Te Matarau Education Trust, a new Tai Tokerau Hapu-Iwi collective made up of Te Uri o Hau, NgÄtiwai, Ngati Hau, Ngati Hine, Ngati Rangi and Te Aupouri, has teamed up with NorthTec to provide trades training for Maori and Pasifika learners.
Last month Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Ta . . .
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Education Minister Hekia Parata says the latest ERO report on ‘Raising Achievement in Primary Schools’ is further evidence of how improved use of data and innovative teaching practice are helping to lift student achievement.
Ms Parata says the report shows the more widespread use of assessment data, including National Standards data, is helping to accelerate student progress . . .
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Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the release of the Creative Industries Vocational Pathway at the Te Ara Whakamana: Pathways, Transitions and Bridges to Tertiary Education Forum 2014 in Wellington.
The Creative Industries Pathway is the sixth in a series of pathways designed to help students select subjec . . .
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Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye today announced funding totalling $122,000 for a range of youth organisations with a focus on improving opportunities for young people.
The Ministry of Youth Development funding will support a diverse range of organisations and projects. Recipients are the Far North District Council, the Great Potentials Foundation, the Isolated Communities youth grant . . .
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The chief executive of Te Wananga o Aotearoa, Jim Mather, is welcoming the findings of a BERL report into the contribution wananga make to the economy.
The economic research firm identified significant benefits to the New Zealand economy from the three Maori tertiary education providers, including generating almost half a billion dollars in combined expenditure and employing almost 3000 emp . . .
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The latest five groups selected for the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training initiative were today announced by Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce and Associate Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Tariana Turia.
The joint initiative by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Tertiary Education Commission will fund 3,000 plac . . .
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A new report analyses achievement in state secondary boys’ schools and explores the top strategies used by high-performing schools.
The analysis from 2010 to 2012 shows school leavers from state boys’ schools had higher qualifications than their male counterparts who attended state co-educational schools.
The report was carried out by the New Zealand Council for Educational . . .
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Joint research grants worth $460,000 have been awarded to seven collaborative research projects between New Zealand and Indian universities, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today.
The winning themes range from research into health and migration patterns in the South Pacific to managing India New Zealand institutional challenges and the impact of cli . . .
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Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage Chris Finlayson and Minister of Youth Affairs Nikki Kaye today announced $50,000 from the Ministry of Youth Development to support youth participation in the performing arts.
“This funding will encourage young people to develop their musical and performance abilities, grow their confidence and self-management skills, and connect them wi . . .
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Teaching methods will need to change if educational institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the internet, an expert in online education told New Zealand's tertiary leaders yesterday.
American Salman Khan was a keynote speaker at a summit Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has convened at Auckland Museum this week to discuss what develo . . .
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Giving international students the chance to experience the exhilarating adventure New Zealand is famous for while they study is the aim of the first joint marketing campaign Tourism New Zealandand Education New Zealand launched on May 26 in Japan.
The two agencies have joined forces to attract young Japanese to New Zealand with the offer of up to $300 worth of advent . . .
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The Government will invest $28.6 million operating funding (including $11.8 million of contingencies) over the next four years in three Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Graduate Schools to help address significant high-level skills shortages in the rapidly growing ICT industry, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says.
The new ICT Graduate Scho . . .
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Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye has today released a report showing that widespread and mobile access to the internet will lead to new and significant opportunities and challenges for the education system.
“The report – Future-focused learning in connected communities – was developed by the 21st Century Learning Reference Group. It sets out ten s . . .
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New enrolments in apprenticeship training have grown by 24 per cent since 2012 following the introduction of the Apprenticeship Reboot scheme last year, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says.
The Apprenticeship Reboot was announced in January 2013 by Prime Minister John Key alongside an overhaul of the apprenticeship scheme to get more apprentices qualifie . . .
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56 per cent of study by New Zealanders was at degree or postgraduate level in 2013 compared to 48 per cent 10 years ago, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says.
The Tertiary education enrolments 2013 report released today shows there was continued growth in enrolments in higher qualifications by younger students, while enrolments fell for older st . . .
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Education Minister Hekia Parata says a comprehensive new guide to help keep schools safe and prevent bullying will help make sure students get the best opportunity to learn and achieve.
Ms Parata says with many schools and groups today marking Pink Shirt Day, which takes a stand against bullying, it is great to have the new guide out in schools.
