The key messages in the 2013 Budget are summarised below, drawing on Ministerial media releases – we'll offer comment and analysis later in the day and tomorrow.
Relevance: High relevance to...
The Bay of Plenty Polytechnic (BOPP) had a 1.7% decline in EFTS in 2012, but a one-off funding boost led to a 4.2% surplus on revenue. Future income was seen as...
The Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT) had another good year in 2012, but had challenges looming over lower international EFTS, and a $2m loss of L1-2 funding in 2013. Their strong...
Our round-up of current tertiary education issues, the ED Insider Agenda, has been updated for May 2013, providing a baseline before tomorrow's Budget announcements.
The roundup is available as a 5-page PDF...
Last week, Ministers made pre-Budget announcements to reallocate $35m of Industry Training Fund and $8m of Vote Employment money to support Maori and Pasifika trades training, largely at providers (most...
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by Dave Guerin
Take on the Week
Yesterday's Fairfax story about a cheating service for Chinese-speaking students has gained a lot of coverage (eg RNZ, TVNZ, TV3, ODT), but isn't that surprising. For years...
