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(Some) Decisions on COREs 27 Aug 2013 | 08:35 am
Decisions have been made on the review of Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs). CoREs’ focus on excellent research and development of researchers has been sharpened, with less focus on knowledge tra...
Parliament Report 26/8 (New Student Loan Bill) 26 Aug 2013 | 02:44 am
A new student loan Bill was introduced, but not yet debated. Written Questions covered extra funding for computer science, Callaghan Innovation, Kiwistar Optics, employment services, student support f...
Parliament Report 20/8 20 Aug 2013 | 08:50 am
Minor information was uncovered on StudyLink call wait times and Aoraki correspondence, but neither discovery was that useful. New Written Questions covered Callaghan Innovation (Kiwistar Optics and c...
Newsletter 19/8 (EPIs Too High?) 19 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
Take on the Week The thresholds used for performance-linked funding may be rising too high, according to the TEU and PTE association NZAPEP (TEU). They have a good point, as most TEOs already rank wel...
STAR & Gateway Review – Consultation Paper 15 Aug 2013 | 06:54 am
The MOE is reviewing the policy sections for Gateway and the Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource (STAR). They are seeking to reshape the programme to support NCEA L2 achievement and Vocational Pathw...
Newsletter 13/8 (Prisoner Education, NEETs Down) 13 Aug 2013 | 08:30 am
Take on the Week Prisoner education targets were released last week by Corrections Minister Anne Tolley (the Dept of Corrections has some more detail). All prisoners will now have an education assessm...
Parliament Report 12/8 12 Aug 2013 | 03:00 am
Written and oral questions covered Callaghan Innovation, a school exchange programme, Aoraki, EU science links, loans and allowances, computer science and NEETs. Working holiday visa charges went up s...
Employers’ Direct Funding for Industry Training 9 Aug 2013 | 06:12 am
TEC has announced registrations of interest for their new $10m pa of direct industry training funding for employers, Modern Apprenticeship Coordinators (MACs) and group training companies. The funding...
The Skills Organisation 2012 Annual Report 8 Aug 2013 | 05:16 am
The Skills’ Organisation (formerly ETITO) took over three other ITOs in 2012 (PGDR ITO, Learning State, and Opportunity), but looks unlikely to achieve many more mergers. EPIs improved but were still ...
Newsletter 5/8 (3 Food Initiatives) 5 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
Take on the Week There were three major food-related announcements last week. Massey launched the next stage of its FoodHQ, essentially a research hub at Palmerston North including CRIs and Fonterra t...
