Archive for the ‘Quality Assurance’ Category

The Rena Grounding shows again the great contribution that academics can make to both understanding and addressing problems, and the willingness of students to volunteer to help. Congrats… Read Full Story.

Academic Attacked Labour’s Trevor Mallard had one of his periodic eccentric/crazy posts and attacked Otago Uni’s Bryce Edwards, saying that he made “Margaret Mutu look like a well… Read Full Story.

Plumbing has harboured a few grudges and conspiracy theorists over the years, which was why I was  a bit sceptical last week when I reviewed this NZ Herald story about plumbing apprentices… Read Full Story.

Snow Closures Lincoln is closed today due to snow (see picture), as is Canterbury and CPIT. RIP Sir Paul Reeves AUT Chancellor Sir Paul Reeves died of cancer… Read Full Story.

UE Changes NZQA has changed University Entrance (UE) requirements, sparking comment from Business NZ, the Tourism Industry Assn (dislike) and Universities NZ (support) and stories from RNZ, Dom… Read Full Story.

Canty Students Riot Well, Wednesday night started off well, with the Canterbury University Boardriders Assn riding a snow ramp in a uni carpark. But an unofficial after party… Read Full Story.

Andrew Laxon at The NZ Herald had a story today on problems at Ivy College. It’s a PTE that changed hands in Feb 2010 and has since expanded… Read Full Story.

Ivy College At Risk NZQA has ordered Auckland-based Ivy College not to enrol any more students (it has 200) after a bad EER report. Native Plants Lincoln’s Prof… Read Full Story.

The government has just released a series of state sector restructuring proposals, including that ERO and NZQA should merge.  I’d be interested in hearing your thoughts on it. The merger proposal does explain one odd inclusion in the Education Amendment Bill… Read Full Story.

Massey’s Beauties In covering Massey’s beauty pageant stars, the Manawatu Standard shows that Massey’s Claire Kirby is getting ready for the NZ Miss World completion, while Jasmine Robertson… Read Full Story.


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