NZITP Conference 2010
A Sector Delivering on its Potential
The 2010 NZITP conference is about the sector delivering on its potential. The conference will bring together everyone with an interest in ITPs to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing the sector, and how to consistently deliver vocational and applied education that meets New Zealand's needs.
Working together, the sector will be better equipped to identify the pressure points and the changes it needs to make, and to implement those changes.
Venue: QC Conference Centre, Quality & Comfort Hotel, Cuba Street, Central Wellington.
Registration opens on 1 October 2010! Spaces will be limited so mark this date in your calendars.
Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics are critical to helping lift New Zealand's economic performance and social outcomes. The Government has recognised the sector's importance by investing heavily in ITP education to give New Zealand the workforce it needs. And more than ever before, it's expecting demonstrable returns on its investment. It's incumbent on the sector to deliver the best possible value and outcomes - for the Government, for businesses and communities, and for students.
Conference Programme and Speakers
Hon Steven Joyce, Minister for Tertiary Education, will address the delegation on Tuesday 7 December. Other keynote speakers will be confirmed soon.
The conference programme will include opportunities for ITP governance, management and academic leaders to discuss and workshop:
- The challenges and pressure points facing the sector, including changes in funding and political expectations
- The opportunities for sector innovation, improving course quality and relevance and lifting educational performance
- The priority areas for 2011 and beyond, and the path forward to make the changes New Zealand needs.
Who Should Attend
Delegates and speakers will include representatives of the fourteen members of NZ ITP, the wider ITP sector, industry associations, Industry Training Organisations, peak bodies, and key members of government agencies.
more information - www.nzitp.ac.nz/events.html