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04 Sep Joyce Releases Big Youth Guarantee, FFTO & Foundation Ed Changes

Posted at 11:54h in Funding, ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Tertiary Education, Wananga by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Big changes are afoot in foundation education, with the Foundation Focused Training Opportunities (FFTO) to be cut from the end of 2013. The money will be used to expand: MSD...

04 Sep PTE EER Reports – May 2013

Posted at 10:00h in EER Reports, PTEs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

20 PTE external evaluation and review (EER) reports came out in May 2013. They provide a great example of the gulf between the best and the worst PTEs servicing the...

03 Sep PTE EER Reports – April 2013

Posted at 12:44h in EER Reports, PTEs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

9 PTE EER reports were released in April 2013. One had a perfect score and looks to be a great example for others, while one small PTE had its third...

03 Sep Industry News 2/9 (Health and Safety, Screen Sector, Security)

Posted at 09:30h in Government on Industry, Industry, Industry Input, Registration and Licensing by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Some big industry reports came out over the last month, including a new health and safety regime, a screen sector review and mandatory training for security personnel. Other issues include...

02 Sep Parliament Report 2/9 (Student Loans Bill)

Posted at 09:31h in Government on Industry, Industry, Parliament, Policy, Politics, TEI Issues, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

A new Bill on student loans passed its first reading. Oral Questions covered KiwiStar Optics, MBIE science investments, and Youth Guarantee stats. Written Questions covered loans and allowances, short employment...

30 Aug Newsletter 30/8 (New Tauranga Campus)

Posted at 16:57h in Export Education, Facilities & Equipment, ITOs, ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Statistics & Analysis, Students, Teaching and Learning, TEI Issues, TEO Sector Groups, Tertiary Education, Unis, Wananga by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week The Bay of Plenty Regional Council has agreed to fund $15m for a new tertiary campus in Tauranga's CBD (Bay of Plenty Times, Fairfax). The proposal came...

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