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Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, is pleased to confirm the merger of the Whitireia Community Polytechnic (Whitireia) and Wellington Institute of Technology (Weltec) councils.

Mr Joyce’s approval of the merger is the first since new legislation for ITP governance was passed in 2009.

“It is an exciting development that will provide opportunities for the institutions to work more closely together for the benefit of students right across the Wellington region,” says Mr Joyce.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Fifteen years ago, following the formation of the first National-led coalition under MMP, three members of Parliament were invited by Ngati Hine to Otiria Marae. Each member was presented with a gift. Two of the gifts were weapons of war, one was a waka huia. The three members were Rt Hon Winston Peters, Hon Tau Henare and myself. There is no prize for guessing who received the waka huia.

The kaumatua told me to fill this treasure box with those things I most valued from my Parliamentary life. So, what are they?

  • Wayne Mapp
  • Defence
  • Economic Development
  • Science and Innovation
  • Tertiary Education

The government has moved to give Canterbury’s tertiary institutions greater financial certainty as they work to recover from the effects of the September and February earthquakes.

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says the government’s 2012 funding commitments, which were made prior to the September 4 2010 earthquake, will be met despite an expected decrease in enrolments.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education
  • Earthquake Recovery

Doubling the economic value of international education to New Zealand is at the heart of the Government’s Leadership Statement for international education, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.

“The government has preparedthe first version of a Leadership Statement for international educationwhichsets bold aspirations for the growth that we want to achieve over the next 15 years.”

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has today announced new appointments to the University of Waikato, Massey University, Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi and the Waikato Institute of Technology.

The new appointees are:

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has appointed Dr Judith Johnston as a Commissioner of the Tertiary Education Commission. 

Dr Johnston, who has been appointed for a period of three years, will replace Deidre Dale whose term expired on 31 August 2010. 

“Judith is a highly capable individual who has had extensive governance experience,” Minister Joyce said.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has today confirmed four further appointments to the establishment Board of Education New Zealand – the new Crown Agency established to support and grow New Zealand’s export education sector.

Jenny Alford, Neil Barns, Jill Tattersall and Elizabeth Valintine join Chair Charles Finny on the Board.  The Agency commences operations on Thursday.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

A successful government pilot programme to recover debt from student loan holders living overseas will be expanded to target a further 50,000 debtors in Australia and the United Kingdom, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne.

The announcement follows an Inland Revenue pilot targeting 1,000 Australian-based loan holders which has, in the past 10 months, led to the recovery of more than $4.7 million.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Peter Dunne
  • Revenue
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says an improvement in course and qualification completion rates in the tertiary education sector show that the increased focus on performance is paying off.

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) today released 2010 educational performance information for tertiary education organisations that highlights a marked improvement in student achievement, particularly at institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) and industry training organisations (ITOs).

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has welcomed a report showing that New Zealand’s tertiary institutions continue to record strong financial positions.

The report, released today by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), shows that tertiary institutions have improved their financial position year-on-year between 2008 and 2010.

The report shows that in 2010, all sub-sectors improved on their 2008 surplus:

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says new law passed today will introduce greater transparency in the setting of compulsory student services fees, boost New Zealand’s international education sector and safeguard standards in the tertiary sector.

“New Zealand has a tertiary education system to be proud of and I want to see that reputation enhanced, both here and overseas,” he says.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Good morning – it’s a pleasure to be here for the twentieth annual Education New Zealand conference. It happens against the backdrop of a very uncertain world -

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has appointed former diplomat Charles Finny as the inaugural Chair of Education New Zealand – the new Crown agency established to support and encourage international education.

Education New Zealand will begin operating on 1 September.

Mr Joyce says he is pleased to have someone of Charles Finny’s experience and standing to get this vital new agency up and running.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Thank you for the invitation to speak at your conference today

With the economy on the road to recovery, and the significant task ahead of us to rebuild Christchurch, it is an opportune time to meet and discuss how industry training can best help deliver the skills that we need as the economy moves forward.

The economy must become more competitive if we are to succeed.

Tertiary Education and Skills

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

The government’s push for more accountability in industry training is starting to pay off with a big increase in credit achievement, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.

Preliminary figures from the Tertiary Education Commission, released by the Minister this morning at the Industry Training Federation’s Annual General Meeting show that between 2008 and 2010 Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) have experienced a 14% increase in total credits achieved.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says the government’s focus on foundation skills has seen the number of adults accessing programmes with a strong literacy and numeracy component more than quadruple since 2008.

In 2008, less than 15,000 adult learners accessed foundation courses with embedded literacy and numeracy.  Last year, that number was 35,000 and this year it will be as high as 70,000.

Speaking at the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Symposium, Mr Joyce says lifting levels of literacy and numeracy is essential.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

New Zealand's new international education agency will start operations with nearly double the budget of its predecessors, and with most of the increase directed to marketing.

The new agency, which is scheduled to commence operations on 1 September will have a total operating budget of $84 million over four years, compared to the $44 million that was previously split across the Ministry of Education, NZTE, and the Education New Zealand trust.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Encouraging personal responsibility and getting better value for taxpayers are key features of Budget 2011 changes to the student loan scheme, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce and Revenue Minister Peter Dunne say.

The interest-free nature of the student loan scheme means that every dollar lent out today is worth only around 55 cents in today’s dollars. In 2010/11, the Government will lend out about $1.58 billion in student loans.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Peter Dunne
  • Revenue
  • Tertiary Education
  • Budget 2011

Budget 2011 continues the Government’s drive for high performance, value for money and the flexibility to respond to demand in the tertiary education sector, Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says.

“We are looking for better performance from students and tertiary education organisations, and a simpler funding system, while we are responding to areas of high demand,” he says.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education
  • Budget 2011

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says the recovery of funds from industry training organisations that are not meeting the reporting requirements for that funding is about ensuring value for taxpayers’ money.

He is commenting on an announcement today from the Tertiary Education Commission that it is recovering up to $4.3 million from 18 ITOs which have claimed more funds than they are entitled to in 2009, based on numbers of trainees and the status of trainees.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Budget 2011 will provide up to $42 million for trades training for the Canterbury region, Tertiary education Minister Steven Joyce says.

Funding is being set aside for up to 1500 additional training places as part of a comprehensive cross-agency response to meet additional demand for labour for the reconstruction programme called “Skills for Canterbury”.

The Skills for Canterbury package includes:

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education
  • Earthquake Recovery
  • Budget 2011

The Education Amendment Bill (No. 4), which last night passed its first reading in Parliament, brings changes to the oversight of private training establishments (PTEs) involved in export education which will result in higher standards and greater accountability, says Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.

Changes in the Bill are designed to:

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce says a new Crown Agency to improve the way the government supports and encourages international education will also help minimise the impact of the Christchurch earthquake on the sector.

"International education contributes more than $2 billion to our economy and supports about 32,000 jobs but, to this point, efforts to promote growth have been fragmented.
“Historically, the international education function has been shared between three agencies – the Ministry of Education, Education New Zealand and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education

The government is moving to ensure large increases in non-academic, compulsory student fees become a thing of the past with the introduction of legislation which will require institutions to be more transparent.

This aspect of the legislation, which will be introduced in the next couple of weeks, has come about as a result of a review last year of student services levies by the Ministry of Education at the request of Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce.

  • Steven Joyce
  • Tertiary Education