ITI NEWSLETTER
ITI's November NewsletterWelcome to ITI's November newsletter, where the role of PTEs is covered by ITI and by Colin King, National MP (we welcome guest opinion pieces). We also have a few good stories about collaboration, creativity and a graduate's enterprise to round things out. Sorry to those who are still waiting for our October newsletter - we had too many meetings and discussion papers to read!
A Real Role for PTEs
ITI's executive director, Dave Guerin, had an opinion piece published in NZ Education Review newspaper in October about the TEC's discussion paper on the distinctive contribution of private training establishments (PTEs). The piece is quite long and is attached , rather than being printed ... more »
Onwards and Upwards
It used to be pretty easy to spot Autumn McGrail’s distinctive paintings at The Learning Connexion's exhibitions when she was a student. More often than not, they had red dots underneath them - such was the level of interest in her work back then. Nothing has changed – Autumn’s work is ... more »
A View on PTEs - Colin King MP
IN this article, National MP Colin King praises PTEs for their performance and tenacity in surviving and flourishing in the current tertiary environment. ITI is always interested in receiving potential opinion pieces for this newsletter. Private education providers have set the benchmark ... more »
Anamata Responds to Community Employment Needs
Anamata recently reviewed the design of two of their 2007 National Certificates relating to business administration and computing for employees and job seekers. Sandre Kruger, CEO of Anamata, says that the flexibility provided by the National Qualifications Framework works well for the ... more »
PTEs Working Together
Collaboration can be big or small, but ITI prefers the practical type, whatever size. One recent example is between ITI member Carey Baptist College and another PTE, Academy New Zealand. We recently had the following story from Carey. Back in August our caterer of four years made the ... more »