Tag: tertiary education commission

AI in Tertiary Education: How We Could Best Shape the Future of Learning in New Zealand

Oct 11, 2024

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Adult Tertiary Education, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence in Education, Cultural Responsiveness in Education, educational technology, Future of Learning, Government and Education Policy, New Zealand Education System, Teacher Reskilling and Training, Tertiary, Tertiary Education, Tertiary Education in Aotearoa, Tertiary Education Insights, Workforce Development

AI in Tertiary Education: Discover how AI could transform New Zealand’s tertiary education system, from personalised learning and teacher reskilling to workforce readiness, with a focus on cultural sensitivity and ethical practices.
How much money has the TEC invested in the literacy and numeracy infrastructure…?

Jun 9, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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It’s a lot of money… I just changed my original title as I don’t have a good reference for the exact amount. Let’s just say it might have 9 figures. That’s how invested the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is in the infrastructure that we now have for literacy and numeracy in New Zealand. That infrastructure…
Intro to ALEC’s Organisational Self Assessment and Internal Review

May 1, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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This is the introduction to the document that I’ve been grinding away at all day. Had to post something… Introduction Adult Literacy Education & Consulting (ALEC) Limited is a small private training establishment (PTE) with a focus on delivering high quality adult literacy and numeracy education (ALNE) professional development. This happens via the National Certificate…
NZQA Review of Adult and Tertiary Teaching Qualifications (including NCALNE) Update

Feb 18, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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For those of you tracking these changes or just interested. The NZQA governance group has just published their first discussion document and minutes. You can access it on the NZQA website here. I’ll post further comments when I’ve had a chance to digest it carefully. However, for now: It looks like the NCALNE (Voc) Qualification…
New TEC Publication: Adult Literacy & Numeracy: An Overview of the Evidence

Feb 10, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) have released a new summary of the available evidence on adult literacy and numeracy. It’s kind of a meta-review – a summary of a lot of other literature reviews, but it’s quite brief and worth a look if you’re interested in this kind of thing. They’re not going to print…
From the TEC: How to use the TEC literacy and numeracy assessment tools – Part 1

Jul 9, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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How to use the TEC literacy and numeracy assessment tools Background Strong adult literacy and numeracy skills deliver significant economic and social benefits for the individual, for employers and ultimately for New Zealand. Literacy and numeracy is a priority in the Tertiary Education Strategy 2010-15, particularly raising the skills of learners in levels one to…
Comply or Die: Investment Plan Submission Time Again – Part 1

Sep 10, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Business model generation, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Investment Plan, Literacy and Numeracy, Maori Literacy, NCALNE, Numeracy, Professional Development, Qualifications, TEC

We Love Compliance Yes, it’s that time again. Once a year education and training providers who are funded by New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and quality assured by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) are required to submit an Investment Plan. This investment plan is a bit like a business plan, except that an…
NCALNE (Voc) is now the implied minimum standard qualification for all tutors doing Level 1 and 2 training

Jul 17, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Curriculum, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Online assessment, Professional Development, Qualifications, TEC, Uncategorized

Ok, I’m just going to come out and say it. No one else is so I will: The minimum level of qualification for any tutor delivering training at levels 1 to 2 (but probably including level 3 as well) is the National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace) – otherwise known as the…