| A simpler, more streamlined tertiary sector
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| A simpler, more streamlined tertiary sector Tertiary Education Minister Michael Cullen today released new legislation to provide the legal mechanisms for the current tertiary education reforms which are delivering a simpler, more focused and streamlined tertiary education sector. -------------------------------- Tertiary Education Minister Michael Cullen today released new legislation to provid . . . more
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| Author : Beehive May 2007
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Created : 06 May 2007
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| Success of ECE Centres of Innovation
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| Success of ECE Centres of Innovation Steve Maharey has released two new resources which highlight and build on the success of the Centres of Innovation (COI) programme in Early Childhood Education (ECE) centres. --------------------------------- Minister of Education, Steve Maharey, has released two new resources which highlight and build on the success of the Centres of Innovation (COI) progra . . . more
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| Author : Beehive
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Created : 06 May 2007
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| Promoting research excellence in New Zealand
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Promoting Research Excellence in New Zealand
"Excellent research is key to the transformation of New Zealand into an innovative and dynamic economy as well as meeting our social and cultural aspirations.
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The results of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation 2006, released today by the Tertiary Education Commission, demonstrate that N . . . more
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| Author : Beehive
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Created : 06 May 2007
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| $12 million to boost excellence in schools
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| $12 million to boost excellence in schools 170 schools are to receive $12 million to develop high standards and share their experience of best practice with other schools. --------------------------------- 170 schools are to receive $12 million to develop high standards and share their experience of best practice with other schools, says Education Minister Steve Maharey. "The Extending High S . . . more
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| Author : Beehive
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Created : 30 Apr 2007
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| Funding support for higher quality tertiary education
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| Funding support for higher quality tertiary education It is vital we have a tertiary education sector capable of driving economic transformation and meeting our environmental and social challenges. Tertiary Education Minister Dr Michael Cullen today announced that the government was providing significant funding to support the tertiary education reforms currently underway. "It . . . more
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| Author : Beehive
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Created : 30 Apr 2007
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| Student Stage & Screen Designers Hit the World Stage
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Student Stage & Screen Designers Hit the World Stage
For the first time in history, a group of student designers from New Zealand has been selected to exhibit their work at the prestigious Prague Quadrennial � the world�s foremost exhibition and conference of theatre designers and scenographers.
The young kiwis � Hermione Flynn, Caitlin le Harivel, Marina Davies, Leanne Stevenson and Megga . . . more
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| Author : CRoberts
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Created : 25 Apr 2007
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| Govt re-signs protocol with private education organisations
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| Govt re-signs protocol with private education organisationsPrivate education providers will continue to have a valued and secure place in the publicly funded tertiary education system, Tertiary Education Minister Michael Cullen said today.Dr Cullen's comments follow the signing of an updated protocol with the New Zealand Association of Private Education Providers, which outlines the government's c . . . more
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| Author : Michael Cullen
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Created : 29 Mar 2007
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| TUANZ Education Conference 2007
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| Improving teaching, learning and thinking skills with ICT The TUANZ Education Conference is not simply about technology. This nationwide conference focuses on ways in which ICT can be integrated into the curricula and brought into the classroom. Our aim is to improve teaching, learning and thinking skills in every school throughout New Zealand. And with your help this goal is achievable. In 2007 . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 19 Mar 2007
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| NZ leads on sign language in schools
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| NZ leads on sign language in schoolsSteve Maharey launches the new sign language curriculum as part of the New Zealand school curriculum.---------------------------------New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to introduce sign language into the school curriculum, to support it being made an official language under the New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Act 2006, says Education Minist . . . more
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| Author : Steve Maharey
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Created : 19 Mar 2007
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| IT Career Alternatives course for Youth
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This course is funded by TEC and it is free for 16 and 17-year old youths and 18-year old students who left school within the previous 6 months.
The IT Career Alternatives course gives entry level training to web design, computer technical servicing, basic systems operation, network support and software applications. This course is an attempt the youth's awareness of further training options and . . . more
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| Author : Ed
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Created : 12 Mar 2007
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