Minister expresses support for NZQA
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 8:37 am
Press Release: New Zealand Government
Minister expresses support for NZQA
Education Minister
Steve Maharey today expressed his support for the New
Zealand Qualifications Authority.
"Acting Chief Executive
Karen Sewell has assured me she is running an open and
transparent process," Steve Maharey said. "I am not prepared
to accept criticism of the process from what amounts to
three anonymous people emailing the opposition spokesperson,
whose open hostility to NCEA makes it difficult to believe
he is doing anything other than seeking to destroy the
assessment system.
"Karen Sewell has openly requested that
any marker who has any concerns to phone her directly so
issues can be fixed if they exist."
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