The Bullying Prevention Advisory Gr . . .
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Budget 2014 provides $198.6 million of operating funding for new investment in tertiary education, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says.
“This investment will strengthen our higher education system, improve further the quality of our universities, and help maintain their international competitiveness,” he says.
$83.3 million operating fu . . .
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An innovative new competition for Year 10 students helping to promote careers in the primary industries has been launched today by Education Minister Hekia Parata and Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.
The Enterprising Primary Industries Career (EPIC) Challenge for 2014 requires school students to identify different careers within the primary industries and develop a strategy . . .
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As part of its commitment to supporting collaborative research, in 2013/14 the Government held a selection round for CoREs. The 2013 Budget allocation increased the fund by 10%, bringing the total amount of annual funding to just under $35 million. The CoREs funding is for operational costs and operational expenditure only.
The TEC contracted the Royal Society of New Zealand to run an indep . . .
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Research to help teachers support gifted students
A University of Canterbury education researcher says the findings in her thesis project should help teachers and schools better support gifted students.
Dr Louise Tapper’s PhD research focused on a group of teenagers to see what it meant to them to achieve in school as gifted and talented students.
In-depth data was collected f . . .
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New Zealand’s superlative outdoor experiences are helping attract a new group of international students – thanks to the cooperative marketing efforts of 23 secondary schools.
The Outdoor Education New Zealand (ODENZ) cluster has been working since 2002 to develop this niche, and enrolments are rising from northern Europe.
ODENZ chief executive Ian Reedy says the partic . . .
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This report, commissioned by the Ministry of Health, presents the results of measurements of exposures to radiofrequency (RF) fields from WiFi in two New Zealand schools, both from the access points and devices themselves. The results are compared and supplemented with information from overseas studies.
All exposures were very low compared with the public exposure limit in New Zealand . . .
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Further postgraduate level initial teacher education (ITE) qualifications from 2015.
The Universities of Auckland, AUT, Canterbury, Massey and Victoria have all been selected as providers.
“Expectations of education systems are changing and teachers entering the profession need to have the knowledge and expertise to work effectively with an increasingly diverse student popul . . .
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Education New Zealand (ENZ) has announced 15 exclusive scholarships for students from India, who may apply by May 16. The Christchurch Educated Skills Scholarship programme, worth more than Rs 75 lakh, is targeted at Indian graduates wishing to study at postgraduate level in Christchurch in specific disciplines which are aligned to clearly identified skill shortage areas associated with the reb . . .
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The Institute of IT Professionals, New Zealand's largest IT representative body, hosted ICT Minister Amy Adams at Christchurch Girls High School this week to promote ICT career options to students.
The Institute of IT Professionals (IITP) and Christchurch Girls High School hosted the Information Technology and Communications Minister Amy Adams at a year 10 assembly at the school this Th . . .
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A new international partnership for the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) has further increased its excellent reputation in the education sector.
SIT chief executive Penny Simmonds signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sarawak Skills Development Centre (PPKS) chairman and International College of Advanced Technology (ICATS) president Tan Sri Datuk Amar Abdul Aziz Husain at th . . .
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Teachers across New Zealand will now have access to a brand new suite of tools and resources to help them teach financial literacy in the classroom.
The FCP toolkit (Financial Capability Progressions toolkit) has been launched to all schools after the Ministry of Education and the Commission identified a need to support schools and teachers with integrating financial capability across the s . . .
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New Zealand is named the world's most socially advanced country, beating the U.S., Australia and other developed nations. Social Progress Imperative, a think-tank based in Washington, has ranked New Zealand as the number one nation out of 130 countries.
New Zealand bested other countries based on 54 social progress indicators including personal rights and freedoms. . . .
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New Zealand and Australian educators agree that digital media skills are essential for employability, says an Adobe study presented at this week’s 9th annual Adobe Education Leadership Forum held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The ‘Education, Creativity and Employability’ study, conducted in 1531 educators including 498 from Australia and New Zealand, revealed that 68% of educ . . .
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A top Lincoln-based research group says that missing out on $20 million in government funding will put New Zealand's agriculture, horticulture and forestry at risk from biosecurity threats.
The Bio-Protection Research Centre will no longer be funded as a centre of research excellence (CoRE) from the end of 2015, after missing out on the six-yearly funding by the Tertiary Education Commi . . .
