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15 May NZ 14th in Ranking of Higher Education Systems

Posted at 08:50h in Policy, Statistics & Analysis, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

A new ranking of higher education systems developed by Universities 21, a grouping of universities, ranks NZ 14th out of the 48 countries examined. NZ was weakest for resources and...

14 May Newsletter 14/5 (Chch Recovery, MSI RFPs )

Posted at 14:59h in Facilities & Equipment, Funding, Government on Industry, Industry, Industry Input, Policy, PTEs, Quality Assurance, Research, Strategy & Policy, Tertiary Education, Unis by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

Take on the Week One of the biggest trends last week was the dying down of the mass reaction to the student support changes. The only new piece of information that...

14 May Parliament Report 14/5

Posted at 10:35h in Funding, Parliament, Policy, PTEs, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

It was another quite week in Parliament, but Budget Day is looming and will lead to a rash of Oral and Written Questions. Support for NEETs and loan repayment rates...

11 May Christchurch Draft Education Renewal Programme

Posted at 13:48h in Facilities & Equipment, Government on Industry, Industry, ITOs, ITPs, Policy, PTEs, Strategy & Policy, TEI Issues, Tertiary Education, Unis, Wananga by Dave Guerin 1 Comment

The draft education renewal programme for post-quake Christchurch is 40 pages, but you only really need to read 3 (pp.33-35). There's not much of great note from a tertiary education...

10 May Labour Market Returns to Industry Training

Posted at 16:23h in ITOs, Policy, Statistics & Analysis, Students, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

The DOL released a very interesting report last week on earnings increases for industry training. Over half of students had an earnings decline, but that was mainly due to non-completers....

07 May Parliament Report 7/5

Posted at 10:33h in Industry, Parliament, Policy, Registration and Licensing, Teaching and Learning, Tertiary Education by Dave Guerin 0 Comments

It was another quiet week, with the only item of interest being more Skills for Canterbury questions. This Parliament Report covers the week ending 6 May 2012. Relevance: Low to all. Key...

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