Posts Tagged ‘Productivity’

Reaping the benefits of a diverse workforce

In: ITOs

15 Apr 2010

 ED is sponsoring the Industry Training Federation’s Vocational Education and Training Research Forum today and tomorrow. The ITF has provided three research summaries that we are running as guest posts - this is the third one. Anne Boyd from Heathrose Research and Doug Pouwhare from the Electricity Supply ITO are presenting a paper today on Strategic Responsiveness:  [...]

News 19 Mar – Eavesdropping, ITP MECA and Mai Chen

In: ITOs| Staff| Students| Universities

19 Mar 2010

Facebook Eavesdropping at Unis Students are posting overheard conversations on Facebook groups that are growing rapidly. Groups already exist on Facebook for Otago (1,300 members), Canterbury (2,000 members) and Auckland (300 members) Universities. Check them out, but don’t expect conversations on the readings…
ITP MECA The TEU has announced that their negotiations with 6 ITPs for a Multi Employer [...]

New MOE Research – Tuition Fees, Productivity and Training Opportunities

In: Funding| Research| Statistics & Analysis

24 Feb 2010

The Minister of Education has published three new research reports. I have a soft spot for the MOE’s Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting team and I regret that there is not a bigger market for research-based evidence in tertiary education policymaking. To help make up for that, I’ll promote their work!

Comparing university tuition fees with [...]


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