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27 May Wintec – 2010 AR

Posted at 11:30h in ITPs, Policy, TEI & ITO Annual Reports, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec) annual report shows much improved financial performance, complementing Wintec's good performance in other areas in recent years. Fees/EFTS have shot up along with higher...

26 May Mandatory Social Worker Registration

Posted at 14:19h in Funding, Industry, Policy, Quality Assurance, Registration and Licensing by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The Social Workers' Registration Board (SWRB) has released a discussion document on mandatory registration of social workers. If such a change was enacted, there could be a major boost in...

25 May Newsletter 25/5

Posted at 16:18h in Government on Industry, Industry, ITPs, Policy, Students, TEO Sector Groups, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week The Budget was the biggest item of the last week and our second Budget update last Friday provided a good overview of the funding changes. The Science...

25 May Unitec – 2010 Annual Report

Posted at 13:38h in ITPs, TEI & ITO Annual Reports, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The Unitec Institute of Technology (Unitec) annual report shows an institution that has grown student numbers (while missing the SAC target), achieved good educational performance, invested in buildings, people and new...

25 May Unit Standard-Based Degrees

Posted at 11:37h in ITOs, ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Quality Assurance, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

A weak proposal to ban unit standard-based degrees (and, by extension, create big changes for L5-6 qualifications) has been put forward that seems to rely mainly on universities' concerns rather...

23 May Parliament Report 23/5

Posted at 15:24h in Export Education, ITPs, Parliament, Policy, Quality Assurance, Students, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

This Parliament Report covers the week ending 20 May 2011. Oral submissions started on the Education Amendment Bill (No. 4) and technical changes seem likely to NZQA's powers and the...

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