Post by Kiwi Frontline on Feb 24, 2017 16:10:17 GMT 12
TARANAKI POLYTECH GETS FAIL GRADE
Taranaki's largest tertiary education provider has received a fail grade in its latest New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) report card.
After a comprehensive review of the Western Institute of Technology, NZQA said it had lost confidence in the quality of education at the polytech and its internal quality-assurance controls.
NZQA downgraded the institute from a category one provider to category three, making it the lowest rated public tertiary education provider in the county.
A category three provider can be required to partner with another institute to ensure courses are run correctly.
The polytech received $14 million in Tertiary Education Commission funding in 2015. The downgrade could affect its ability to apply for contestable funding.
The latest report found course completion rates had since dropped from 83 percent to 70 percent in 2015. For Māori it dropped from 85 to 57 percent.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325246/taranaki-polytech-gets-fail-grade
Taranaki's largest tertiary education provider has received a fail grade in its latest New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) report card.
After a comprehensive review of the Western Institute of Technology, NZQA said it had lost confidence in the quality of education at the polytech and its internal quality-assurance controls.
NZQA downgraded the institute from a category one provider to category three, making it the lowest rated public tertiary education provider in the county.
A category three provider can be required to partner with another institute to ensure courses are run correctly.
The polytech received $14 million in Tertiary Education Commission funding in 2015. The downgrade could affect its ability to apply for contestable funding.
The latest report found course completion rates had since dropped from 83 percent to 70 percent in 2015. For Māori it dropped from 85 to 57 percent.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/325246/taranaki-polytech-gets-fail-grade