The TEC Chair agreed today at the Education and Science Committee that there were too many universities, offering too many similar qualifications. He went on to say the Minister agreed...
This post identifies the 16 occupations that were added and the 5 occupations removed in MBIE's 2014 Occupation Outlook, when compared to the previous year. It also identifies changes in...
This post covers Youth Guarantee (YG) allocations in 2014 Investment Plans. The papers explain how the better-performing ex-Foundation Focussed Training Opportunities (FFTO) providers were given a preference in YG funding...
A student loan scheme Bill passed its second reading. A select committee asked NZQA soft questions. Oral Questions covered health bonding, NEETs, National Science Challenges, and TEI governance. Written Questions...
Take on the Week Otago Uni's sponsorship of the Highlanders Super 15 rugby team (their name will be on the back of the jerseys) had some predictable responses last week, with...
TEC seemed to say no to all, or almost all, PTE requests for extra funding, often on very thin grounds. The course completion threshold in 2012, to secure 2014 funding,...