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Edusearch Articles and Education News

Welcome to Edusearch's Education Article collection. It provides a wide range of articles and the latest education news from a number of sources. These articles provide indepth information for visitors interested in education in New Zealand and internationally and other topics related to the many differect aspects of education.
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Apprentices and Employers
 
Details Novopay Inquiry
 
Pacifica Achievement
 
Minister gives update Novopay
 
Weltec Students Help Samoa
 

Latest Information

Value of Tertiary Education
 
Inquiry 21st Century Learning
 
Are we supporting Creativity?
 
India As a Source of Students.
 
Tertiary Scholarship links
 

Admission Requirements for International Students

Admission Requirements for International Students

International students can gain admission to New Zealand universities in the following ways:
For admission to study at the first-year level
By completing in their home country a qualification which is recognised in New Zealand as equivalent to the New Zealand university entrance standard. (See this list for examples.) By at  . . . more
 

Training Programmes for Youth

A range of Training programmes are available through the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for eligible people (16 years or older) wanting to gain new skills and improve their chances of getting a job.

 

Trades Academies

Trades Academies

Trades Academies are part of the Government�s Youth Guarantee initiative, and provide a transition programme for enrolled year 11-13 secondary school students. There are schools-based and TEO[1]-based Trades Academies. A TEO-based Trades Academy is a partnership between one or more secondary schools and a tertiary education organisation such as   . . . more

 

Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015

High quality tertiary education is central to helping New Zealand achieve its economic, social, cultural and environmental goals.

The Government, students, their families, wh�nau, iwi and communities invest significant resources in tertiary education. The Government alone invests around $4 billion each year. Rising demand for tertiary study in a period of significant fiscal constraint  . . . more

 

Tertiary External evaluation and review

External evaluation and review

NZQA is responsible for ensuring that tertiary education organisations continue to comply with the statutory policies and criteria after initial course approval and accreditation and/or registration is granted.

Engagement in periodic external evaluation and review is one of those policies. Each external evaluation and review provide  . . . more

 

Academic Audits

Good practice

Academic audits have assisted universities improve and develop quality assurance and quality enhancement processes. An important outcome of audits is the identification and affirmation of good practices, as these can offer impetus to ongoing enhancement.

The Unit believes that   . . . more

 

Directory of Open Access Articles - DOAJ

This service covers free, full text, quality controlled scientific and scholarly journals.

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Tertiary Entrance Requirements

Tertiary Entrance Requirements

There are academic entrance requirements for all tertiary institutions in New Zealand. These relate to our system of secondary school qualifications. If you�re not a native English speaker you�ll also need to meet the language requirements of the institution you want to attend.

University entrance

NCEA is the entry standard   . . . more

 

How the TEC works

      How the TEC works

They interact with a broad range of TEO[1]s on a number of topics including funding, performance and policy.

Theirwebsite is our main channel for communicating with those TEOs (as well as learners, education agencies, other government departments and the public), providing a broad range of information, online tools an  . . . more

 

Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand

The Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand (formerly the Association of Polytechnics in NZ) is the collective voice that represents 19 institutes of technology and polytechnics around the country.

Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) deliver technical, vocational and professional education which is student focussed and concentrates on practical learning. An   . . . more

 
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