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• ACG expands its New Zealand vocational group

  ACG Group Chief Executive, John Williamson, said that acquisitions are part of ACG’s plan to broaden its portfolio of high-quality educational services.

  “With ongoing demand for recognised, quality educational qualifications, we are well positioned to grow, either through developing new offerings ourselves or acquiring providers whose philosophies and standards match ours,” said Williamson.

  ACG’s vocational diplomas, degrees and courses are offered in a range of creative industries such as IT, tourism and hospitality, trades and services, health, and early childhood. The acquisitions will now see ACG delivering education to over 12,000 students through its 35 campuses across three countries.

  ACG’s other institutions include Yoobee School of Design, New Zealand Management Academies, New Zealand School of Tourism and New Zealand Career College.

  Animation College is New Zealand's leading character animation college, delivering both traditional and 3D animation courses. AMES is one of New Zealand’s top IT education providers, while South Seas Film & Television School is a leading film, television, screen acting, animation and photography training institution.

• Cricket great bats for NMIT

  NMIT chief executive Tony Gray said the cricketer is a household name in Sri Lanka and India.  These are both important markets for overseas student recruitment, making Jayawardena an influential asset for NMIT.

  "We’re fortunate to have such a superstar batting for NMIT. He has been a regular visitor to NMIT and genuinely believes in the opportunities that NMIT can give fellow Sri Lankans,” said Tony.

  "Having Mahela as brand ambassador will help us show Sri Lankan students that Nelson and Marlborough are the places to come to study and enjoy life at the same time."

  The arrangement will see Jayawardena promoting the educational attractions of NMIT in Sri Lanka, appearing on banners, posters, videos and social media for the institute.

  Tony Gray says NMIT wants to build its Sri Lanka numbers, especially students attracted to accountancy and business programmes. Currently, less than 20 per cent of Sri Lankan students who want to attend university in Sri Lanka are able to gain a place due to high demand and limited spaces - making overseas education very attractive.

  "We already have more than 30 Sri Lankans studying at NMIT and living in Nelson. They fit in very well, speak very good English and work hard,” said Tony.

• Educational publishing showcases New Zealand strengths

  Over the last three years, ENZ has supported the offshore activities of educational publishers under the Educational Publishing Export Programme, managed by the Publishers Association of New Zealand (PANZ).  

  ENZ’s Business Development Manager, Adele Bryant, said New Zealand has a proud history of educational publishing, from Dame Marie Clay’s development of reading recovery to Dame Wendy Pye’s mission to teach the world to read.

  “New Zealand educational publishing builds on the quality of New Zealand teachers, the progressive nature of our education system and our innovative and responsive publishing sector,” said Bryant.

  “Our industry’s digital publishing capability is also capturing the attention of new markets in Asia.”

  Earlier this month, a senior delegation from China’s Higher Education Press (HEP) visited New Zealand to meet four New Zealand publishers in Wellington. HEP is the largest publisher in China of university and college-level textbooks, and also publishes Chinese language learning resources. China’s publishing market is the second largest in the world. 

  The New Zealand publishers took the opportunity to showcase their capability: Lift Education’s multi-media CSI Literacy resources for 8-13 year olds, Cognition Education’s range of customised resources and New Zealand Council for Educational Research’s academic, testing and assessment services.

  The President of PANZ, Melanie Laville-Moore, provided an overview of educational publishing in New Zealand while ENZ’s Adele Bryant set the scene with an introduction to the New Zealand educational system.

  New Zealand publishers are making inroads into China led by companies like Wendy Pye Publishing. Wendy Pye’s Key Words, written by one of New Zealand’s favourite children’s writers, Joy Cowley, is now being used in Chinese schools to teach English. 

• South America webinars a success

  Last week, the ENZ South America team organised the first New Zealand Regional Webinars Marathon for education agents in South America, sharing information about education, tourism, economy and local industries from around New Zealand.

