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Vocational Pathways Update 2014: Successes, challenges, next steps
This report summarises activities and observations since the release of the Vocational Pathways in April 2013. This report has been prepared by the Ministry of Education, in consultation with the Industry Training Federation as 'co-authors' of the Vocational Pathways. We…
Author(s): Ministry of Education and Industry Training Federation.
Date Published: June 2014
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What young graduates do when they leave study
This report focuses on the destinations of young domestic graduates. It complements our recent publication 'What young graduates earn when they leave study' which looks at the earnings of young graduates who remain in New Zealand. In this report, we…
Author(s): Zaneta Park, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2014
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Measures of adult literacy and numeracy
This paper explores the relationship between the Adult Literacy and Life Skills (ALL) Survey and the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool. Exploring the relationship between these two measures can give us a clearer understanding of the Assessment Tool…
Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2014
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Men and women moving on up: What men and women earn after their tertiary education
This report looks at the earnings and outcomes for young men and women who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system. It replicates the methodology of Moving on up – what young people earn after their tertiary…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2014
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The outcomes of tertiary education for Māori graduates
This report looks at the earnings and outcomes for young Māori and non-Māori who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system. It replicates the methodology of Moving on up – what young people earn after their tertiary…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: June 2014
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The outcomes of tertiary education for Pasifika graduates
This report looks at the earnings and outcomes for young Pasifika and non-Pasifika who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system. It replicates the methodology of Moving on up – what young people earn after their tertiary…
Author(s): Paul Mahoney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: June 2014
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Was it worth it? Do low-income New Zealand student loan borrowers increase their income after studying for a tertiary qualification?
This report looks at student loan borrowers living in New Zealand 20 to 50 years of age with pre-study incomes below the student loan repayment threshold.…
Author(s): Ralf Engler, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: June 2014
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Government and sector-level tertiary e-learning initiatives: An annotated bibliography
This report gives an overview of the literature published between 2004 and 2013 relating to government and sector-level tertiary e-learning initiatives in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.…
Author(s): Peter Guiney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: June 2014
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2013 Tertiary Education Enrolments
The number of students in formal tertiary education decreased by 0.8 percent to 418,000. When converted to equivalent full-time student units, the decrease was smaller, at 0.2 percent.Domestic students declined in number from 2012 to 2013, while the number of…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2014
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What young graduates earn when they leave study
This report looks at the outcomes for young people who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system. It looks at differences in incomes for different types of qualifications. The information in this report can help young people…
Author(s): Zaneta Park, Paul Mahoney, Warren Smart, Roger Smyth, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2014
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Massive Open Online Courses
Internationally, a number of emerging technologies and associated developments are becoming available that could have far‐reaching effects on the delivery of tertiary education. One of these developments is Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). The opportunities MOOCs present include the ability…
Author(s): Avinash Shrivastava and Peter Guiney, Tertiary Education Commission and Ministry of Education.
Date Published: May 2014
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The performance of New Zealand universities in international rankings
In this study, we examine the performance of New Zealand universities in the 'big three' university rankings: the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU).…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: April 2014
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2013 age profile of the academic staff in universities, polytechnics and wānanga
In 2013, the age structure of the academic staff at universities and polytechnics was substantially older than at wānanga: 47 percent of the university academic staff employed in 2013 was aged 50 years and over (compared to 49 percent in…
Author(s): Mieke Wensvoort, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2014
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Monitoring the Youth Guarantee policy 2010-2012
This report focuses on the initial implementation of the Youth Guarantee policy in the period from 2010 to 2012 and looks at how effective the fees-free places and secondary-tertiary programmes were in improving educational outcomes for young people. Youth training…
Author(s): Dee Earle, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2014
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Extramural students’ participation and achievement: Trends, patterns and highlights
This report presents a view of extramural (or distance education) students’ participation and achievement in tertiary education from 2004 to 2011. It compares participation and completion rates in courses provided extramurally with intramural courses. It also looks at the prevalence…
Author(s): Peter Guiney, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: February 2014
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The migration patterns of industry trainees
This report presents new statistics on the extent to which industry trainees leave and return to New Zealand. For New Zealand industry trainees who completed a qualification in either 2003 or 2004, it examines their migration patterns over the subsequent…
Author(s): Tas Papadopoulos, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and Paul Mahoney, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2013
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Monitoring the recovery: Post-compulsory education in greater Christchurch
This report is the first in a series that will track trends in the post-compulsory education system in greater Christchurch over the next three years. This first report provides a baseline view of the sector, looking at what happened in…
Author(s): Roger Smyth, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2013
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Student Loan Scheme Annual Report 2013
The Student Loans Scheme Annual Report 2013 provides information on the scheme and those who borrowed from it in 2012, as well as the financial schedules for the year to 30 June 2013. The information in the report aligns with…
Author(s): Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2013
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Domestic postgraduate enrolments in 2013: early indications
In this paper, we access preliminary enrolment data to analyse the number of domestic students studying at the postgraduate level in 2013, and how this compared to the previous three years. We complement the analysis of student enrolments by also…
Author(s): Warren Smart, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2013
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Looking at the employment outcomes of tertiary education: New data on the earnings of young graduates
This report looks at the outcomes for young people who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system. It looks at differences in incomes for different types of qualifications. The information in this report can help young people
Author(s): Zaneta Park, Paul Mahoney, Warren Smart, Roger Smyth, Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2013
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