telford Merger
The Minister for Tertiary Education has called for feedback on the proposed Lincoln University and Telford Rural Polytechnic merger. It seems likely to proceed,...
Industry News 24/8
Adventure Tourism The final report of the Review of risk management and safety in the adventure and outdoor commercial sectors in New Zealand 2009/10 was released...
Parliament Report 23/8
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 20 August (some Written Questions answers received today). Grant Robertson’s 50 questions are answered. Gazette...
Performance Funding Preview
This post is a review of progress on performance reporting after several small announcements over the last month. It is also a preview of the impending public...
Parliament Report 18/8
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 13 August. It’s a recess week so matters were quiet. Relevance:Very little, other than for people with podiatry...
English Language Provider Census 2010
Statistics NZ’s annual survey of English language schools (ELS) was released last week, showing growing student numbers and weeks, but declining income. Relevance:...
Newsletter 11/8
Take on the Month The newsletter hasn’t appeared for the last few weeks, and in the interim Steven Joyce has given his major tertiary education speech. The...
Training Opportunities Funding Changes
40% of Training Opportunities funding has been shifted from TEC management to MSD, with the funding to be used on employment-focused training. Relevance: Highly...
Parliament Report 10/8
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 6 August. Labour, especially Grant Robertson, have asked over 50 written questions, which should set the scene for...
NZQA’s Provider Incentives and Sanctions
NZQA has released proposals to reward non-university providers with good EER outcomes, and punish those with poor outcomes, according to timelines and bureaucracy...
Industry News 3/8
Aviation Skills The ATTTO is consulting upon an Aviation Strategic Training Plan and Map of Provision. The project is being managed by Wellington consultancies...
2011 Annual Fee Movement Limit – Consultation
Annual Fee Movement Limit regulations for 2011 were released for consultation last week. There are no major fish-hooks – GST rate changes have been accounted...
09 Annual Report – BCITO
The Building and Construction ITO’s (BCITO) 2009 Annual Report has been released. Their industry is in a slump, as are their apprentice numbers, but they have...
09 Annual Report – Careerforce
Careerforce’s 2009 Annual Report has been released (no link ). They had a good year, addressing an industry dispute and getting good results from the normal...
Parliament Report 2/8
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 30 July. We have added coverage of the New Zealand Gazette to the Parliament Report this week (and from now on),...
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- PBRF Changes Confirmed by TEC
- NZ 14th in Ranking of Higher Education Systems
- Newsletter 14/5 (Chch Recovery, MSI RFPs )
- Parliament Report 14/5
- Christchurch Draft Education Renewal Programme
- Labour Market Returns to Industry Training
- Parliament Report 7/5
- NZ University Academics’ Salaries – International Comparison
- Newsletter 4/5 (Student Loans/Allowances)
- Dave Guerin: Thanks for the feedback Pamela.It is good to see so much focus on youth transition issues from all...
- Pamela Jefferies: I am surprised that the same government that introduces these policies for youth axed the training...
- Dave Guerin: I don’t know if you need a Logan Edgar everywhere in normal times (his flair comes with quite a...
- Stephen Day: Your comments about OUSA are interesting. I’ve often thought the problem with modern students...
- Stephen Day: I guess in the greater scheme of things everything is connected by the overall budget. But people on...
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