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Peters’ comments risk damaging international education
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 2:12 pm | Independent Tertiary Institutions
New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters’ continuing attacks on foreign students risk damaging New Zealand’s reputation internationally and could cost hundreds of New Zealanders their jobs. Feroz Ali, Chair of Independent Tertiary Institutions ... More >>
TEC's Unfortunate Decision Can be Turned Around
Thursday, 3 August 2006, 3:01 pm | Independent Tertiary Institutions
“The Tertiary Education Commission’s decision today to set up an exclusive funding process for one group of private training establishments is unfortunate. It has been done with no consultation with other affected parties and will not get the best result. ... More >>
TEC Misleads Public on PTE Funding
Friday, 1 July 2005, 9:04 am | Independent Tertiary Institutions
TEC Misleads Public on PTE Funding “TEC’s media release today about the new PTE funding pool omits key information, casting a slur upon the PTE sector”, said Dave Guerin, Independent Tertiary Institutions executive director. “Even though our members ... More >>
TEC's View of Tertiary Sector Should be Broader
Thursday, 13 May 2004, 9:37 am | Independent Tertiary Institutions
“TEC should take a broader view of the tertiary sector, but today’s paper on the possible shape of the tertiary education sector is a good start. The paper suffers from overemphasis on the university sector and the boundaries between universities ... More >>
Private Providers Score Big on Research Assessment
Friday, 23 April 2004, 10:48 am | Independent Tertiary Institutions
Private Providers Score Big on Research Assessment “Private training establishments have excelled in the Performance Based Research Fund results just released by the Tertiary Education Commission. After the 7 older universities, ITI members fill places ... More >>
Good First Step by Government on Education Levy
Friday, 16 April 2004, 8:39 am | Independent Tertiary Institutions
Good First Step by Government on Education Levy “The Government has taken a good first step by removing the retrospective element from its export education levy Bill. The u-turn follows concerted efforts across the export education industry to get ... More >>
Honest Education Providers Punitive Levy Opposed
Wednesday, 24 March 2004, 4:58 pm | Independent Tertiary Institutions
"ITI opposes completely the Government's new Bill to levy honest providers for the failures of a couple of private training establishments (PTEs). If anyone should be paying the cost of students' lost money it should be the owners of those companies ... More >>
New Tax on PTEs is Second-Best Option
Wednesday, 3 December 2003, 4:57 pm | Independent Tertiary Institutions
“The Government’s decision to charge private training establishment (PTEs) if another PTE fails is a second-best option. It sets a very strange precedent where an industry is held accountable for the failing of a competitor, when it has no control over ... More >>
Government Should Reward Effective PTEs
Tuesday, 2 December 2003, 2:35 pm | Independent Tertiary Institutions
“The Government’s attempt to free up private tertiary education funding is a welcome shift in policy direction but it only loosens the straitjacket that PTEs operate in. We need to keep on working to get the best value for money from the Government’s ... More >>
