Mike?s Woodshop Ltd is always evolving with new ideas and products and 2011 brings online a new chair to our range of products.
Our new iSmart chair comes in a range of 4 sizes from Year 1 through to Year 13.
320mm high ? year 1 & 2 )
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Anne Tolley
14 February, 2011
Wellington Trades Academy gets underway
Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially launched the Wellington Trades Academy, which will offer vocational trades and technology training to at least 60 students as part of the Government?s Youth Guarantee.
Thirty Wellington schools will work in partnership with the Wellington Institute of Technology and employers to . . .
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Anne Tolley
11 February, 2011
Minister launches Trades Academy in Whakatane
Education Minister Anne Tolley has officially launched the Eastern Bay of Plenty Trades Academy in Whakatane, which will offer vocational trades and technology training to 105 students as part of the Government?s Youth Guarantee.
Seven Eastern Bay schools, led by Trident High School, will work in partnership with the W . . .
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Anne Tolley 31 January, 2011
Early Childhood Education funding at record $1.4 billion
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Steven Joyce 4 February, 2011
More young people engaged in tertiary study
The number of 18-25 year olds studying at tertiary level has increased markedly since 2008, according to Tertiary Education Commission figures
The number of Equivalent Full Time Students (EFTS) aged 18 - 25 years engaged in formal tertiary study increased by 15,6 . . .
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Rodney Hide
21 December, 2010
Improved Resource For Gifted And Talented New Zealand Students
It will now be easier for parents and schools to access information on providers of gifted and talented education following the launch of a redesigned website today, Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide said.
?The Ministry of Education?s 'Gifted and Talented Online' website provides . . .
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Interactive workshop 8-10 February 2011
Petone Campus 3-7pm COME ALONG AND HAVE A GO!A fun day out to experience the campus, speaks to the tutors, try out your skills and discover what you can do! Petone campus will be open to the public from 3-7pm, 8-10 Feb 2011. Free hot food ? giveaways and great music supplied by The Edge on campus Come alone to one, or all our interactive workshops and . . .
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Hong Kong Cyberport and Wellington Institute of Technology to Collaborate in Creative Technology Education
Hong Kong Cyberport Management Company Ltd (Hong Kong Cyberport) and Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in the field of creative technologies.
Hong Kong Cyberport, wholly owned by the Government of the Hong Ko . . .
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Anne Tolley
11 December, 2010
Bill enabling Trades Academies to become law
The Education Amendment Bill (No 2), which has passed the last of its Parliamentary stages, will increase educational opportunities, reduce bureaucracy and improve student safety, says Education Minister Anne Tolley.
?This Bill provides exciting new opportunities for Year 11 to 13 students by allowing them to participat . . .
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Anne Tolley, Pita Sharples
9 December, 2010
Tai W?nanga to provide choice
Education Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Dr Pita Sharples have announced the establishment of a new secondary school over two sites in Hamilton and Palmerston North.
Tai W?nanga, a Year 9 to 13 secondary school developed in conjunction with Te W?nanga o Aotearoa, will deliver a tikanga-based educat . . .
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Steven Joyce
7 December, 2010
Appointments to University and Wananga councils
The Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, today announced new Council members for six of New Zealand?s Universities and all three W?nanga.
The new appointments are as follows:
?The new appointees bring an excellent mix of skills and experience and I am confident that they will provide strong leadershi . . .
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Anne Tolley
7 December, 2010
OECD study confirms gap between high and low achievers
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the findings of an international study by the OECD show that more needs to be done to lift achievement for all New Zealand students.The 2009 results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) compare the performance of 15-year-olds in reading literacy, math . . .
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Anne Tolley
17 November, 2010
ERO reports excellent progress in National Standards
Education Minister Anne Tolley says the latest Education Review Office report on the implementation of National Standards shows that primary and intermediate schools are making excellent progress.
"The latest ERO evaluation, covering Term 3, is extremely encouraging," says Mrs Tolley.
"Children and their pare . . .
