Archive for the ‘ITOs’ Category

Policy, Management & People A View on Everything This opinion piece covers almost every issue in current tertiary education in short bites. Since it is probably just written… Read Full Story.

Policy, Management & People Aviation Liquidation Bay Flight Aviation closed just before Xmas, apparently leaving 20 staff and 60 students in limbo. A buyer is being sought and… Read Full Story.

Policy & Management Whitireia Buildings Whitireia has pulled out of a $3m contribution to a performing arts development in Porirua, both because they’ve moved their course into Wellington… Read Full Story.

Policy & Management Agencies Differ Over Pilot School A Palmerston North flying school, Wings Flight Training Academy, seems at high risk of closure after the International Education Appeal… Read Full Story.

Policy & Management Youth Unemployment The Reject Youth Unemployment coalition wants to meet Paula Bennett to discuss youth unemployment issues – given it is a leftwing coalition that… Read Full Story.

Policy & Management ITO Costs/Benefits The ITF has released research they commissioned from BERL on the costs and benefits of industry training (Dom Post, Stuff). Extras: Aoraki-Lincoln articulation;… Read Full Story.

Policy & Management Lincoln Buildings TV3 had a piece last night on Lincoln’s closed-off buildings. Bond Problems Canterbury could be facing problems with its NZDX bonds (NZ Herald)…. Read Full Story.

Policy & Management Lincoln Closures Lincoln is moving staff out of its Hilgendorf and Student Union buildings due to poor seismic ratings (FAQ, campus map – Hilgendorf at… Read Full Story.

Policy & Management Christchurch Rebuild The wave of new students/trainees in construction don’t yet have a job to go to, with rebuilding in Christchurch not yet starting –… Read Full Story.

Policy & Management Canterbury Woes Canterbury will have an $11.4m budgeted loss next year, based on their media release – different figures were reported in media yesterday (TV3,… Read Full Story.


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  • Stephen Day: I've just met the folks from NZUSA this morning, and I'm pretty sure we were/are on the same page wi [...]
  • Richard Hamilton-Williams: Tinkering with funding on the basis of the age of students doesn’t have a very successful track re [...]
  • dean: I loved that you started to question my own motives. BTW. [...]
  • dean: Well, err, um i was actually trying to point out how potentially futile ascribing motive to somethin [...]