Introducing a collaborative agriculture training initiative for the South Island
5 May 2021
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EER Results Announced
15 Mar 2021
Improvements see jump in polytechnic quality rating A focus on quality and process improvements at Tai Poutini Polytechnic has resulted in an improvement to the institute’s NZQA quality rating. NZQA has confirmed that it is confident about the polytechnic’s educational performance and is highly confident in its self-assessment capability. Tai Poutini Polytechnic’s External Evaluation and Review (EER) outcome has resulted in an improvement in rating from Category 3 to Category 2. The report noted that new processes had “led to wide-ranging, well-embedded improvements for learners and stakeholders”. It also found that students get strong support from staff and that “…a clear understanding of, and growing connection with, the communities of the West Coast region are also evident.” TPP Chief Executive Alex Cabrera welcomed the positive rating as a reflection of the hard work and improvements the institute had made in recent times. “We introduced a Quality Improvement Plan in 2018. This work has resulted in continual and significant improvements right across the organisation and we’re extremely pleased it has been reflected in NZQA’s findings. “The Government has continued to support Tai Poutini Polytechnic in recent years, providing financial support to allow us to keep delivering training and vocational education that meets the needs of the West Coast. During that time, we set some tough goals for ourselves and everyone has worked...
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Agricultural training pilot makes it easier for West Coast students to get jobs
19 Feb 2021
Agricultural training pilot makes it easier for West Coast students to get jobs An innovative West Coast education initiative aims to get more agriculture learners in jobs more quickly by giving them better training options. In a collaboration between Primary ITO and Tai Poutini Polytechnic (TPP), the pilot initiative will see 12 people studying for a New Zealand Certificate in Agriculture, sharing their time between the two tertiary education providers. The pilot programme will see both organisations work together as part of the wider reimagining of vocational learning in Aotearoa. The initiative meets the objectives of Te Pūkenga, the new national vocational training body, to put learners at the centre, work together at a regional level and explore new ways to benefit West Coast learners, employers, industry and the wider community. Primary ITO Executive General Manager Andrea Leslie says the key difference to other programmes will be that learners can seamlessly move between learning at the polytechnic, to on the job, or back to the polytechnic without disrupting their studies. Traditionally, learners at polytechnics are full-time or part-time students, while trainees and apprentices learn mainly on the job with industry training organisations (ITOs). Under the pilot, learners will end up with the same qualification and have access to the same...
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