URL: Faculty secures TLRI funding « Faculty of Education
The New Zealand Council for Educational Research co-ordinates the fund and its associated research programme on behalf of the Ministry of Education. The Waikato based TRLI projects include: Learning journeys from early childhood into ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Just say you use standards, schools told
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The Ministry of Education has allegedly told schools to say they're using the Government's National Standards system - even if they're not.Many schools say the new system increases the work load for teachers and their current...
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The Ministry of Education has allegedly told schools to say they're using the Government's National Standards system - even if they're not.Many schools say the new system increases the work load for teachers and their current...
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Schools told to fudge charters to meet national standards
"The Principals' Federation says it's aware of at least five schools nationwide being told to fudge their charters so it looks like they are using national standards - even if they are not."
Joyce on TEC funding recovery from ITOs
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Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says the recovery of funds from industry training organisations that are not meeting the reporting requirements for that funding is about ensuring value for taxpayers’ money. He is commenting on an announcement today from the Tertiary Education Commission that it is recovering up to $4.3 million from 18 ITOs which have claimed more funds than they are entitled to in 2009, based on numbers of trainees and the status of trainees. ... read more
Steven Joyce | Tertiary Education
Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says the recovery of funds from industry training organisations that are not meeting the reporting requirements for that funding is about ensuring value for taxpayers’ money. He is commenting on an announcement today from the Tertiary Education Commission that it is recovering up to $4.3 million from 18 ITOs which have claimed more funds than they are entitled to in 2009, based on numbers of trainees and the status of trainees. ... read more
Taxpayers owed millions by ITOs - Stuff.co.nz
 Voxy | URL: Taxpayers owed millions by ITOs Stuff.co.nz Almost half New Zealand's industry training organisations will have to pay back millions of taxpayer dollars after a review found they had claimed money for people not in training – 11 of whom were dead. A six-month Tertiary Education Commission review ... |
Money sought from Industry Training Organisations - Stuff.co.nz
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Stuff.co.nz
Nearly half of the Industry Training Organisations who received government funding will be required to give back money they were not entitled to. Tertiary Education Commission acting chief executive Colin Webb said the TEC was in the process of ...
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Nearly half of the Industry Training Organisations who received government funding will be required to give back money they were not entitled to. Tertiary Education Commission acting chief executive Colin Webb said the TEC was in the process of ...
Training organisations ordered to pay back government - TVNZ
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TVNZ
Almost half of New Zealand's Industry Training Organisations have been ordered to pay back millions in government funds they have been wrongly claiming. Tertiary Education Commission acting chief executive Colin Webb said the TEC was in the process of ...
TVNZ
Almost half of New Zealand's Industry Training Organisations have been ordered to pay back millions in government funds they have been wrongly claiming. Tertiary Education Commission acting chief executive Colin Webb said the TEC was in the process of ...
Commission questions legality of student loans clampdown
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The Human Rights Commission has given a warning that Government plans to restrict older people's access to student loans to save cash may amount to illegal discrimination. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce this week confirmed...
The Human Rights Commission has given a warning that Government plans to restrict older people's access to student loans to save cash may amount to illegal discrimination. Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce this week confirmed...
'Changed mindset needed' - Stuff.co.nz
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From secondary school through to management training courses, there needed to be more opportunities for New Zealanders to visit Asian countries "and use their natural innovation rather than a government prescription". Unfortunately, New Zealand seemed ... and more »
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From secondary school through to management training courses, there needed to be more opportunities for New Zealanders to visit Asian countries "and use their natural innovation rather than a government prescription". Unfortunately, New Zealand seemed ... and more »
IFA Launches New Webinar Platform - Voxy
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The Institute of Financial Advisers (IFA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new professional development structure which will provide members guaranteed access to ten hours of professional training, regardless of where they live. ... and more »
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The Institute of Financial Advisers (IFA) is pleased to announce the launch of a new professional development structure which will provide members guaranteed access to ten hours of professional training, regardless of where they live. ... and more »
Relieving NZ's Trades Skill Shortage
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Aoraki Polytechnic has confirmed they will offer a midyear start for their carpentry and engineering programmes, starting July.
Aoraki Polytechnic has confirmed they will offer a midyear start for their carpentry and engineering programmes, starting July.
Christchurch schools need extended funding break: Labour - Otago Daily Times
URL: Christchurch schools need extended funding break: Labour
Otago Daily Times
Today the Government announced that schools would continue to get full pre-earthquake funding until the end of the year. However, in Parliament, Labour's Lianne Dalziel said that should be extended until the end of 2012. "The (Education) Ministry will ...
Otago Daily Times
Today the Government announced that schools would continue to get full pre-earthquake funding until the end of the year. However, in Parliament, Labour's Lianne Dalziel said that should be extended until the end of 2012. "The (Education) Ministry will ...
Additional support for Christchurch schools
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Gerry Brownlee | Earthquake Recovery
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Education Minister Anne Tolley have announced that full pre-earthquake operational funding for Christchurch schools is to be extended until the end of the year.“This will provide certainty and stability for schools inGer Christchurch until the end of 2011,” says Gerry Brownlee.“It means schools in Christchurch will continue to receive full funding for the number of pupils they had before February’s earthquake.” ... read more
Gerry Brownlee | Earthquake Recovery
Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and Education Minister Anne Tolley have announced that full pre-earthquake operational funding for Christchurch schools is to be extended until the end of the year.“This will provide certainty and stability for schools inGer Christchurch until the end of 2011,” says Gerry Brownlee.“It means schools in Christchurch will continue to receive full funding for the number of pupils they had before February’s earthquake.” ... read more
Funding to continue for Chch schools - Stuff.co.nz
 Otago Daily Times | URL: Funding to continue for Chch schools Stuff.co.nz Christchurch schools will continue to receive full pre-earthquake funding until the end of the year, the Government says. Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee said today the extended funding would give schools certainty and stability. ... |
Christchurch schools will welcome additional funding but early childhood needs same guarantees
URL: Christchurch schools will welcome additional funding but early childhood needs same guarantees
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it's pleasing to see the government responding to the needs of Christchurch schools, but is asking whether early childhood centres will get the same funding guarantees.
The education sector union NZEI Te Riu Roa says it's pleasing to see the government responding to the needs of Christchurch schools, but is asking whether early childhood centres will get the same funding guarantees.
Kawerau group hopes hikoi will save school - TVNZ
 Newstalk ZB | URL: Kawerau group hopes hikoi will save school TVNZ She is hopeful the ministry will not follow through with it. Education Minister Anne Tolley told the protesters they will need to make formal submissions before June. There are also plans to shut down another two schools in the community. ... |
Standard business numbers, selling to schools and the role of social media - Computerworld New Zealand
 Computerworld New Zealand | URL: Standard business numbers, selling to schools and the role of social media Computerworld New Zealand Looking at schools, for example; under Tomorrow's Schools each school has to make its own decisions on IT. If we could say: look, here is the standard cloud-based file-server or mail-server or accounting software or truancy management [application] and ... |
Churches and schools denied recycling bins - Stuff.co.nz
 Stuff.co.nz | URL: Churches and schools denied recycling bins Stuff.co.nz Churches, schools and preschools have discovered they will not have their recycling collected by Wellington City Council, which has begun its new kerbside collection regime. Anna O'Meeghan, from Wadestown Kindergarten, said recycling had been collected ... |
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