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We have now completed the Investment Plan approval process for the 2010 Investment Plan cycle. Investment PALs are now available on the TEO workspace and hard copies will be sent to providers
We have developed a programme of work which is based on getting the best performance possible for the public's investment, while working within the fiscal restraint necessary in the current economic climate.
Schools that will receive allocations of funding for Adult and Community Education in 2010 have been confirmed by the TEC.
The TEC is revamping its website!
Over 25,000 new opportunities for adults to improve their writing, reading and maths skills will be available through local schools from early next year.
Following queries from schools about schools-based ACE, the TEC, in conjunction with NZSTA and the PPTA have prepared further information for schools.
The TEC has announced the allocation of Youth Guarantee places for 2010.
The TEC is consulting on draft proposals for a similar regulatory framework for industry training arrangements, including appropriate subsidy rate changes for ITPs and PTEs who engage in industry training arrangements.
The Youth Guarantee is a new tertiary education initiative announced as part of Budget 2009.
The Minister for Tertiary Education Anne Tolley's speech at the NZUSA conference
The TEC has produced Progress Monitoring Reports (PMRs) for SAC-funded PTEs and these are now available via Workspace.
The domestic status for German and French students enrolled in Master-level programmes in New Zealand will be phased out.
The Minister of Finance has released the Government’s Budget for 2009.
There are major changes to the way PTEs, OTEPs, REAPs, community groups and schools interact with the Tertiary Education Commission.
We are offering tertiary education organisations a chance to help trial assessment items for the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool.
The April 2009 Single Data Return (SDR) is due for submission by 15 May 2009.
A new structure and revised business models will change the way in which the TEC interacts with tertiary education organisations (TEOs).
The Capital Fund process is on hold while tertiary education priorities are determined by government.
The December 2008 Single Data Return (SDR) is due for submission between 1 and 31 January 2009.
Raising workforce literacy and numeracy skills is a key government priority and action area under the Skills Strategy. The TEC is leading a cross agency programme of work focused on raising workforce literacy and numeracy skills.
New Zealand engineering students will have the opportunity to study climate change in Europe through a new student exchange programme, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.
An assessment tool that will assist educators to identify adult learners’ literacy and numeracy skill levels is to be developed by the TEC and the New Zealand Council for Educational Research (NZCER) under a contract signed on 23 September.
The number of Modern Apprentices in training rose 18 percent in the year to 31 March 2008, the Tertiary Education Commission announced today.
The TEC is hosting events for workplace literacy providers that will explain the TEC Literacy, Language and Numeracy Action Plan 2008 – 2012.
Become an accredited provider of the National Certificate in Adult Literacy Education (Vocational Tutor/Lecturer or Workplace Trainer).
A new benchmarking system has been established to help institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) compare their efficiency and effectiveness to boost student outcomes.
New Zealanders will have more opportunities to build the literacy and numeracy skills needed for better work, family and community life through the Literacy, Language and Numeracy Action Plan – Ako Tuapapa launched by TEC Chief Executive Roy Sharp today.
You are invited to a forum on "Measuring Research Performance: What are the Options?"
New Zealand research took another step forward with Top Achievers Doctoral Scholarships awarded to 31 top doctoral students, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.
The TEC’s new Maori Strategy Directorate will be led by Brendon Puketapu.
Legislation to ensure that state-funded tertiary education institutions, state and integrated schools, and non-resident charities do not have to register with the Charities Commission to retain their tax-exempt status.
The Tertiary Education Commission’s new Chief Executive is Professor Roy Sharp, who is currently Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canterbury, TEC Board Chair David Shand announced today.
The skills of New Zealanders already in work moved to centre stage with the release of a comprehensive discussion document, Tertiary Education Ministers Pete Hodgson and Maryan Street said today.
Businesses, community groups, iwi and tertiary education organisations are urged to have their say on the Draft Digital Strategy 2.0.
The Labour-led government is providing $600,000 over four years to fund a new European Union/New Zealand exchange programme, Minister for Tertiary Education Pete Hodgson, announced today.
Since 31 March 2008 migrants who pre-purchase English language tuition from Immigration New Zealand as part of their residence application have up to five years to use their funds.
Prime Minister Helen Clark and Education Minister Chris Carter today launched public consultation on the implementation of the Schools Plus initiative.
Twenty-nine projects have been awarded a total of $18.8 million in funding over three years through the Encouraging and Supporting Innovation fund, Tertiary Education Commission Chief Executive Janice Shiner announced today.
Forty-two top New Zealand doctoral students have been awarded just under $4.4 million in scholarships over the next three years, Tertiary Education Minister Pete Hodgson announced today.
The Chair of the PBRF Sector Reference Group and the TEC announced the membership of the PBRF Sector Reference Group today.
The February PBRF sector update has information on 2008 payments, the 2007 wash up adjustments, Establishing the PBRF Sector Reference Group and Independent Expert Review.
SIT has just been awarded $6.53 (excl. GST) million in capability development funding to help it do even more for Southlanders and Southland.
An independent expert review of the $230 million Performance-Based Research Fund for tertiary education organisations is getting underway next week.
The next Quality Evaluation for the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) will be in 2012.
The Labour-led government has exceeded its target of 14,000 Modern Apprentices by the end of 2008 with more than a year to spare.
TEC Chief Executive Janice Shiner’s time as Chief Executive ends in the middle of 2008, in line with her three year commitment.
There is a conference on 5 March 2008, in Wellington, for people interested in evaluating the broader impact or effectiveness of workplace education and training initiatives.
Business, workers and government have agreed to a bold partnership for tackling the future skill needs of New Zealand.