School's out - what next? Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 This study looked at the destinations of young New Zealanders after they left school. It considered the likelihood of a student choosing a destination from a…
Doing a bachelors degree Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 This paper looks at differences in the performance of young people who leave school and progress on to bachelors degree study. It compares the performance of…
Labour market returns to further education for working adults Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2011 The Department of Labour (DoL) has released a report that investigates the effects of non-degree, provider-based tertiary education on the earnings of older learners. This study…
e-Learning provision and participation: Trends, patterns and highlights Last Publication Date: 01 Apr 2011 This report analyses tertiary sector e-Learning provision at a system, sub-sector and course level from 2004 to 2008. The sub-sectors focused on in the report are…
Literacy and numeracy at work Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 This report looks at the use of literacy and numeracy skills at work, and how this relates to the skills and education of employees. It uses…
Achievement in formal tertiary education Last Publication Date: 01 Feb 2011 Over the last 10 years, almost a million tertiary education qualifications have been awarded to New Zealanders. One-third of these were bachelors or higher qualifications. This report…
Labour Market Outcomes for Immigrants and the New Zealand-born 1997-2009 Last Publication Date: 01 Jan 2010 In this paper, unit record survey data from the 1997–2009 New Zealand Income Survey (NZIS) is used to examine: how labour market outcomes and returns to human…
University Entrance changes consultation for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority Last Publication Date: 06 Dec 2010 The Ministry of Youth Development arranged a youth consultation for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) about proposed changes to the University Entrance standard. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)…
Report of the South Island Neurosurgery Expert Panel Last Publication Date: 10 Nov 2010 This report presents to the Director-General of Health recommendations which ‘identify the development pathway that would best meet the requirement for a sustainable, high quality neurosurgical…
Life After Study: International students' settlement experiences in New Zealand Last Publication Date: 01 Nov 2010 This report uses multiple information sources to describe the characteristics of international students in New Zealand, the motivations of former international students who have successfully transitioned…