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  • US institutions tour New Zealand ITPs

    Despite a shaky start to the week, the US visitors undertook a successful study tour which involved visiting six ITPs: Unitec Institute of Technology, Waikato Institute of Technology, Wellington Institute of Technology, Ara Institute of Canterbury, Otago Polytechnic and Southern Institute of Technology.

    ENZ funded the IAPP as part of an agreement with IIE and was designed to focus on professional and vocational education (PAVE).

    ENZ Director of Education - North America, Amy Rutherford said the US institutions had gained a solid understanding of the ITP sector during the study tour, as well as the unique offerings of each institution and potential areas for collaboration.

    “Historically, ITPs have not had much interaction with US institutions, but ENZ’s presence in the US coupled with the support of US-based organisations like IIE will help develop PAVE collaboration,” said Rutherford.

    The IAPP is designed to help develop partnerships between US institutions and institutions abroad. The programme began in April this year with a series of webinars involving New Zealand ITPs and US institutions, and will finish with development of strategic relationships between the New Zealand and US institutions in 2017.

    US representatives from Hawaii, California, Michigan and Pennsylvania were particularly interested in how ITPs work with their communities, engage with industry and schools, and develop curriculum offerings to meet the needs of the local economy. They were also impressed with the breadth of ITPs’ internationalisation goals and successes, and the strong Māori cultural links of each institution.

    For more information on IAPP or the work ENZ is doing in the US, please contact Amy Rutherford: Amy.Rutherford@enz.govt.nz

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  • Giving students the right immigration advice

    Many international students say they have been promised a pathway to work or residence in New Zealand. However, education provider staff or agents need to be licensed to give advice on pathways to work visas or residence visas in New Zealand.

    A person is exempt from the licensing requirement if they are outside New Zealand and advise on student visas only.

    This means that when education providers and agents are offshore (such as at education fairs) they can advise on and assist with student visa applications. However, they cannot advise on any other visa type including guardian visas, visitor visas, working holiday visas, work visas or residence visas.

    However, there are other ways that education providers or agents can help international students with immigration matters.

    As an education provider or agent, you can:

    Provide publicly available information

    • Send a link or refer to information on Immigration New Zealand’s (INZ) webpage
    • Point out the requirements listed on a visa application form
    • Print out INZ’s checklists and refer to those

     Assist with completing a visa form

    • You can assist a student to complete a visa form, but only if the student directs you by providing the answers
    • You can’t advise them on the best answer if they ask you for help
    • If they ask a question, you can refer them to the answer if it is on the form or on the INZ website.

     Translate or interpret

    • You can translate or interpret INZ information or the client’s from one language to another
    • You can’t add your own views to this translation or interpretation.

     Work with a licensed immigration adviser

    • You can have a licensed immigration adviser on staff or a local licensed adviser you call on from time to time.

    Direct students to

    The IAA can provide copies of its Guide to Licensed Immigration Advisers in English, Chinese, Korean, Samoan, Tongan, Hindi and Punjabi.

    For more information email info@iaa.govt.nz or visit www.iaa.govt.nz.

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