Steven Joyce                                                                                                                                                                                                   16 December, 2010

Industry training sector�s educational performance released

The Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, today welcomed the release of educational performance information for Industry Training Organisations.

�The release of information about ITOs provides a good summary of how they are performing, both for their industries, and for the country as a whole. It also provides an incentive for ITOs to improve their performance over time,� says Mr Joyce.

�The government is committed to making performance information about tax-payer funded organisations publicly available and earlier this year the TEC published information showing how universities, polytechnics and other education providers are performing.

�While industry training cannot be compared directly with other forms of education, as it is done on-the-job, and is episodic in nature, there is a clear challenge for ITOs to build ongoing improvement in the coming years.�

�The release of this performance information shows some organisations doing well, while there is considerable room for improvement in others.

�This underlines the reasons for recent changes, such as the policy settings around industry training, in order to lift performance and accountability.

�I am confident that ITOs are working hard to align with this Government�s message of improving performance, and I am aware that many have been taking steps already in 2010 to ensure their trainees are given the best possible chance to succeed.

�I look forward to seeing ongoing improvement in the coming years, not just among ITOs, but right across the tertiary education sector,� says Mr Joyce.