24 November, 2009
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced that 12 polytechnics and institutes of technology are to provide up to 700 new student places following an $8 million funding boost.
Read full release >>20 November, 2009
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has welcomed the changes to the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Bill made through the Select Committee process.
Read full release >>18 November, 2009
The Government's summer research scholarships scheme has proved to be a success says Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley.
Read full release >>29 September, 2009
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has today released the Government's draft Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015 for consultation.
Read full release >>24 September, 2009
Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced initial funding for the new tertiary high school at Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT), the first programme of its kind in New Zealand.
Read full release >>23 September, 2009
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced how the 2000 student places created by the jump-start to the Youth Guarantee are to be allocated across New Zealand in 2010.
Read full release >>28 August, 2009
Minister of Education and Tertiary Education Anne Tolley will present flagship New Zealand initiatives such as the Youth Guarantee, Trades Academies and National Standards at an OECD conference in Canada next week.
Read full release >>20 August, 2009
Governance will be improved at polytechnics alongside a more flexible interventions framework in a Bill being introduced to Parliament today, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has announced.
Read full release >>2 August, 2009
The Government will jump-start the first stage of the Youth Guarantee in 2010, a year earlier than originally intended, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
Read full release >>2 August, 2009
Sixteen hundred scholarships will be provided at universities during the summer break under a joint initiative funded by the Government and universities, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
Read full release >>2 August, 2009
An $8 million funding boost will help high-performing polytechnics and institutes of technology collectively provide up to 700 new places to help cope with forecast enrolment growth next year, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
Read full release >>25 June, 2009
A small rise in industry trainee and modern apprenticeship numbers is a welcome sign that employers remain committed to training despite the economic downturn, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley said today.
Read full release >>28 May, 2009
Budget 2009 delivers a quality investment in tertiary education and will assist polytechnics and universities to meet cost pressures.
Read full release >>5 May, 2009
The government has withdrawn an offer of capital funding for Otago Polytechnic's share in a building to house the Otago Institute of Design, after the polytechnic failed to accept a key condition of the offer.
Read full release >>28 April, 2009
Changes to the Student Loan Scheme tabled in Parliament yesterday are good news for people who want to pay off their student loans sooner, Revenue Minister Peter Dunne and Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley say.
Read full release >>23 April, 2009
Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has today announced a multi-million dollar agreement for a professional development programme in the adult literacy and numeracy sector.
Read full release >>23 March, 2009
Student loan borrowers will qualify for a voluntary repayment bonus whether they are based in New Zealand or overseas, Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley announced today.
Read full release >>11 December, 2008
The Tertiary Education Minister Anne Tolley has released the Briefing to the Incoming Minister (BIM) from the Tertiary Education Commission.
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