Education Directions is launching a new service in late March. ED Insider is a Web-based service that gives tertiary education professionals the strategic policy, industry and tertiary education sector information they need about their environment. (UPDATE – trial is now full, but you can find out more about the service here.)

Our first ED Insider item is our monthly agenda of what’s going on in tertiary education policy, industry and sector areas. We’ve analysed 22 policy processes, reports or other items (eg Minister Watch), stated our view on them and described the next steps and due dates. It should be a great reference tool for senior managers as it develops, allowing them to focus their effort.

The full website is a few weeks away, but we’re producing content now and seeking triallists. If you’d like to get a free sneak peek at the new service (including the agenda), while offering us some feedback in return, contact me. There are just two conditions.

1. You must be a senior manager in a university, ITP, wananga, ITO, large PTE, or national body of those TEOs. (This is our core market and we want to get it right for them first.)
2. Two or more senior managers must sign up from each organisation (We want you to be able to discuss the service’s value with a peer.)

We have six triallists already and are only seeking up to 20 triallists, so be in quick. If you’d rather have a chat first before signing up or just want to discuss things, call Dave Guerin on 021 404 334.