SIGNPOST: Workplace skills are learnt in classrooms
BDliveAccording to educationist Jane Gilbert, chief researcher of the New Zealand Council for Educational Research, the present education system is a product of the industrial age, which required a “production-line model of education”. That equates to ...
Sport igniting passion for life and learning
Otago Daily TimesA recent report from the NZCER (New Zealand Council of Education Research) stated that ''the students see these [leadership] capabilities and skills as very relevant for their life and future work with others. "All could describe how they had ...
Tertiary Performance Indicators released
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister of Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Steven Joyce has welcomed the release of the 2012 Education Performance Indicators, which show continued strong performance by tertiary providers for their students. “The changes we have made to the tertiary education sector to reward performance, instead of just getting “bums on seats”, are continuing to work,” Mr Joyce says. “More students are staying in study, achieving credits and qualifications, and progressing further.” ...Universities improve completion rates
3News NZUniversities and polytechs are reporting improved qualification completion rates. TertiaryEducation Minister Steven Joyce says changes the Government made to reward performance instead of funding institutions on a "bums on seats" basis are working.
UCOL student success on the up and up
The Tertiary Education Commission’s latest Tertiary Education Performance results show the number of students who successfully complete courses at UCOL is continuing to increase.Otago Ranks Top In All TEC Performance Indicators
The University of Otago is ranked top of all New Zealand universities in the latest annual Educational Performance Indicators (EPIs) released by the...
When it comes to fixing skills shortages in IT, engineering, technology and trades, 73.8 per cent of those who responded to the Herald 's CEO survey wanted to see more funding for tertiary education in subjects relevant to the skills...
Principals are top targets of assault
School principals are six times more likely to face violence than the general population, with students and parents dishing it out equally, according to new research in Australia.Making maths fun
Techday NZ“It brings together the learning needs of the kids with new technology,” says Littlewood. “I feel strongly that it's not trying to teach, but that it gives teachers an additional tool to use. It reinforces the learning that is occurring in the ...
New Education Programme Designed to Transform Construction
The creation of buildings that are net zero (energy, water and waste), built from non-toxic, locally sourced materials and that are beautiful and inspiring is the goal of a new education programme for all construction professionals.
Teachers trucking on
Stuff.co.nzCounties Manukau Kindergarten Association has launched the Play Truck, a mobile early childhood education centre, in a bid to change the way people think and feel about pre-school. The vehicle parks in various spots around Manurewa and Takanini and ...
Unitec's Department of Computing makes innovative alliance
Unitec Institute of Technology, Auckland and Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will enhance co-operation between the two institutions by offering a dual doctoral programme.Kohanga board pays back $800000
Radio New ZealandThe Kohanga Reo National Trust Board has moved quickly to pay back nearly $800,000 of funding it shouldn't have received. Its chief executive, Titoki Black, will not be returning to her senior role following an internal audit of the organisation in April.
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