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THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE TERTIARY SECTOR

January Conference 2010

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Overview

• How does the current tertiary funding system work?

• Key documentation & systems?• How can we use this in our work?

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What is the tertiary funding system?• Method of allocating tertiary sector funding• Wide and diverse sector worth c.$4billion– Universities– Institutes of Technology & Polytechnics (ITPs)– Private Training Establishments (PTEs)– Industry Training Organisations (ITOs)– Work based training– Adult and Community Education (ACE)

• Funding for provision (institutions) & participation (individuals)

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How does the funding system work?

• Government determines the ‘pool’ of $– Policy determines method of distribution– Government agencies manage and distribute according to

policy and regulations

• Tertiary Education Commission allocates c$4b– Student Component & TEO funding, PBRF etc– Implementation of Fee Maxima (operational policy)– Management & monitoring of Investment Plan process

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Funding to students

• Public/private split in NZ– Some government investment– Balance is individual contribution

• Studylink – Administration of student support

• Ministry of Education– Student support policy development

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Key documentation & systems• Education Act

– Determines broad principles education– Governing legislation for the sector

• Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015• Investment Plans describe:

– How a TEO will achieve the aims of the TES– The TEO’s mission and aim– The TEO’s programmes and activities– Outcomes proposed, including performance indicators– Required for funding– Most on a three-year cycle

• Institutional documents

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Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-2015

• Outlines Government vision – Relevant & efficient provision– Meet needs of: students; labour market; economy– Opportunities to access high quality education– Raise skills & knowledge of current & future workforce– High quality research, building on NZ’s knowledge base– Enable Maori to enjoy education success as Maori

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A lot going on!

• Government– Education Act– Policies and manifesto

• Institutions– Systems and procedures (eg for fee setting)– Policy and rules and regulations

• Students’ associations– Policy– Procedures– Purpose– Priorities

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How can we use this?

• Advocacy & representation– Understand and use the system to your advantage

• Where?– at Council, within your students’ association, at various committees

etc, directly to your students– Submissions, articles, interviews…

• When you least expect it!– Be informed and prepared– Reliable, credible, robust data and info important

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Discussion…