Employment Publications
How education is related to employment.
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Do people with doctoral degrees get jobs in NZ post study?
This study uses an integrated dataset maintained by Statistics New Zealand to analyse what percentage of a cohort of recent domestic doctoral graduates was employed in New Zealand and their industry destination up to four years post study.…
Author(s): Dr Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2011
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Literacy and numeracy at work: Skills, education and job tasks
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…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2011
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Social and economic indicators of education
This report uses data from the 2008 New Zealand General Social Survey to explore how a range of 30 social and economic indicators vary with education. It provides evidence supporting known economic benefits, and new evidence on a range of…
Author(s): David Scott, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2010
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Benefits of tertiary certificates and diplomas: Exploring economic and social outcomes
This report examines the economic and social benefits of tertiary certificates and diplomas and provides new evidence of the value of a significant part of the tertiary education system. It makes use of a range of data to look at…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2010
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Labour market outcomes of skills and qualifications
This paper looks at the employment and income benefits of literacy skills and qualifications.It draws on data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) survey. The results of the analysis show that the benefit of increased literacy without higher…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Training opportunities: Exploring what happens two months later
This paper builds on previous statistical analysis published by the Ministry of Education on Training Opportunities, a programme designed to help people get into the labour force through providing training and foundation skills.…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2010
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Training opportunities: Statistical profile 1999-2007
This paper provides participation and labour market outcome analysis of the Training Opportunities programme between 1999 and 2007, using the Training Opportunities administrative dataset. This is the first time this information has been made available in a single analysis.…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2009
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Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications: trends in supply
This is report is the last in a series of three reports looking at the supply of and demand for advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications. See the "Where to Find Out More" inset box for links to the first…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting team
Date Published: June 2009
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The Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey: Education, work and literacy
This report presents an overview of New Zealanders’ skills in relation to educational and labour force characteristics and compares results from the 1996 International Adult Literacy Survey (IALS) with results from the 2006 ALL survey. It was originally published in…
Author(s): Paul Satherley, Elliot Lawes and Saila Sok, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: 9 May 2008 (Revised version April 2009)
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Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications matching supply to demand
There is a limited number of areas where it is clear that increasing the number of people with trade, technical or professional qualifications would definitely reduce skill shortages. These areas are in engineering, building and medical professions. Demand in these…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: July 2008
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Advanced trade, technical and professional qualifications: identifying demand
Demand for people in the workplace with advanced skills is increasing. Having more people with advanced qualifications is one part of the solution. This report finds that the areas of study where there is high unmet demand for advanced qualifications…
Author(s): David Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2008
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Tertiary education of New Zealanders: a census analysis
These factsheets present data from the latest census on the attainment of tertiary education qualifications by the New Zealand working-age population. The factsheets also examine the labour market outcomes associated with attaining a tertiary qualification.…
Author(s): Bhaskaran Nair and Warren Smart
Date Published: October 2007
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Outcomes of the New Zealand tertiary education system: A synthesis of the evidence
This report provides a synthesis of the evidence of the outcomes of the New Zealand tertiary education system. The report quotes a number of statistical studies completed over the last six years and also reproduces some previously published summaries of…
Author(s): Warren Smart
Date Published: August 2006
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Living with a student loan, a profile of student loan debt and repayment, post-study income and going overseas
This report profiles student loan debt and repayment, post-study income and going overseas. One of two analytical reports using previously unavailable information from Statistics New Zealand's Integrated Dataset on Student Loan Scheme Borrowers.…
Author(s): Fiona Griffin, David Scott and Roger Smyth
Date Published: March 2005
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Māori economic outcomes from tertiary
This latest in a series of fact sheets on Māori in tertiary education provides information about student loans among Māori students. In addition, an earlier fact sheet on Māori participation in tertiary education is now updated with 2004 enrolment data.…
Author(s): Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2005
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