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16 Jan 2012Policy, 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.
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16 Dec 2011Policy & 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.
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15 Dec 2011Policy & 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.
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7 Dec 2011Policy & 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.
Welcome to some new tertiary education lobbyists (or sector leaders if you prefer). Unitec’s CE Rick Ede is the new Chair for the Metro Group of ITOs (whoops!… Read Full Story.
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1 Dec 2011Policy & Management Canterbury Loss Up Canterbury’s projected loss for 2012 is up from $10m to $15m, but it drops to $9m once insurance comes in (presumably the… Read Full Story.
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20 Oct 2011Demolition Demolition of two buildings will start next week at Canterbury. Unfair IRB? AUT’s Rawiri Taonui had a NZ Herald op-ed arguing that the IRB is biased against… Read Full Story.
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11 Aug 2011UE 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.
Jeremy Baker, Executive Director at the Industry Training Federation, is on the move after five years. He’s taking up the role as CE of Learning State, the ITO… Read Full Story.
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21 Jun 2011Drug Bust An Otago Poly student was found with $15-20,000 of cannabis (NB Police estimate, probably inflated and based on street value) in Cromwell last October. He got… Read Full Story.