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Labour Market Returns to Industry Training
The DOL released a very interesting report last week on earnings increases for industry training. Over half of students had an earnings decline, but that was mainly...
Newsletter 27/4 (TEC Data Release)
Take on the Week The Budget hype started in earnest this week, with Steven Joyce confirming some changes to loans for very heavy course loads (which were, of course,...
MBIE Creation Confirmed
Ministers have confirmed the creation of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment from 1 July 2012. There has been no apparent change in the agencies...
DOL-MOE Research (Immigration, Firm Training, Commercialisation)
The DOL’s research on the skilled migrant category could change the relative value of vocational courses and higher degrees for aspiring migrants. DOL firm...
Newsletter 5/4 (TEC’s View on BESS)
Take on the Week TEC’s latest investment plan guidance generated one of our most popular posts in a few months. The jury is out on whether the TEC’s...
Parliament Report 2/4
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 1 April 2012, which was a busy one, with many financial reviews and written questions, plus progress on student loan...
Industry News 22/3
This edition of industry news is brief, with few major items. Manufacturing Health and Safety The DOL has released a manufacturing sector action plan on workplace...
Key and Shearer Speeches (New Business Agency)
PM John Key announced public sector challenges today that were familiar in education (NCEA L2 and L4+ quals) as well as the creation of a new Ministry of Business,...
Why Did Tertiary Policy News Go Into Overdrive Yesterday?
There were four big tertiary education policy news stories yesterday, but only one was new news. Stories on student loans, graduate incomes and ITO mergers were...
Industry News 5/3
There are some licensing changes in plumbing and electrical work, plus industry surveys in flooring and decorating. There may be unmet demand for graduates in the...
Immigration Update 15/2
The Dept of Labour (DOL) has released statistical reports for the June 2011 year that provide useful data for those in international education, and we have also...
BIMs – Treasury, SSC, DOL, MED & NZTE
This review of core and economic agencies’ BIMs includes controversial (but not new) Treasury positions, SSC warnings over pay restraint, and new economic...
Industry News 19/10
This is a brief roundup of various industry and subject-specific issues in tertiary education. The Cookery and ESOL TROQ developments are probably of most importance. Cookery...
Newsletter 26/9 – New Skills Strategy?
Take on the Week A new labour market and skills strategy is apparently being developed under The Treasury’s lead. A month back we asked for further information...
Immigration Update 13/7
The major changes to student immigration policy announced in June have been confirmed, but some important amendments have been made after sector lobbying. The main...
Industry News 3/6
For new subscribers (and we have a few this week), this occasional post draws together industry-related news that may impact on tertiary education offerings. Construction...
Newsletter 2/6
Take on the Week The proposed NZQA-ERO merger has been debated a little since it was announced as part of state sector restructuring (to be supported by this group)....
EER Report – Extractive ITO
The external evaluation and review (EER) for the NZ Extractives Industry Training Organisation (EXITO) was released last month. The ITO received mostly ‘Good’...
DOL – Engineers and Literacy Reports
This post summarises three reports released by the Department of Labour (DOL) towards the end of 2010. The reports cover the labour market for engineers, literacy...
Financial Reviews 2009/10 – MORST and DOL
At the end of 2010, the relevant Select Committees released their Financial Reviews on the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MORST) and Department of...
- University of Auckland – 2011 AR
- 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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- News 18/5 – Top Dancer. School Funding. Fewer Couch Fires. May 17, 2012
- Are ITOs Doing More Business Training? May 17, 2012
- News 17/5 – Get Exporting! WIE Wins Dispute. Marine Resources. May 16, 2012
- News 16/5 – Premier Uni. Music Review. Tui. May 15, 2012
- News 15/5 – Nursing Investigation. Vet School. Name for Sale. May 14, 2012
- News 14/5 – World Class Salaries. Hotels and Feng Shui. Fatal Crash. May 14, 2012
- News 11/5 – Chch Renewal Plan. Land Purchase. Teaching Excellence. May 10, 2012
- Would you crowdfund a research project? May 9, 2012