Education
Chance industries may set up own training programmes
Some industries may revolt and set up their own training programmes if they don't like the government's plans for apprenticeships and workplace training. Education correspondent John Gerritsen… Audio
Multi-million-dollar IT project continues for Te Pūkenga despite looming demise
The new finance system will be useful for the institutes that replace it and stopping it would cause significant cost increases, the mega-institute says.
Workplace training shake-up: Employers could go elsewhere to train staff
Some industries could revolt and set up their own training programmes if they don't like the government's plans for apprenticeships and workplace training.
Apprenticeship funds could be used to re-establish polytechs
Most polytechnics will need millions of dollars in extra funding to pay the bills once they are cut free from mega-institute Te Pūkenga.
Polytechs will need millions to pay bills documents show
Documents show polytechnics will need millions of dollars so they can pay their bills after they are cut free from mega-institute Te Pukenga. Education correspondent John Gerritsen spoke to Corin… Audio
Waipapa Taumata Rau Auckland University's new ReoSpace
Waipapa Taumata Rau, Auckland University has opened a new space dedicated to speaking Te Reo Maori. ReoSpace was opened on Wednesday at Te Tumu Herenga, the university's library. Kaiarahi and PhD… Audio
Samoa's first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now, it's here.
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Samoa's first monolingual dictionary
A Samoan-only dictionary has been years in the making. Now, it's here.
'Catastrophic': Universities plead for more subsidies
The tertiary education sector is having another hard year - with half of universities expecting to be millions of dollars in the red.
Helping teens make peace with anxiety
Clinical and health psychologist Dr Toni Lindsay says anxiety is a bit like chocolate: a little bit is ok, but too much can make you spin out. Audio
Schools refusing to enrol excluded students in defiance of ministry
Two Auckland and one Waikato high school are defying Ministry of Education orders to enrol expelled students.
New tests can help students who are most at risk of failing - ERO
Compulsory tests will ensure fewer children fall through the cracks at school, says the head of the Education Review Office.
Massey Uni ditches online exams after tech failures
After technology failures affected hundreds of students last month, alternative assessments will replace online supervised exams for the second semester.
Rolleston to get new primary school
It is hoped the school will ease growing demands on Selwyn's school network.
NZQA board told to do 'more intensive monitoring and reporting'
A looming deficit and complicated IT problems prompted the government to order the Qualifications Authority's board to step up its oversight of the organisation.
TEC directive for Te Pukenga "unusual" - union
The Tertiary Education Union says a directive for Te Pukenga to hire specific consultants to lead a major cost-cutting exercise is unusual and won't address the core issue -- that the sector is… Audio
Midday essentials for Friday 12 July
On today's episode, we cross to our Washington DC correspondent as President Joe Biden holds a rare, solo news conference. The Tertiary Education Union says a directive for Te Pukenga to hire specific… Audio
Closing the digital divide for Tairawhiti elderly
Keeping connected - how a Gisborne charity is helping elderly, kaumatua and the technically challenged across the Tairawhiti Region. Audio
Te Pūkenga told to hire razor gang to cut costs
The national polytech has been ordered to hire consultants to lead major cost cutting. Audio
Te Pukenga chief executive on consultants for cuts
The national polytech Te Pukenga has been ordered to hire consultants to take charge of cutting costs at its polytechnics .In June, the Tertiary Education Commission chief executive Tim Fowler gave… Audio
