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11 Nov 2016 MBIE Science Investment Round & 2016-18 Investment Plan

Posted at 18:04h in Policy, Research, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Today the Call for Proposals and a Gazette notice were released for the $35m 2016 MBIE Contestable Research Fund (the Fund), also known as the Science Investment Round. The 2016-18...

11 Nov Tectra Closed after TEC Investigation

Posted at 13:33h in Funding, Policy, PTEs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The PTE Tectra was deregistered at the end of August, after TEC withheld funding from towards the end of 2014. PwC investigated Tectra for TEC, after concerns were raised by...

11 Nov News Wed 11/11 – Merger Confirmed. Health Research Strategy. Stolen Exam Papers.

Posted at 08:42h in Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Policy, Management & People Merger Confirmed Steven Joyce confirmed that Aoraki and CPIT will merge to create a new larger tertiary institution from 1 Jan 2016 (Aoraki, Fairfax). The new organisation will...

10 Nov Looking at the Intueri Allegations

Posted at 14:30h in Funding, Policy, PTEs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Intueri Education Group (Intueri) has faced allegations that its subsidiary Quantum Education Group (Quantum) enrolled many students in 2013 who withdrew just after they couldn't get a refund, but before...

10 Nov Readable Reports 10-11-15 (Regional Strategies, BGA, Immigration & Social Services)

Posted at 11:00h in Export Education, Government on Industry, Industry, Industry Statistics, ITOs, ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Research, Statistics & Analysis, Strategy & Policy, Tertiary Education, Unis, Wananga by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

This post reviews nine reports released in Aug-Oct 2015, covering regional strategies and statistics; Business Growth Agenda updates; immigration policy; and social services policy. None are essential reading, but parts of...

10 Nov News Tue 10/11 – Serco EER Report. Exam Office Break-In. TEC Investment Approach.

Posted at 08:47h in Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Policy, Management & People Serco EER Report One of NZQA’s latest External Evaluation and Review (EER) reports criticised Serco Training’s initial training regime for prison guards, saying it was deliberately structured for learners...

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