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School leavers' progression to bachelors-level study
This study looks at the likelihood of people leaving school for bachelors level study. It considered school leavers who had gained the University Entrance standard. The study investigated how the decision to go on to bachelors-level study was affected by…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Skills, qualifications, experience and the distribution of wages
This paper extends previous work on skills, qualifications and wages to look at the relationship between literacy skills and qualifications to the distribution of wages. It draws on data from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey. It shows…
Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Non-formal and formal learning: Adults in education
This fact sheet looks at the percentage of adults aged 25 to 64 engaged in some form of study in 2006. In particular, it includes new information on the total rate at which adults participated in non-formal learning. The fact…
Author(s): David Scott and Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2008 by ethnicity
This is edition three in an annual series on the Pasifika tertiary education students by ethnicity. 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…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Pasifika tertiary education students in 2008
This is edition three in an annual series on Pasifika tertiary education students. 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…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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What do international rankings tell us about the performance of New Zealand universities
This report analysed the data behind the Annual Rankings of World Universities Top 500 and Times Higher Education Supplement Top 200 university rankings to see what they can tell us about the performance of New Zealand universities.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: March 2010
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Comparing university tuition fees with PBRF performance
This report examines the association between the price of bachelors-level tuition at New Zealand universities with the results of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation.…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2010
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Tertiary education, skills and productivity
This report updates and extends an article that was first published in Profile and Trends 2007 (Ministry of Education, 2008). It provides an overview of the information and literature relating to the link between tertiary education, skills and productivity in…
Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 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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Youth training: Statistical profile 1999-2008
This report provides participation and labour market outcome analysis of the Youth Training programme between 1999 and 2008, using the Youth Training administrative dataset. This is the first time this information has been made available in a single analysis. The…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2010
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2009
The Annual Report for 2009 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2008, as well as the financial schedules for the fiscal year to 30 June 2009. Key findings in the report are: The nominal…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2009
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Profile & Trends 2008: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector
This is edition 11 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile & Trends 2008 has three supporting booklets: "The Tertiary Education System", "Tertiary Education Provision" and "Finding out more about tertiary education". Short articles in Profile &…
Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education
Date Published: November 2009
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New Zealand Alumni Survey: Experiences, attitudes and engagement
This publication is an independent survey to advise how international alumni can help New Zealand tertiary institutions develop and raise their profiles internationally. It identifies the overall attitudes, preferences and expectations of New Zealand alumni residing overseas and levels of…
Author(s): The Illuminate Consulting Group
Date Published: October 2009
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Literacy and life skills for Pasifika adults: Results from the ALL Survey
The 2006 ALL survey was designed to measure the distribution of literacy and numeracy skills among the adult population of New Zealand. The ALL survey included an oversample of Pasifika adults. This design feature has allowed meaningful insights into the…
Author(s): Elliot Lawes, Research Division, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: August 2009
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Does workplace based industry training improve earnings?
This report forms one of the initial outputs from a project between the Ministry of Education, the Department of Labour and Statistics New Zealand looking at the employment outcomes of tertiary education (EOTE). It examines the labour market outcomes of…
Author(s): Sarah Crichton, Department of Labour and Statistics New Zealand.
Date Published: September 2009
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What do students earn after their tertiary education?
This report forms one of the initial outputs from a project between the Ministry of Education, the Department of Labour and Statistics New Zealand looking at the employment outcomes of tertiary education (EOTE). Information about the EOTE project, the data
Author(s): David Scott, Ministry of Education and Statistics New Zealand
Date Published: September 2009
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Indicators Live: Education at a Glance 2009: Results for New Zealand
This series "How does New Zealand's education system compare?" draws on the New Zealand results in OECD's Education at a Glance 2007 and summarises the characteristics and performance of New Zealand's education system in an international context. This year's report…
Released on Education Counts: 09 September 2009
Author(s): Strategy and System Performance, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2009
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The ALL Survey: The effect of first language and education on literacy, employment and income
The report uses data from the 2006 Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) survey to look at New Zealanders who have English as an additional language. It explores their literacy and numeracy skills and educational qualifications and the effect of…
Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2009
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Skills and education: How well do educational qualifications measure skills?
This report, based on the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey 2006, examines the link between English literacy and numeracy skills and educational qualifications by looking at the characteristics of people who have high levels of qualifications but low…
Author(s): Roger Smyth and Chris Lane, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: September 2009
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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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