Archive for June, 2010

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Guest Post: Tertiary funding policy at an impasse (Roger Kerr)

In: Funding

30 Jun 2010

This guest post is by Roger Kerr, Executive Director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable. It originally ran in the ODT. A fundamental law of economics is that you can control the price of something or the quantity supplied, but not both. We saw that law in operation in the old Soviet system, with rationing and queues, and during… Read Full Story.

News 30/6 – Boys in Tertiary, Student Housing & Lost Coat of Arms

In: Export Education|Facilities & Equipment|ITOs|ITPs|Research|Students|Universities

30 Jun 2010

Engineering Girls, What About Boys? In another round of school holiday activities, the University of Auckland has had high school girls in to try out engineering – maybe they should invite boys in to try out university….Seriously, though, I think the event is a good idea but it does amaze me that we continue to focus on evening up… Read Full Story.

Allan Peachey Speaks Out on Uni Entry

In: Politics|Universities

29 Jun 2010

Those of you familiar with Allan Peachey, ex Rangitoto College principal and current National MP, might not be surprised that he is speaking out, but he has been pretty quiet recently. He chairs the Education and Science Committee, which he does well from my experience, but otherwise has had a low profile. A blog post on Sunday will get… Read Full Story.

Guest Post: Missing Out on the Chance to Learn (TEU)

In: Funding|Universities

29 Jun 2010

This guest post is by Tom Ryan, TEU President. Recently New Zealand school principals announced that they were worried that pupils leaving their school would end up on the dole rather than in tertiary education study.  “How do you tell someone who has worked really hard to give themselves the chance of going to university that they might… Read Full Story.

News 29/6 – Terry Barnett, Cleaner Training and Cuts at Aoraki

In: Export Education|Funding|Government on Industry|ITOs|ITPs|Registration & Licensing|Research|Students|Universities

29 Jun 2010

Tom Ryan of the TEU will have a guest post at 11am today on university entry. Terry Barnett Honoured A group of student mentors at NorthTec have honured former CEO Terry Barnett (pictured) by presenting him with a patu rakau to recognise his support for student learning. Training Cleans Up The Dom Post has a good story on… Read Full Story.

Immigration Waiting Lists Grow

In: Export Education

28 Jun 2010

I forgot to include a story in the news roundup this morning about long immigration processing times. The Immigration Minister, Jonathan Coleman, is pretty grumpy that he only just found out from the export education sector (rather than his department) about the long processing times and has sent a “please explain” message to the Immigration NZ head. It seems… Read Full Story.

Innovative Approach to Capping

In: Funding

28 Jun 2010

I recently saw an innovative approach to a tight funding cap. I won’t name the TEO in case they get investigated for some obscure procedural breach, but it seemed reasonable to me. Since they’ve reached their funding cap, they are now going to enrol people in a similar, non-TEC-approved programme, with no access to funding, loans or allowances…. Read Full Story.

News 28/6 – Big Waihi Language School and What You Can Buy for $1.8m

In: Export Education|ITPs|Research|TEO & ITO Annual Reports|Universities

28 Jun 2010

If you have a minute, check out NZQA’s new website – it looks attractive and replaces the old, rather less attractive site. It has a more accessible navigation structure and the search function has useful subcategories all in one place. $45m Waihi School A $45m development outside Waihi is starting to open its doors to foreign students. The Waihi Academy… Read Full Story.

Putting Backs Up – A Chiropractic Legal Case

In: PTEs

25 Jun 2010

A chiropractic student recently sought, and lost, a judicial review judgment involving interim relief. The judge’s decision is here and I thought I’d apply my bush lawyering skills to have a look at it. The student was studying at the NZ College of Chiropractic for a bachelor’s degree. She sought from the court the ability to enrol a paper even… Read Full Story.

News 25/6 – PEDA, Low Pass Rates & Dirtiest Flat

In: Funding|ICT|Industry Input|ITPs|Research|Students|TEO Sector Groups|Universities

25 Jun 2010

PEDA Affair Hits Tertiary You may have heard of the Pacific Economic Development Agency allocation in the Budget – $4.8m for a new body in a non-contestable allocation. It will cause National some problems for a while yet. Anyway, Auckland providers are starting to plan bids for the money, which will include “subcontracting with established training providers for… Read Full Story.


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