  The webinars were presented by representatives from regional organisations and hosted by ENZ. Javiera Visedo, ENZ’s Senior Market Development Manager Colombia and Chile said webinars are an effective and low cost marketing tool that allows them to provide training for agents without moving from their desks.

  “Agents are not able to attend all the education fairs, which can also be a big piece of work for our team. The webinars are a great way to solve both those issues, and allows us to connect with agents across the region without having to hold an in-person event,” said Javiera.

  “In a large region like ours, we need to be creative!”

  The sessions focussed on cities such as Dunedin, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch and Queenstown, presented by regional representatives Margo Reid of Study Dunedin, Christine Pugh of Grow Wellington, Meri Gibson of Rotorua Education, Karen Haigh of Christchurch Educated and Aaron Halstead of Study Queenstown.

  The South American team said the webinars were a great success with more than 1,000 registrations and nearly 650 attendances - an average of 130 agents per session.

  The majority of participants were from Brazil and Colombia, the largest markets in the region, though agents from Argentina, Peru and Ecuador also took part, reflecting a large interest in New Zealand education from the region.

• Merry Christmas Mr Hutchins!

  This week, we received a Christmas card from an ex-student in Singapore who was keen to reach out to their New Zealand English language teacher:

  “In 1995, I was a Teck Whye Secondary School student. It was my third school year.

  There was an English teacher who taught us. His name should be Mr Hutchins, he was in Singapore during that time.

  I was wondering if you have any idea where he lives. Maybe you could pass him this Christmas card.

  Wishing you a wonderful Christmas time and a very Happy New Year 2017. Thank you!

  From Char Guo Heng and family"

  In the spirit of the season, we thought we’d share these wishes. Wherever you may be, Merry Christmas Mr Hutchins! 

   

   

  

  Brian Hutchings, who taught at Teck Whye Secondary School in 1995

  UPDATE: Mystery of Mr Hutchings solved

   An ENZ team member tracked down Mr Brian Hutchings who confirmed that the card was meant for him and was touched to receive it.

   

   

   

   

   

• Apply now for the Sister Cities New Zealand Youth Tour

  The 12 selected students will visit Shanghai, Beijing, and Xiamen in the April 2017 school holidays.  They will experience different aspects of life in China, including central and local government, culture and heritage, language, education, and trade and enterprise. Students will also be given an overview of the New Zealand-China bilateral relationship and will be provided with opportunities to discuss and share their experiences both during and after the tour. 

  Applications are open now, with delegate information packs and a guide on how to apply are available at www.sistercities.org.nz/youthtour. All Year 12 and 13 students enrolled at a high school in the Greater Wellington region in 2017 are eligible.

  Applications close Friday 10 February, but earlier applications are strongly encouraged as acceptances take place on a rolling basis.

  Sister Cities New Zealand is a registered non-profit organisation that supports 140 sister city relationships between New Zealand and overseas communities in 18 countries. The SCNZ Youth Tour is organised and led by the SCNZ Youth Subcommittee.

  Questions and expressions of interest can be emailed to youthtour@sistercities.org.nz.

• Earthquake and tsunami safety messages available in 22 languages

  The 7.8m Kaikoura earthquake, tsunami, and aftershocks in November 2016 highlighted New Zealand’s risk of natural disaster. While we can’t predict when one will happen, recognising the warning signs and knowing the correct, life-saving action to take during a disaster can keep you and your loved ones safe.

  In December, Civil Defence launched the earthquake and tsunami safety campaign, including a suite of resources such as posters and factsheets in 22 languages, which can be found on their website here (scroll to the bottom for the translated resources).  

  Here are quick links to the posters and factsheets in English: 

  • Drop, cover, hold fact sheet (.pdf 2mb) 

  • Long or Strong: Get Gone fact sheet (.pdf 1.9mb)  

  To keep your community safe, particularly those new to or visiting New Zealand, these posters and factsheets should be displayed in visitor centres, accommodation (both in rooms and common areas) as well as tourist attractions. Banner advertisements and videos are also available to share. 