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Mindset change needed to boost New Zealanders skill set
Trade or profession? The two are not mutually excusive says a Massey communications specialist concerned at the misconception that young people see themselves as either doers or thinkers.
Professor Frank Sligo, from the School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing, says almost every modern-day workplace demands of its employee . . .
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Education Minister Hekia Parata and Associate Education Minister Nikki Kaye today launched a new digital portal for teachers, students and education administrators with Crown-owned company Network for Learning (N4L).
Ms Parata says the Government has invested $211 million in the N4L managed network as a fully funded package for schools and has also tasked the company with developing the . . .
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The New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education is established.
The Gifted Education Centre and Gifted Kids, two long-standing charities, have formally agreed to merge and form one national centre for the delivery of gifted education services, the New Zealand Centre for Gifted Education.
The new organistaion will be able to provide a more diverse and customised programme for the Centre . . .
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Four organisations to receive direct industry training funding
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced the first four organisations to receive direct Government funding through the Industry Training Fund direct funding pilot.
“Following a review of industry training in 2011, we have implemented a number of changes to boost perfor . . .
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The latest world rankings demonstrate that New Zealand universities lead the world when it comes to internationalisation.
Times Higher Education has compiled a list of the top international universities based on each university’s international student numbers, its percentage of international staff and the proportion of its research papers published with a co-author from at least one o . . .
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Winning app for NZ’s Kiwa Digital
Kiwa Digital’s multi-lingual digital version of Milly, Molly and the Bike Ride is the winner in the ‘Best Free ICT/App Product’ category at the Gulf Educational Supplier & Solutions (GESS) Exhibition in Dubai, the Middle East’s leading educational trade show.
The Exhibition attracted 300 exhibitors from 60 countri . . .
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New tertiary strategy targets key challenges
Providing more learners with skills that industries need, building international linkages, strengthening research-based learning, and performing better for at-risk groups and second-chance learners, are all part of the new Tertiary Education Strategy released today.
Speaking at the Higher Education Summit in Auckland, Tertiary Education . . .
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Better Information for Parents’ now available
Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the launch of a Ministry of Education project to encourage more families to ‘be involved, get enrolled’ in quality early childhood education (ECE).
The Better Information for Parents project, which is being led by the Ministry’s Early Learning Taskforce, is . . .
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New partner for Bay of Plenty Tertiary Partnership
Waiariki Institute of Technology has joined the Bay of Plenty Tertiary Education Partnership, heralding a new era of educational collaboration and more opportunities for Bay of Plenty students.
The Tertiary Partnership, which also includes Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic and the University of Waikato, provid . . .
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NEW ZEALAND IB DIPLOMA TOP SCHOLARS’ AWARDS CEREMONY
The success of some of New Zealand’s finest young scholars was celebrated at the annual International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Top Scholars’ Awards Ceremony at Government House on Tuesday night.
The ceremony, hosted by His Excellency, Lieutenant General the Right Honourable Sir Jerry Mateparae, Governor General of . . .
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New guide to help students reach their full potential
Health Minister Tony Ryall and Education Minister Hekia Parata have today launched a new guide designed to help deliver better health services for secondary school students.
“Evidence shows quality school health services improve student wellbeing – which leads to better learning and helps young New Zealanders . . .
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OTH and Weltec collaborate for research
Ostbayerische Technische Hochschule Regensburg ("OTH Regensburg") and the Wellington Institute of Technology (WelTec), announce their collaboration for teaching, research and academic exchange. The deal, the first of its kind for OTH Regensburg in New Zealand, represents a significant commitment by this leadin . . .
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Science in The New Zealand Curriculum:Years 5 to 8
A report released today by the Education Review Office shows that only 27 percent of schools have effective or generally effective science programmes for Years 5 to 8 students. The findings of the report Science in The New Zealand Curriculum: Years 5 to 8 are based on 100 schools reviewed in 2011.
"We are not gi . . .
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A new initiative to encourage Chinese computer science students to study in New Zealand has won funding from the International Education Growth Fund held by Education New Zealand.
The program will see students studying a four-year bachelor of information science at Hebei University of Technology (HEBUT), spending their final year of study at Massey University. Over the first three years . . .
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$465,000 to boost international education
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today announced the Government will invest $465,000 co-funding a dozen new growth initiatives in the international education industry.
