Welcome back to tertiary education for 2014, with our first post of the year – MPs are away, so not much happened in Parliament! Written Questions covered Pasifika student participation...
Final Take of the Year
This is our last post until the week starting 6 January unless something amazing happens in the interim. After this post we plan to head out...
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by Dave Guerin
Take on the Week
Good economic data is good news for graduates, but will make jobs more easily available for potential students too, thereby affecting enrolments. Employment was up by 54,000...
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by Dave Guerin
Skill shortage lists have been updated, with only one occupation added (mental health nurse) and many dropped. Airline pilots remain off the list, even though Air NZ pushed for them...
Callaghan Innovation's business case was finally released yesterday, and it shows the organisation is getting to grips with how it will work with the business sector. Two research units were...
We cover a student loan Bill (arrests at the border) reported back on 28 Nov. The Education and Science Committee has finished for the year. An Oral Question covered the...