Qualifications stories - Page 12

In Australia there is a decreasing amount of skilled ICT professionals entering the workforce, just when demand is through the roof.

IT experts will head to the CITRENZ conference, with the aim of further increasing interest in IT amongst young New Zealanders.

All universities, wānanga and polytechnics will be required to publish information about the employment status and earnings of graduates as of 2017.

Tech-savvy teachers sought as Microsoft NZ launches hunt for new Teacher Ambassadors to evangelise digital learning.

If students are living & learning in a world where technology is always at their fingertips, it makes sense they should be assessed using technology.

Selected prisoners in New Zealand will have access to educational websites via Secure Online Learning at Rimutaka Prison.

Up to $1.5 million will be made available to enable 126 businesses to employ students for work experience in New Zealand’s hi-tech sector.

Pakuranga College in Auckland will be exploring the key issues facing schools when implementing eLearning/BYOD programmes with an ELearning summit.

Unitec says its teachers will spend the next 18 months developing the skills needed to implement a ‘new and innovative’ style of learning.

Secure Wi-Fi and BYOD have fast become key drivers for organisations to upgrade to Fortinet’s FortiGate Next Generation Firewalls (NGFW).

Chorus’ new Schools Gateway Programme sees the telco teaming up with secondary schools to introduce Kiwi students to the world of telecommunications.

NZQA plans to increase digital assessment in schools, reflecting the need to keep pace with technology, says deputy chief executive Richard Thornton.

Marianne Ma, a 25 year old Microsoft New Zealand employee, has taken on the leadership role of Microsoft APAC business manager.

N4L has officially partnered up with the NZQA to enable teachers to manage their moderation requirements within Pond.

Mark Powell says he hopes to eventually see someone promoted to his role that started out in the Red Shirts in Schools programme as a 16 year old.

Distribution Central has joined the elite of NetApp distributors, becoming the only ANZ distributor to achieve Star Distributor status in ANZ.

New Zealand businesswomen need to be more assertive if they want to arrest the ‘alarming drop’ in their numbers in senior management roles.

Intueri Education Group, New Zealand's largest private training college, agreed to buy the Information Technology Training Institute for $1.

NZ's international education sector soars to $2.85bn, backing 30,000 jobs and marking a strong tech student surge.

NZ's new career app revolutionises job planning for students, offering insights into 50 careers, future demands, and income levels.