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14 Jun NZ Horticulture ITO – 2010 AR

Posted at 16:47h in ITOs, TEI & ITO Annual Reports, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The NZ Horticulture ITO (NZHITO) annual report shows that it is going pretty well. Trainee numbers and STMs were above targets (although they dropped from 2009), while credit achievement/trainee and programme...

14 Jun Whitireia & WelTec Plan to Combine, Not Merge

Posted at 11:39h in ITPs, Policy, TEI Issues, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Whitireia Community Polytechnic and Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) are proposing to combine Councils and set up a joint academic board, but will stop short of a merger. It seems...

07 Jun Parliament Report 7/6

Posted at 10:18h in Funding, Parliament, Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

This Parliament Report covers the week ending 3 June 2011. It was another slow non-sitting week, with topics including student loans for over 55s, a student loan software project and...

03 Jun Industry News 3/6

Posted at 15:31h in Government on Industry, Industry, Industry Input, ITOs, ITPs, PTEs, Registration and Licensing, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

For new subscribers (and we have a few this week), this occasional post draws together industry-related news that may impact on tertiary education offerings. Construction The Construction Sector Action Plan 2011-13...

02 Jun Newsletter 2/6

Posted at 16:39h in Funding, Policy, Strategy & Policy by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week The proposed NZQA-ERO merger has been debated a little since it was announced as part of state sector restructuring (to be supported by this group). That will...

02 Jun Immigration Changes 2/6

Posted at 14:10h in Export Education, ITOs, ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Strategy & Policy, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Big immigration policy changes will reduce demand considerably for sub-degree qualifications eligible for points for residence (and boost Masters/PhD demand by a lower amount), while also tightening entry, attendance and...

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