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08 Dec NZQA Draft Guidelines – Assessment Standards

Posted at 09:55h in Policy, Quality Assurance by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

NZQA released two draft guidelines for comment in Nov-Dec 2015. They covered the listing of assessment standards on the Directory of Assessment Standards (DAS) and consent to assess against such...

08 Dec News Tue 8/12 – Council Appointments. Overseas Education Agents. Student Drowning.

Posted at 08:00h in Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Policy, Management & People Council Appointments Steven Joyce announced a number of appointments and reappointments to tertiary councils, including: the appointment of Dame Patsy Reddy and Dame Therese Walsh and the...

07 Dec Parliament Report 7/12 (Council Bill Voted Down)

Posted at 14:05h in Funding, Parliament, Policy, Politics, Research by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

A bill relating to parents' student allowances was passed, while a member's bill on university and wānanga councils was voted down at first reading. The Government's Education Amendment Bill may...

07 Dec News Mon 7/12 – TPP Allegations. Funding Scandals. Teach First Blocked.

Posted at 08:02h in Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Policy, Management & People Quals Framework Alignment The NZQA and its Australian counterpart published a joint report comparing qualifications frameworks (Media Release). TPP Allegations The NZ Herald highlighted allegations that TPP drastically reduced the...

05 Dec Whitireia New Zealand – EER Report

Posted at 11:40h in EER Reports, ITPs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Whitireia New Zealand (Whitireia) improved its EER result from 2010, and only had minor recommendations from NZQA. Our Take There was a long delay between the visit time and the report's release...

04 Dec News Fri 4/12 – International Education Snapshot. Quidditch Team. Nursing Grads.

Posted at 08:34h in Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Policy, Management & People International Education Snapshot Education NZ published the International Education Snapshot for January to August 2015, and Steven Joyce celebrated a 13% increase in international student enrolments compared...

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