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Working with other Industry Training Organisation?s (ITO) to improve our service
The PGDR ITO has recently signed a contract with the Joinery ITO to provide shared regional staff services to the South Island. The current Government is looking to ITOs to work together more and to become more efficient. The PGDR ITO is carrying out a shared service venture with the Joinery ITO in the . . .
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CLTi New TESOL Course
CLTi has been accredited for a new 1 year Diploma in TESOL (Level 6) by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority. This allows graduates to have a 1 year open work visa and 50 immigration points.
CLTi is the only place in the world where non-native speakers of English can take a practical in-depth TESOL qualification. The Diploma includes:
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Anne Tolley 11 November, 2010
Tamaki to benefit from ECE funding boost
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Tamaki has been selected to receive a funding boost to increase participation in early childhood education.
Tamaki joins the intensive community-led projects which are already underway in Waitakere and . . .
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High demand for switched on Engineering graduates
The electrical and electrotechnology industry has a skill shortage and UCOL is stepping up to the plate with a new qualification.
From next year, the two year New Zealand Diploma in Engineering Level 6 - the newest Electrical Engineering qualification in New Zealand ? will be available at UCOL. UCOL?s Dean of Trades and . . .
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Rodney Hide
20 October, 2010
Success For All - Every School, Every Child
Associate Minister of Education Rodney Hide today launched 'Success for All - Every School, Every Child', the Government's response to the Special Education Review. The plan sets out changes to be made over four years to ensure children with special needs get a fair deal.
"'Success for All' is about schools . . .
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Steven Joyce
19 October, 2010
Feedback sought on Tair?whiti and EIT merger proposal
The Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, is calling for submissions from the public on the proposed merger of Tair?whiti Polytechnic and Eastern Institute of Technology.
The proposal is that the two organisations merge into one entity.Mr Joyce says the two organisations have a strong interest in off . . .
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Steven Joyce
14 October, 2010
Govt welcomes rise in literacy participation
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has welcomed a new report that shows the number of adults participating in courses that include literacy and numeracy skills has more than doubled since 2007.
The Tertiary Education Commission today released a report Getting Results in Literacy and Numeracy which outlines progr . . .
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Implementation of the Registered Teacher Criteria
Registered Teacher Criteria to replace Satisfactory Teacher Dimensions
From 2010, the New Zealand Teachers Council/Te Pouherenga Kaiako o Aotearoa (the Council) will begin phasing out the Satisfactory Teacher Dimensions and replacing them with the finalised Registered Teacher Criteria as the standards for teacher registration. Most teachers will . . .
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Steven Joyce
12 October, 2010
Govt shifts $55 million into more student places
The Government will fund almost 3,000 more university student places over the next two years in response to high demand for full-time tertiary study, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce announced today.
"Cabinet this week decided to invest a further $55m to create more undergraduate places for young people . . .
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Steven Joyce
6 October, 2010
Getting the best out of our Industry Training Organisations
Changes to the way our industry training organisations (ITOs) operate will bring increased accountability and better value for taxpayers' money, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.
He is responding to the release today of revised funding rules from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC).
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Rodney Hide
5 October, 2010
Changes To Aspire Scholarship Eligibility Criteria
Following a review of the Aspire Scholarship scheme, Associate Education Minister Hon Rodney Hide was today pleased to announce changes to the scheme's eligibility criteria which will see more students able to apply.
"At present, the scheme does not take into account the number of children in a household and how . . .
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Simon Power, Pita Sharples
4 October, 2010
Signing completes Wai 718 negotiations
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce and Maori Affairs Minister Dr Pita Sharples have today signed a deed of settlement with Te Whare W?nanga o Awanui?rangi that recognises the unique contribution it makes to tertiary education, and provides the w?nanga with funding to develop its Whakat?ne campus.
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Steven Joyce
28 September, 2010
Tertiary institutions in strong financial position
New Zealand's publicly funded tertiary institutions are generally in strong financial positions and are well-placed for future challenges and growth, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.
He is commenting after the Tertiary Education Commission's release today of a report comparing the financial inf . . .
