In: ITPs|Policy|PTEs|Statistics & Analysis|Students|Tertiary Education|Universities|Wananga
27 Aug 2010The TEC is going to release performance data in the next week or two about tertiary education providers. That will cover such items as retention and completion of courses, completion of qualifications and progression to further education. That has been going through a long process of checking with institutions, as well as a long debate with sector groups,… Read Full Story.
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25 Jun 2010PEDA 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.
Whitireia Community Polytechnic is having open nominations for the four non-Ministerial Council places. The Council statute shows that none of the four places have been reserved for any group or role. In other news from Whitireia, staff there have recently completed a report on an evaluation of programmes that support nurses in their first year of work. The media release could have… Read Full Story.