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Education by numbers: A picture of tertiary education through statistics January Conference 2010

Education by numbers: A picture of tertiary education through statistics January Conference 2010. Overview. Why do we need information and statistics? What sort of info is useful? Where do we get it? How can we use this to our advantage?

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Education by numbers: A picture of tertiary education through statistics January Conference 2010

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  1. Education by numbers:A picture of tertiary education through statisticsJanuary Conference 2010

  2. Overview Why do we need information and statistics? What sort of info is useful? Where do we get it? How can we use this to our advantage? What are some of the statistical trends in recent times?

  3. Why do we need good reliable useful appropriate info and stats? To: be informed, credible, effective To understand our membership To plan and implement policy and change To better understand your members & achieve positive results for students Because: Appropriate & effective advocacy & representation require knowledge and evidence

  4. What sort of info is useful? Participation rates and trends Who is studying what? Where? When? … Campus-specific and sector-specific focus Tertiary sector funding and regulations Impact and outcomes of policies on students Student support Quality Access Information and analysis from a student perspective

  5. Where to access information? Government departments & agencies Ministry of Education www.educationcounts.govt.nz Statistics New Zealand www.stats.govt.nz Department of Labour www.dol.govt.nz Ministry of Women’s Affairs www.mwa.govt.nz Te Puni Kokiri www.tpk.govt.nz NZUSA – I&E, debt casebooks, student parent surveys etc Your institution Generate your own – surveys, polls, service data etc

  6. Recent trends & factors… Recession Rising unemployment Increase in higher education participation Workplace learning continues to grow strongly 2008 - Domestic student numbers decreased, international enrolments stabilised Fewer lower level qualifications, while longer and higher level enrolments increased

  7. The Landscape - What students where? Very diverse but integrated sector Training/vocational mixed with wider education Significant rates of participation, but in specific areas High participation doesn’t necessarily mean high equity or achievement

  8. Who studies? Student numbers

  9. Equivalent Full Time Students- EFTS

  10. Who? Participation by ethnicity

  11. Gender Age

  12. In 2008… 502,000 people in tertiary education in 2008 39,800 international students 29,100 in targeted training programmes 38,800 in courses of less than a week’s duration 195,000 in industry based training 12,100 in modern apprenticeships 223,000 in adult and community education 12% of population participated in some form of learning

  13. I & E summary Debt Average debt $28,838 Risen 54% since 2004 147% higher than 1998 88% fulltime students have loans Expenditure rises since 2004 Food, accommodation, living expenses all rose Fee rises Decrease in student earnings and assets More students in paid work

  14. I&E policy responses 77% agreed a universal allowance should be provided for all fulltime students 91% agreed interest should not be charged on student loans 76% agreed that fees were too high 68% agreed that tertiary education should be fully funded

  15. I&E course quality responses 87% rated overall quality of main course as good or very good 80% rated quality of teaching as good or very good 74% rated library resources as good or very good Reasonableness of workload and quality of academic support services rated poorest

  16. How & when to use it? Timing and purpose are crucial Prioritise tasks and actions, tailoring info to support Key messages crucial Where? at Council, within your students’ association, at various committees etc, directly to your students When you least expect it! Be informed and prepared Reliable, credible, robust data and info important

  17. Discussion…

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