Budget 2015 - Summary for ITI Members

June 15, 2015    2082    2082   

Budget 2015 - Summary of the key announcements for Tertiary Education

A more objective perspective on contestable funding

December 24, 2014    3185    3185   

Opinion Piece 3 – Feroz Ali, Chair of Independent Tertiary Institutions (ITI), 30 September 2014

Under headlines such as “Polytechnic cash given to private businesses” and “$29 million cut from polytechnics”, the Tertiary Education Union (TEU) asserts that money is being systematically stripped out of Polytechnics and literally just given to businesses.  The clear implications behind the argument are that ITPs are being damaged, some students are missing out on education, and that private providers are not providing a quality education with the additional money they receive.

Standing up for Private Training Establishments (PTEs)

July 25, 2014    1540    1540   

In Budget 2014, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Steven Joyce, confirmed that private providers would be funded at the same level as public providers for delivering the same courses.  There had previously been a gap, sometimes significant, in the funding rates and Minister Joyce worked carefully over several Budgets to remove this discrimination.

ITI�s new website!

November 28, 2011    1253    1253   

If you haven’t visited the ITI website for a while, you’ll notice things have changed a lot. Our old site was no longer supported, so it was a perfect chance to get something new and up-to-the-minute.

ITI Welcomes Two New Members

May 27, 2011    1299    1299   

ITI welcomes two new members this month: New Zealand School of Education and International Pacific College.�

ITI Members Help Out in Christchurch

March 28, 2011    1266    1266   

A number of ITI member institutions have been helping out those affected by the Christchurch earthquake, including Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design and Media Design School.�

Upcoming Events

June 29, 2009    1383    1383   

Many of ITI�s members have exciting events coming up. Brighten up a winter�s day by going along to some of these lectures or exhibitions.�

Promising Signs in Tough Budget

June 29, 2009    1234    1234   

Budget 2009 � Tertiary Education Package. Comment from Independent Tertiary Institutions (ITI) for the Education Review

High Number of Over-40s in PTEs

March 30, 2009    1229    1229   

The latest Ministry of Education statistics show that the number of those over 40 who are studying at the tertiary level doubled from 2000-2007, rising from 26,637 EFTS in 2000 to 50,846 by the end of 2007.

Introduction from Executive Director

August 27, 2007    1439    1439   

This is my first ITI newsletter as Executive Director for ITI having taken over from Dave Guerin on 6 August.