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Steven Joyce8 September, 2010
Greater accountability for tertiary spendTertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says today's online publication of information about the performance of tertiary institutions is another step towards transparency and accountability for the country's large investment in tertiary education The Tertiary Education Commission has today released, for the first time, an ov . . .
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Anne Tolley, Pita Sharples1 September, 2010
Brighter future for Alternative Education studentsEducation Minister Anne Tolley and Associate Education Minister Pita Sharples have announced a funding increase of $1.5 million alongside changes which will see Alternative Education better meet the needs of students.From next year each Alternative Education provider will be required to involve a regist . . .
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Anne Tolley31 August, 2010
Felix Donnelly College to closeEducation Minister Anne Tolley has announced that Felix Donnelly College in South Auckland is to close on 27 January 2011."Following consultation last year I am satisfied that the complex needs of the students are not being met at the school and that it should close," says Mrs Tolley.The special school, which has a lengthy history of seri . . .
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Anne Tolley
2 September, 2010
Funding for new Science Academy
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced Government funding for a new Science Academy which will benefit students from small, rural and low decile secondary schools.
$593,000 is being invested over two years in the Otago University Advanced School Sciences Academy, which will host fifty students from around New Zealand each ye . . .
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National Winners announced in Monetary Policy Challenge
The Reserve Bank announced today that Kristin School from Auckland is the national winner of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand 2010 Monetary Policy Challenge (MPC). Tauranga Boys? College was placed second and Scots College from Wellington came third.
The national final took place at the Reserve Bank in Wellington yeste . . .
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Anne Tolley
17 August, 2010
Eighty per cent of schools working well with Standards
Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed a report from the Education Review Office which shows that eighty per cent of primary and intermediate schools are already making good progress with implementing National Standards.
"These findings reinforce what parents, principals and teachers have been telling me . . .
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Steven Joyce, Paula Bennett
5 August, 2010
Training for beneficiaries to get better results
Social Development Minister Paula Bennett and Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce today announced changes to the Training Opportunities Programme (TOP's).
TOPS training courses for beneficiaries are to be reconfigured to have a greater emphasis on getting people into work.
"I am committed to h . . .
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Diploma in Tourism & Travel Management
Diploma in Business Management & Marketing
Diploma in Tourism & Aviation (Flight Attending)
Travel Careers and Training
Course overview
These level 5 diplomas prepare people to work in management roles in small businesses, especially in the fields of aviation, tourism & travel.
All 36-week courses, they . . .
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Kelly Tarlton?s offers two scholarship valued at $9,000 each to students planning to enter their first year studying a Diploma in Marine Studies at the Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. In addition, recipients can gain valuable work experience working over the summer holiday break at Kelly Tarlton?s Antarctic Encounter and Underwater World. The scholarships cover the course fees for the two year Diploma. . . .
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Brother and sister schools perform for charity Queen Margaret and Scots Colleges will join forces on August 4 to stage a musical extravaganza to raise funds for charity. Shared Harmonies will feature talented musicians and instrumental groups across all age levels from both Colleges. Included in the concert line-up will be Queen Margaret College?s award winning Barbershop chorus, . . .
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Heather Roy 23 July, 2010 Minister Welcomes ERO Report On High Needs Students Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy today welcomed the release of the Education Review Office (ERO) report 'Including Students with High Needs', and agreed with its recommendation that professional learning and development in this area be school-wide rather than solely undertaken for individual teachers . . .
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Bill English, Anne Tolley 21 July, 2010 School property PPP moves to next stage The Government is taking the next step towards a public-private partnership for building and maintaining some new school property, Infrastructure Minister Bill English and Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today. "This Government has made it clear we are open to greater use of private sector expertise . . .
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If you are living in New Zealand and English is not your first language, then North Tec can help you!
Our free online English for Migrants certificate course is specially written to help you improve your English and learn more about life in New Zealand.
Click here to register you . . .