  Civil Defence also post regular safety and preparedness messages on Facebook and Twitter. 

• Christchurch city open as usual

  Christchurch educational institutions are generally unaffected by the major fire on the hills outside Christchurch, says John Goulter, ENZ General Manager Stakeholders and Communications. 

  The fire covers around 2000ha in the Port Hills, and one local school, Cashmere Primary School, is closed today as a precaution.

  All other schools and campuses are open and functioning as normal.

  Lincoln University, Ara Institute of Canterbury and the University of Canterbury are not near the affected area and are business as usual today. 

  Christchurch Airport is also operating normally.

  “Students in Christchurch are able to continue with their studies as normal,” he said, “and we will keep you informed if the situation changes."

  A civil State of Emergency has been declared to assist with more resources to help control the fire. It also gives additional authority to police and civil defence on the ground to ensure the safety and welfare of residents and visitors.

• ENZ explores new models of education fairs in Korea

  On 19 February, ENZ Korea staff participated in the 2^nd annual FPP EduExpo, in Seoul, where they engaged with a large number of students interested in studying in New Zealand.

  The EduExpo is organised by FPP Edu Media, an education recruitment fair specialist originating from South America which has recently expanded into Asia. The Korean EduExpo was launched last year.

  

  The New Zealand table at the FPP EduExpo

  Cecily Lin, ENZ’s Regional Lead for North Asia, said her team wanted to participate in the fair to explore alternatives to other commercial fairs in Korea, where for the past few years a significant number of New Zealand providers found that they were not achieving their outcomes. 

  Cecily said that compared to other fairs, the Korea EduExpo is relatively small in scale (22 exhibitors) and specifically targets students seeking study abroad options at universities and other tertiary institutions.

  “The ENZ table was definitely one of the most popular ones out of all participating institutions from around the world,” said Cecily.

  Students largely enquired about different courses offered by New Zealand institutions and what it is like to study in New Zealand. Many were interested in education, engineering, tourism and hospitality as well as other vocational courses.

  At the New Zealand seminar session during the fair, Cecily ran a presentation about why New Zealand is the ultimate study destination, using videos to show different institution campuses.

  From here, Cecily said the ENZ North Asia team will consolidate all education fairs in Korea and come up with a plan for the market in the near future.

  

  Prospective students at the New Zealand seminar session

• Korea and New Zealand sign historic agreement

  On 23^rd February, New Zealand hosted a Korea-New Zealand education Joint Working Group (JWG) in Wellington, where a delegation of Korean education officials met with officials from the Ministry of Education (MOE), the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and ENZ to exchange policy updates and sign a Joint Recognition Statement – a landmark document regarding senior secondary school qualifications in both countries.

  The statement follows the Comparison of Senior Secondary School Qualifications, a joint research report which concluded that the Korean High School Certificate and the New Zealand National Certificate of Educational Achievement Level 3 are broadly comparable.

  New Zealand Secretary of Education Iona Holsted said the signing of the statement will support higher education institutions in both countries to make decisions about these qualifications, with the potential to open up study opportunities for young Kiwis and Koreans.

  “The joint statement is a step towards our students being able to have previous qualifications more easily recognised abroad and will provide access to further study that has traditionally been difficult to access.

  “While there is still more to do, I’m looking forward to seeing the shared benefits for both countries,” Ms Holsted said.

  NZQA Chief Executive Dr Karen Poutasi said the Recognition Statement and research report are a result of the two countries’ collaborative work under the Education Cooperation Arrangement, signed in 2009.  

  “The statement is the first of its kind signed by Korea and is a sign of confidence in the quality of education in both countries,” said Dr Poutasi.

  “The joint research report has helped to promote a shared understanding of the Republic of Korea and New Zealand’s education systems and curricula. We look forward to further dialogue between our two countries.”

  Poutasi now hopes to see more Korean students coming to study in New Zealand, and vice versa.