Friday, March 18, 2011

Retention and Renewal of Women in Engineering

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Hekia Parata | Women's Affairs
The Minister of Women’s Affairs Hekia Parata has applauded an initiative by the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand to encourage more women into engineering. The Institution of Professional Engineers (IPENZ), along with officials from the Ministry of Women’s Affairs, has developed a business plan which aims to increase the number of women in engineering...

How can I use the data that I get from NZCER Marking?

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NZCER
Making the most of the NZCERMarking website 2010.

Tolley confirms Linwood College board sacked - Newstalk ZB

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Newstalk ZB
The Minister of Education has confirmed she's sacked the Board of Trustees of Linwood College. The quake-damaged Christchurch school will now be governed by independent commissioner Janet Kelly. A spokesman for Education Minister Anne Tolley says the ...

TEU Tertiary Update Vol 14 No 8

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Too many fixed term jobs for on-going work New Zealand tertiary institutions are relying too heavily on casual and temporary labour for jobs that should be permanent says TEU national president Dr Sandra Grey. The growth of casual labour in tertiary ...

Hope despite fall in foreign students

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Christchurch's $381 million export education industry has nearly evaporated, but Tertiary Minister Steven Joyce says the earthquake-battered sector will survive.

Kura kaupapa Māori

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Secondary school students

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Primary school students

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Early childhood education

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Tourism course boost for staff - The Daily Post


The Daily Post

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The Daily Post
Photo / Photo/Ben Fraser A new tourism business qualification is expected to help smaller businesses retain promising staff and provide employees with more training options. The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation launched its Level 4 ...

Reconstruction needs prompt more trades training - Radio New Zealand

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Radio New Zealand
The Government says it is working to boost trades training to cope with the rebuilding of Christchurch. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce visited Christchruch Polytechnic (CPIT) on Thursday, where he said last month's earthquake would spark a ...

Grant for school's garden classroom - Manawatu Standard

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Manawatu Standard
Wriggly worms and edible treats are set to consume the interest of Hunterville children as work begins on an open-air classroom. Hunterville School received a $20000 grant from Nestle's community environment programme to help the children become more ...

Learning Media Builds Education Services Leadership By Acquiring Cwa New Media - Voxy

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Voxy
State-owned enterprise Learning Media Limited, New Zealand's leading provider of educational materials and professional development services, is in discussions to acquire the business of CWA New Media, a national leader in online education and digital ...

Cordon Bleu school coming to Wellington - The Dominion Post


The Dominion Post

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The Dominion Post
Le Cordon Bleu International cooking school opens its doors to budding international chefs in Wellington next year, attracted by New Zealand's "paddock to plate" culture. Multimillion-dollar renovations of the old Mid City cinema complex in Manners St, ...

13yo living in fear of school bullies - 3News NZ

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3News NZ
read full story » HONESTLY ! you should move school aeeey . it aint safe for you anymore , the'll keep going . the'll properly wont stop till your gone , thts my opinon (: Update-after Cambells programme yestrday, our principal decided to take a good ...

Re-enrolment of Christchurch school students, at 16 March 11

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In response to the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, Statistics New Zealand has produced a brief overview of Ministry of Education re-enrolment data for primary, intermediate, and secondary school students. The data will be updated weekly until ...