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Steven Joyce 8 July, 2010 Minister welcomes polytech collaboration The Minister for Tertiary Education Steven Joyce has today welcomed news that the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology and the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to investigate projects they can work together on. "Earlier this year we signalled to polytechnics that they should b . . .
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Steven Joyce A simpler, more user-friendly qualifications framework. The establishment of a single, unified qualifications framework will make life a lot simpler for employers and for New Zealanders looking to enrol in tertiary study, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce. The New Zealand Qualifications Framework, which replaces the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualificat . . .
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Primary Industry Employers to benefit from clearer training outcomes
Tuesday May 18, 2010
Employers stand to benefit from a project that will see a larger pool of people with the skills needed for our land-based industries.
The project aims to harmonise common elements of national qualifications managed by seven primary sector training organisations: Agriculture ITO, Equine ITO, FITEC (Forestry . . .
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Anne Tolley 15 June, 2010 Minister launches learning resource in Shanghai Education Minister Anne Tolley has launched a Chinese language online learning resource for New Zealand schools, while attending Education Week at the World Expo in Shanghai. The launch took place at the New Zealand-China forum on Mandarin language teaching. "New Zealanders need to be equipped with the skills and k . . .
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Anne Tolley 10 June, 2010 Attracting and retaining high quality teachers Education Minister Anne Tolley has released a discussion document after receiving an independent report on how to attract, train and retain high quality teachers. "I appointed the Workforce Advisory Group to give me independent, expert advice on the future of the teaching workforce," says Mrs Tolley. "We want to . . .
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Anne Tolley
8 June, 2010
Site purchased for new school at Waikanae
Education Minister Anne Tolley has confirmed a site has been purchased for a new primary school at Waikanae, near Wellington.
"This is good news for Waikanae, and shows the Government is focused on supporting the needs of students and lifting achievement," says Mrs Tolley.
The three-hectare site, close to David . . .
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Steven Joyce 25 May, 2010 Student support reforms will boost performance Measures to reform the student support system in Budget 2010 will improve accountability of th . . .
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Anne Tolley 20 May, 2010 Extra $1.4 billion for schools, early childhood Budget 2010 delivers a substantial boost to education in a difficult economic environment, Education Minister Anne Tolley says. "The Budget allocates an extra $1.4 billion to education over four years, as we continue to focus on frontline services to help lift student achievement and give our children the best possi . . .
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Heather Roy 14 May, 2010 Government To Modernise Independent Schools Laws Associate Minister of Education Heather Roy today confirmed that the Government is committed to modernising the . . .
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Steven Joyce 5 May, 2010 Govt investigating recovery of student loan administration costs The government is investigating changes to student loan administration . . .
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Anne Tolley 27 April, 2010 Further motivation for NCEA students Students will have strong performances in individual courses recognised from next year across all NCEA levels says Education Ministe . . .
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Steven Joyce 14 April, 2010 Tertiary institutions get more freedom to develop campuses The government has announced it will give tertiary education institutions more control over how their land and buildings are managed, . . .
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Anne Tolley, Steven Joyce 12 April, 2010 New Zealand signs education agreement with India Education Minister Anne Tolley and India's Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Kapil Sibal, today renewed an agreement to strengthen and broaden New Zealand's education engagement with India. "India is a key education ma . . .
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Anne Tolley 30 March, 2010
Excellent response to National Standards training
Education Minister Anne Tolley says schools have rushed to sign up for professional development workshops to support the implement . . .
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FREE Animation Workshops
South Seas Film and Television School is offering beginners' animation workshops absolutely free on the last Saturday of each month in 2010.These are fun days with our animation tutors, introducing you to concepts of animation and simple exercises. Exercises include movement drawing with a life model, layout application, character desi . . .
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Wayne Mapp 25 March, 2010
Improving the science system
Research, Science and Technology Minister Wayne Mapp has welcomed the planned ama . . .
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Wayne Mapp 29 March, 2010
Changes to make CRIs ?engines of growth?
Changes aimed at ensuring New Zealand gets the best from its Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) were announced by the Governm . . .
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