ITI NEWSLETTER
ITI's December NewsletterWelcome to ITI's December newsletter. Our lead story is the distinctive contribution of PTEs, but for the last newsletter of the year, we have focused more on member stories. ITI has a new Deputy Chairperson, while members have been developing offshore partnerships, launching academic journals and building employer-based training schemes. Finally, we have our first job advertisement, which will be a regular feature of newsletters from now on.
The TEC Giveth and the Minister Taketh Away
Last newsletter, we wrote about the positive draft definition of the distinctive contribution of private training establishments (PTEs). Apparently some officials started asking around about whether we had seen the final version yet, and now we understand their confusion. The draft ... more »
New Deputy Chairperson for ITI
Sue Allard, National Principal of Natcoll Design Technology , has just been elected as the Deputy Chairperson for ITI. Sue’s career has been dedicated to education in a variety of ways for the past 35 years. Originally trained as a primary school teacher, Sue moved to teaching art in ... more »
First Offshore Partner for Change Training
Change Training Consultants , an online education provider (and ITI member), has just established their first offshore delivery partnership with a company in India. An agreement was signed with the International College of Financial Planning (ICFP), based in New Delhi, India. Paramdip ... more »
He Kupu - Going Live
New Zealand Tertiary College ’s new online journal, He Kupu , was launched last month. He Kupu, ‘going live’, provides a forum for scholarly enquiry and research associated with the development and implementation of online learning programs. NZTC lecturer Dr Andrew Gibbons, editor of the ... more »
NZMA and Heritage Hotels Launch Training Scheme
Heritage Hotel Management and New Zealand Management Academies have begun a trainee programme for hospitality diploma students. From the end of this year, selected diploma students will have the opportunity to become hotel trainees for the two years of their course. The initiative was ... more »