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Profile & Trends: Finding out more about tertiary education

Profile & Trends needs to be used together with the technical information presented here. These pages include commonly used definitions and acronyms, the statistical methods applied to the information in Profile & Trends and the various data sources used in compiling the associated statistical tables.

Also included are the contact details of key agencies in the tertiary education sector, sector representative groups, students’ associations, tertiary education organisations and industry training organisations.

Author: Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2009


An overview

The government has a number of distinct but interrelated roles in the tertiary education sector in New Zealand including the provision of resources for the delivery of education; operating as a regulator by administering educational legislation; promulgating regulations and guidelines; monitoring compliance; and monitoring the effectiveness and efficiency of educational delivery.

Government policy is developed within a framework that aims to create an environment for learning as the basis for New Zealand’s future economic and social wellbeing.


NUMEROUS SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The information on New Zealand’s tertiary education sector includes:
  • New Zealand education statistics and research website: www.educationcounts. govt.nz
  • New Zealand tertiary education portal: www.TEd. govt.nz, which has links to important sites for those interested in tertiary education
  • New Zealand education portal: www.edCentre. govt.nz, which has links to tertiary information for learners, parents and educators
  • Ministry of Education’s website that contains supporting documents, publications and has links to other education-related sites: www.minedu. govt.nz
  • Team-Up Programme on the Ministry of Education’s website that aims to provide more and better information to parents, caregivers and families so they can support and encourage their children’s learning:  www.teamup.co.nz
  • websites of the Tertiary Education Commission www.tec.govt.nz, New Zealand Qualifications Authority www.nzqa.govt.nz, New Zealand Career Services Rapuara www.careers.govt.nz and other tertiary education agencies
  • websites of many providers which are accessible through links from the above websites or from the Career Services’ site, and 
  • annual reports and other information published by tertiary education organisations.
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