Successful recipients of the second round of International Education Growth Fund (IEGF) grants include Massey University, which is developing . . .
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Education Minister Hekia Parata today announced the establishment of a Taskforce that will free up schools to focus more on raising student achievement, and identify regulations that are obstructing this.
The Taskforce is part of the Government’s confidence and supply arrangement between the National and Act parties, who are working together to identify significant improvements . . .
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The Skills Organisation and NorthTec join forces
The Skills Organisation and NorthTec have joined forces to increase training options for Northland, starting with training for the region’s electrical apprentices.
The Skills Organisation is among New Zealand’s largest Industry Training Organisation (ITOs). It represents 20 different industries, including 11 specialist trad . . .
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Focus on excellence, more options for students drives Lincoln University/Aoraki Polytechnic partnership
Two of the country’s best known primary industries and land-based tertiary education providers are pooling resources and expertise under a new arrangement.
Under the new Collaborative Relationship Agreement, Lincoln University and Aoraki Polytechnic will bring to . . .
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Mâori & Pasifika Trades Training scales up
The Government today announced the first seven groups selected for the expansion of the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training initiative.
The joint initiative between the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Tertiary Education Commission was announced in Budget 2013 and provides $43 million in funding over . . .
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PM’s Youth Programme making positive changes in lives of young people
Youth Affairs Minister Nikki Kaye joined Prime Minister John Key at a dinner last night to celebrate young participants of the 2014 Prime Minister’s Youth Programme.
The annual programme, which is now in its fifth year, involves up to 100 young people aged 14 - 17 years in Auckland. They have been re . . .
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PM announces $359m education investment
Prime Minister John Key today announced the National-led Government will invest an extra $359 million over the next four years to lift the achievement of New Zealand students at school.
In his first speech of the year, Mr Key says the country is moving in the right direction, with the economy projected to grow faster than most other develope . . .
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2014 Occupation Outlook report launched
Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce today released the 2014 Occupation Outlook report, a comprehensive overview of job demand, likely incomes, and training requirements for 50 different career options across New Zealand.
“The Occupation Outlook is designed to be one of the first places for young people and t . . .
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2014 starts with simpler training system for NZ
2014 will start with a much simpler vocational training system that is easy to navigate for employers, trainees and educators, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce says.
“Four years ago we had a highly complicated vocational training system in New Zealand with a total of 39 separate industry training . . .
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Google and Microsoft are taking steps to make it harder and harder for child porn content, images and videos to be found on their respective search engines.
Both companies have revealed details of a new plan that will see restrictions immediately applied across English-speaking countries, with the rest of the world and 158 other languages in the next six months.
A new breakth . . .
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New Zealand enters Indian education market, to open pre-school in Chennai
Education New Zealand, the government agency to promote and market the country’s education overseas, is getting active in the Indian market. New Zealand-based not-for-profit organization Core Education in collaboration with education services provider Sun Global Services is opening the first . . .
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New Zealand has become one of the most favourable destinations for education for Indian students in the last few years. "Last year 11,349 Indian students took admissions in New Zealand's educational institutions contributing NZ $250 million to the economy. The numbers are expected to increase by 5-7 percent this year", said Ziena Jalil, regional director for south Asia, Educ . . .
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Dick Smith partners with 2020 Trust to help tackle New Zealand’s digital divide
Dick Smith has announced a new sponsorship for the 2020 Communications Trust’s Computers in Homes programme. The announcement was made in Christchurch today by Micah Gamman, Director for Dick Smith in New Zealand.
Part of the sponsorship includes new laptop computers for DORA, the Trust’s m . . .
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AUT first New Zealand university to partner with ANZBC
AUT University and the ASEAN (Association of South East Asia Nations) New Zealand Business Council (ANZBC) announced a partnership last night at a formal reception held at AUT. This partnership is the first of its kind between a business council and a university in New Zealand.
“AUT promotes itself as ‘the university for . . .
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New Zealand's educational ranking has fallen, according to the latest Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) report.
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) report released overnight compares the performance of just over half a million 15-year-olds from 65 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries.
It shows that w . . .
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Positive behaviour initiative is raising achievement
Education Minister Hekia Parata is pleased with a recent report showing a programme to address problem behaviour in schools is getting positive results for students across New Zealand.
“In Budget 2013, this Government invested a further $63.5 million over four years to the Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) initi . . .
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