Tertiary

What do men and women earn after their tertiary education?

This paper looks at the relationship between young peoples’ tertiary education qualifications and their employment and earnings once they finish their tertiary study. It has a particular focus on differences in the post-study earnings between males and females, using the Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education (EOTE) dataset.

Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis Division

Date Published: September 2011

2010 Tertiary Education Enrolments

• More students enrolled in higher-level qualifications in 2010, while the number in lower-level certificates continued to decline.
• Participation rates in tertiary education increased for younger people.
• Upward trends in international student numbers continued in 2010.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: August 2011

Labour Market Returns to Further Education for Working Adults

The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners. This study uses the Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education dataset, held by Statistics New Zealand which contains information derived from tax and benefit data collections and the education system.

Author(s): Sarah Crichton and Sylvia Dixon, Department of Labour

Date Published: June 2011

Achievement in formal tertiary education

• Achievement at public tertiary education institutions has improved for both full-time and part-time students.
• Achievement at private training establishments has improved for full-time students, while it declined slightly for part-time students.

This analyses looks at whether rates of achievement have been improving and whether there are differences in achievement for men and women, or between ethnic groups. It looks at 10 cohorts of domestic tertiary education students. The first cohort of students started study in 1996 and the last cohort of students started study in 2005. For each cohort, the rate of qualification completion was calculated five years after starting study.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis

Date Published: June 2011

Literacy skills of young adult New Zealanders

This report explores how the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand varies according to a wide range of factors. Literacy here refers to literacy in English only, and the main aspect of literacy considered is document literacy, which refers to the ability to read and interpret non-continuous texts, such as tables, diagrams and maps. To highlight the relationships of the factors with the document literacy scores of young adults, comparisons are made with the effects of the factors in the population aged 25-65.

Author(s): Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2011

Factors linked to young adult literacy

This report explores the factors linked to the literacy of young adults (aged 16-24) in New Zealand using statistical modelling. Literacy here refers to literacy in English only, and the particular aspect of literacy considered is document literacy, which refers to the ability to read and interpret non-continuous texts, such as tables, diagrams and maps. To identify the factors especially important to young people, it compares these with the factors related to document literacy in the population aged 25-65.

Author(s): Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2011

Doing a bachelors degree

This paper looks at differences in the performance of young people who leave school and progress on to bachelors degree study. It compares the performance of students with different levels of school achievement. It also compares the performance of young degree students at polytechnics and universities. We use qualification completion rates and first-year course completion rates as the measures of performance in tertiary study. We look only at young students studying on a full-time basis, and we take account of the achievement of the students in secondary school.

Author(s): Ralf Engler and Roger Smyth

Date Published: June 2011

School's out - what next?

This study looked at the destinations of young New Zealanders after they left school. It considered the likelihood of a student choosing a destination from a range of post-secondary school activities—no further study, targeted training, lower-level certificate study, industry training, Modern Apprenticeships, and non-degree study at level 4 or above—diplomas and certificates at level 4.

Author(s): Ralf Engler

Date Published: June 2011

Māori tertiary education students in 2009

This is a fact sheet in a series on Māori tertiary education students. There is an associated set of tables available on the Māori Education Statistics page here on Education Counts.

This factsheet includes gender information on Māori tertiary education students, the qualifications students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans and other important characteristics of Māori students. Also included is information on Māori employees in industry training and Gateway.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: May 2011

Category: Māori Medium

E-Learning Provision and Participation: Trends, Patterns and Highlights

This report analyses tertiary sector e-learning provision at a system, sub-sector and course level from 2004 to 2008. The sub-sectors focused on in the report are universities and polytechnics and the course levels bachelors degrees and certificates (Levels 1-4). Participation in e-learning course at these levels over the same time period is analysed by focusing on the following learner groups: 18-19 year olds, the 40+ age group, Māori, Pasifika and European and females and males

Author(s): Peter Guiney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis team (Ministry of Education)

Date Published: April 2011

Literacy and numeracy at work

This report looks at the use of literacy and numeracy skills at work, and how this relates to the skills and education of employees. It uses data from the Adult Literacy and Lifeskills (ALL) survey to look at how well employees’ skills match the literacy and numeracy practices that they undertake at work. It looks at how skills and education relate to different sets of practices, such as financial literacy and numeracy. It also identifies which groups of employees are more likely to have a skills shortfall or skills excess, and some of the barriers to further training for those with a skills shortfall.

Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: February 2011

Pasifika peoples in tertiary education in New Zealand: 2009

This is edition four in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. There is an associated set of tables available on the Pasifika Tertiary Education Statistics on Education Counts.

This fact sheet includes gender information on Pasifika tertiary education students, the qualifications students are taking, where they are studying, field of study, student allowances and loans and other important characteristics of Pasifika students. Also included is information on Pasifika employees in industry training and some comparisons with international students from the Pacific.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: January 2011

Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity: 2009

This is edition four in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. There is an associated set of tables available on the Pasifika Tertiary Education Statistics on Education Counts.

This fact sheet includes gender information on the ethnicities of New Zealand’s Pasifika tertiary education students. It shows the trends in participation in tertiary study for the various Pasifika ethnicities: what qualifications Pasifika students are taking, where they are studying, their field of study, their ages, and other important characteristics of Pasifika students.

Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.

Date Published: January 2011

How can tertiary education deliver better value to the economy?

This paper asks how tertiary education can deliver better value to the economy. It is based on a presentation given at the New Zealand conference of the Association of Tertiary Education Management in Auckland in July 2010.

Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: December 2010

Outputs and outcomes of the government’s tertiary education expenditure 2005-2009

This report synthesises the inputs, outputs and outcomes of the government’s tertiary education expenditure over the period 2005 to 2009 in eight key funds. In total, these funds distributed around $4.3 billion to providers and students in 2009.

Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis & Reporting [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: November 2010

Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2010

The Annual Report for 2010 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2009, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2010.

This year’s report is structured so that the information aligns with the outcomes framework developed by the agencies that manage and administer the scheme. Key findings in the report are:

• The nominal value of loan balances was $11.145 billion as at 30 June 2010
• 199,000 students borrowed from the loan scheme in 2009 (71% of eligible students)
• As at 30 June 2010 587,500 people had a student loan with Inland Revenue for collection
• The median repayment time for those who left study in 2006 is forecast to be 6.5 years

Author(s): Ministry of Education

Date Published: October 2010

How does New Zealand's education system compare? OECD's Education at a Glance 2010

Every year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) publishes Education at a Glance, a set of indicators that compares the education systems of its member countries, and participating partner countries.

The report How does New Zealand's education system compare? draws on the New Zealand data in Education at a Glance 2010 and summarises the characteristics and performance of New Zealand's education system in an international context.

Author(s): David Scott, Paul Gini, Strategy and System Performance [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: September 2010

Related Link: OECD's Education at a Glance 2010

Analysing the performance of New Zealand universities in the 2010 Academic Ranking of World Universities

This occasional paper examines the performance of New Zealand universities in the 2010 Shanghai Jiao Tong University Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). In particular, the analysis examines the data behind the overall rankings to get a more comprehensive picture of the level of performance of New Zealand universities.

Author(s): Dr Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: September 2010

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Note: Table 1 and Table 2 in this report have been revised (November 2010).

Industry Training stocks and flows... and the effects of the economic downturn

This paper examines the new starts, terminations and other exits in industry training, looking at the relationship between industry training take-up and the business cycle. Because participants in industry training must have jobs to enter training, and because industry shares some of the cost of training, it is expected that flows of learners into, within, and out of industry training will match changes in the business cycle.

Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division [Ministry of Education]

Date Published: September 2010

Digital Information Literacy: Supported Development of Capability in Tertiary Environments

This report describes a project to explore what digital information literacy is and how it could be most effectively applied in tertiary education. It provides an initial definition of digital information literacy based on a review of the national and international literature. It identifies methods to develop adults’ digital skills and capabilities, and to understand how these contribute to lifelong learning.

Its key findings are that having dedicated time, support and the opportunity to experiment with a range of ICT tools were essential for developing digital information literacy. The research showed that this could be achieved in a relatively short and intensive period of professional development and that this resulted in large changes to participants’ digital information behaviour and skills.

Author(s): Bronwyn Hegarty and Merrolee Penman (Otago Polytechnic), Oriel Kelly (Manukau Institute of Technology), Lynn Jeffrey (Massey University), Dawn Coburn and Jenny McDonald (University of Otago)

Date Published: August 2010