Information will benefit tertiary students

Information will benefit tertiary students and providers

“Today’s release of tertiary education performance information will allow the general public to understand more about how their local tertiary providers are performing,” said Dr Roy Sharp, Chief Executive of the Tertiary Education Commission.

“The information we are making public is an overview of how Universities, Polytechnics, Wānanga, Private Training Establishments and Other Tertiary Education Providers are performing against four indicators of educational performance.”

The indicators are:
• successful course completion
• completion of qualifications
• student progression to higher level study
• students retained in study.

“For the first time we are releasing information that can be used to make year on year comparisons of tertiary providers’ performance.

“At the same time, this information will add to existing resources that are available to students and their families to learn about tertiary education.”

Dr Sharp thanked the tertiary providers who spent time preparing their information for release:

“Providers have put in a lot of effort to prepare their information and to make it accurate. I would like to thank them for their work in this process.

“It is important to note that this information is just one of many sources of information available to students as they make decisions about where to undertake their tertiary study. Students are encouraged to look at provider websites for more information.

“Tertiary education providers already publish a lot of information for prospective students. Career Services also has a wealth of information to assist students and their families with tertiary education decisions.

“This release of information should help both students and employers make informed decisions.”

ENDS

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