ATI to be named Callaghan Innovation

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The name of the new institute set up by the Government to help firms in the high-tech manufacturing and services sectors will be Callaghan Innovation, Science and Innovation Minister Steven Joyce announced today.
Speaking at a function at Parliament, Mr Joyce said naming the new Advanced Technology Institute after the late Sir Paul Callaghan was recognition of his passion for commercialising scientific research. ... read more

Minister to attend Melbourne SCOTESE meeting - Invest in NZ

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“This meeting will allow us to look for opportunities for joint work with Australia on tertiary and vocational education and will enable us to identify ideas to further improve New Zealand tertiary education,” Mr Joyce says. “I will also be taking the ...

Ministry defends Novopay performance - New Zealand Herald

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New Zealand Herald The Ministry of Education is defending the controversial teachers' pay system Novopay this evening, saying more than 92,000 school staff were paid correctly overnight. But Labour MP Nanaia Mahuta says Parliament still needs to get to the bottom of what ... More frustration for teachers over Novopay TVNZ Teachers' pay woes still not resolved Stuff.co.nz Minister angry about teacher pay problems NZ City Newstalk ZB -Radio New Zealand -3News NZ

Novopay problems: Teachers underpaid, overpaid, not paid - Stuff.co.nz

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Stuff.co.nz Teacher unions and Labour education spokeswoman Nanaia Mahuta are demanding a parliamentary inquiry into the Education Ministry's system, which was introduced nearly three months ago. Wellington Wairarapa School Trustees Association ... and more »

The Hidden Costs to Schools of the Novopay Debacle

The Wellington Wairarapa School Trustees Association says schools are feeling the impact of the hidden costs of the introduction and subsequent debacle that is Novopay. Not only do Boards have to deal with stressed and harassed staff and prop up their ...

Pay woes affect cleaners and caretakers too

It’s not only teachers’ pay that has been plagued with problems since the Ministry of Education’s $30 million Novopay system was introduced in August, the Service and Food Workers Union said today.

Speech: Vodafone NZ Foundation Annual World of Difference - Voxy

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The 2013 recipients have a focus on engaging young people in creative arts; promoting community resilience through gardening and food production; and initiatives to support young people who might otherwise be excluded from educational opportunities.

Skills shortage addressed with learning programmes - guide2.co.nz

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The Learning Wave have implemented a number of programmes that address the lack of non-cognitive skills in the workplace which was highlighted in a recent study by the Committee of Auckland. The study found that non-cognitive or "soft skills" such as ... and more »

College owner questions funding - Stuff.co.nz

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Relevant offers. A Manawatu education leader is questioning the distribution of the latest round of tertiary funding allocations, with a comparatively small number of student spots funded for the region. English Teaching College owner John Brunsden ... and more »

There's less rush as students study - Manawatu Standard

Manawatu Standard
University exams are over, and the senior secondary school students are all on study leave. ... The worm seems to be turning back towards shaping qualifications that actually provide some insight into what students are good at, and how good they are at it.

Million-dollar school workshop goes up in smoke - New Zealand Herald

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The school was now reliant on the Ministry of Education and its insurers to "do the right thing and put it back to the state it was". Mr Preece hoped work would be completed by the start of term two next year as the facility was also used by students ...

Pupil studying to become a doctor - Otago Daily Times

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Otago Daily Times University and a medical career are in his sights. "I want to be a neurosurgeon or cardiac surgeon. I really want to be a doctor because they help people and you need a real good education to be one." School gifted and talented co-ordinator Maria Small ...

Kightley learns to swim - Auckland stuff.co.nz

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Auckland stuff.co.nz The level of in-school aquatic education needed to be improved, Claridge said. "I would like to think that within five years there is a significant landscape change that means all New Zealand kids learn to swim." New Zealanders' relationship with the ... and more »