Performance information

A key responsibility for the Tertiary Education Commission is to monitor the performance of tertiary education providers.

It is important to make performance information about individual providers and industry training organisations (ITOs) widely available, as this allows students and employers to make informed decisions about tertiary education. It also creates an incentive for providers and ITOs to improve their performance.

There are two types of performance information which provide details about:

• the educational achievement performance of tertiary education sub-sectors and the sector as a whole
• the financial performance framework for tertiary education institutions.

Information about the overall educational achievement performance of different sub-sectors within the tertiary education system means the performance of different sub-sectors can be compared (eg. the average course completion rate for students enrolled at universities versus the rate for students enrolled at institutes of technology and polytechnics).  This information can be found in the TEC report Improving Student Results 2008 Tertiary Sector Performance Report and the Ministry of Education’s annual publication Profile & Trends: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector - Education Counts.

We also produce reports to assist providers to manage and monitor their own performance, as well as deliver on their agreed tertiary education services.  Look under: industry training, Modern Apprenticeships and TEI financial monitoring.

In future, the TEC will ensure provider performance information is available to students including retention and completion rates, and information on the employment outcomes of study.

Recently released performance reports

Report	Date released
Improving Students Results: Tertiary Education Sector Performance (PDF, 433 Kb)	1 December 2009
Student Choice and Student Experience: The Views of Selected New Zealand Tertiary Students (PDF, 218 kb)	9 December 2009

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