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Newsletter 13/4 (Extra PBRF Calculations)
Take on the Week This week was all about research, with many interesting stories, so it seemed sensible to bring them together for you. The TEC proposed changes...
PBRF Audit Raises Staff/Research Eligibility Issues
Gaming by universities of the PBRF system has influenced the TEC to propose a major change to the calculation of the Average Quality Score. They propose to drop...
Newsletter 23/3
Take on the Week The TEC will still be involved with the new Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, possibly through a MBIE/MOE/TEC arrangement. John...
Victoria University of Wellington – 2010 AR
The Victoria University of Wellington (Victoria) 2010 annual report showed a good surplus and high capital investment, along with improved qualification completions. Key...
Newsletter 9/11 – New Courses/Campuses
Take on the Week Unitec and Victoria Uni have launched some interesting course initiatives this week. Unitec will be boosting construction-related places by 34%...
Newsletter 19/10
Take on the Week The We Are The University protest groups in Wellington and Auckland have had a strong focus on getting rid of the VC in each institution and reducing/removing...
2010 EPIs – Universities
The TEC has released Education Performance Indicators (EPIs). This post reviews the results for universities, which generally show improvements on 2009 results....
Parliament Report 15/6
This Parliament Report covers the week ending 10 June 2011. The only focus was oral submissions on the Education Amendment Bill (No.4) and we have also summarised...
Provider Over/Under Delivery in 2010
ED Insider has sourced information on provider over/under delivery in 2010 from TEC (under the OIA). The data shows that universities and PTEs continue to have above-target...
Industry News 18/5
Health Professional Bodies As mentioned back in March, health worker registration boards may be merged. The Midwifery Council was not impressed, arguing that there...
Welfare Working Group Report
In February 2011, the Welfare Working Group presented their report, ‘Reporting Long-Term Benefit Dependency’ to the Government. This post looks at...
Office of Auditor General Report – Results of 2009/10 Audits
The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) has recently released its Annual Audit Report for 2009/10. It shows that two TEIs received a qualified audit opinion in...
2011 Investment Plans – Universities
ED Insider has sourced the advice given to the TEC Board by TEC staff on investment plans – this first post in a series looks at the university sector. Massey...
Industry News 24/11
Plumbing Problems Plumbing was in the news on 12 November and the following days when the ex-CE of the Plumbers, Gasfitters and Drainlayers Board was giving evidence...
University Rankings
Two global rankings of universities have been released in the last two weeks, while the MOE has also written a report on another ranking system. The University...
09 Annual Report – VUW
Victoria University of Wellington’s (VUW) 2009 annual report has been released. VUW is going quite well, but remains a bit short of cash. Key Facts Managing...
- 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