Policy, Management & People University Reforms Yesterday’s announcement on university reforms had various reactions. A media release and speech by Shane Reti have been published (the latter was at a THE event hosted at Canterbury Uni, which continues today – read more here). UNZ made...
Policy, Management & People Te Pūkenga Restructure Stuff reported on some initial details of Te Pūkenga's restructuring. It's a long story, but without much new material – the key point is that at least one staff member has been told about their role's disestablishment, but...
The Education and Workforce Committee covered postgrad stipends. Written Questions covered: Te Pūkenga; and Teach First. The Gazette covered the code for apprenticeships. Our Take The Code of Good Practice for New Zealand Apprenticeships has been updated from its 2015 version, with most of the changes...
Today's Budget had large increases for VET, $25pw student support increases, a 1.2% adjustment for tuition funding, and no increases for major research funds. Relevance: high relevance to all. Our Take VET is the main winner on the day, with $279.5m of extra spending. Agencies will score...
Massey University (Massey) managed to generate a surplus in a COVID-19 affected year, with distance enrolments growing strongly. Our Take Massey Uni was greatly affected by COVID-19, as were all TEOs in 2020. Their distance learning enrolments grew markedly, and their blended learning systems allowed them...
Policy, Management & People Sexual Harassment A new group called Stop Sexual Harassment on Campus has been formed, and they want to see an independent commission to investigate sexual harassment complaints (and prevent people shifting universities without their record coming to light). They plan to...