ITI NEWSLETTER
ITI's January NewsletterWelcome to the New Year, which will be a big one for ITI - we should announce some major plans in our next newsletter. In the interim, we have our take on the PTE definition released by Dr Cullen before Christmas, and a very interesting excerpt from John Key's state of the nation speech, delivered yesterday. We also have an excerpt from a member's upcoming book, on creativity vs careerism, and a story on a scholarship recipient at Natcoll.
PTE Sector Definition Lacking
The distinctive contribution of private training establishments (PTEs) was defined very narrowly in the Tertiary Education Strategy (TES) released just before Christmas. A good early draft had been developed by the TEC with ITI and other PTE groups, but it was watered down after wider ... more »
Key Looks to Private Provision
John Key made his state of the nation speech in Christchurch yesterday. Some relevant excerpts from his speech are provided below, but the full version is available here . Key stated that he wants more "dollars spent on programmes that work, regardless of who thinks them up and who ... more »
Money, Nobel Prizes, Art & Science
by Jonathan Milne ‘The arts and sciences are part of one, common creative culture largely composed of polymathic individuals’ * The great disaster of money-driven education is that it has moved aggressively to career-based results. In New Zealand there is an expectation that a school like ... more »
Soccer and graphic design passion earns student scholarship
A passion for soccer and graphic design has earned Lytton High School student Jason Venema the lucky break of his life. As a key player in the school's First 11 soccer team Jason transferred his commitment and passion for this sport to his design work at school. Jason has been awarded a ... more »