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Tertiary Education and
Regional Development
Linda Sissons
Wellington Institute of Technology
New Zealand
New Zealand’s Merchandise Exports by Sector YE March 19892003
What does regional development
mean in New Zealand?
• No formal regional/state structure
• There is a regional as well as national
approach
• Focus on skill shortages and high
unemployment
• Network of polytechnics
The Growth and Innovation
Framework (GIF): themes
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Innovation
Skills and talent
Global connections
Infrastructure
GIF: focus sectors
• Biotechnology
• Information and Commmunication
Technologies
• Creative Industries
Interagency Coordination —
Working Together Synchronised
Timely
RS&T-based
Innovation
(MoRST, MoE, RSNZ,
HRC, FRST, TEC, NZTE)
PRIVATE
SECTOR
Business
Assistance
Human
Capital
(MED, DoL,
NZTE, FRST)
(MoE, DoL, MoRST,
TEC, FRST)
Targeted
Sufficient
Education/Economic
Development Funds
• Innovation and Development Fund
• Polytechnic Regional Development Fund
• Growth and Innovation Pilots:
o Knowledge Sharing and Entrepreneurship
o Enterprise Training
Wellington Institute of
Technology (WelTec)
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12,000 students
4,400 Equivalent Full-time Students
7 Degrees
20% students enrolled at Degree level
Tertiary Education Strategy
• Relevance
• Access
• Excellence
Economic Transformation
Framework
3.
Emergent Industries
2.
Added value
Industries
4
3
4.
New knowledge-driven enterprises
2
1.
3
4
2
Existing Core Industries
(Forestry, Fishing, Wool, Dairy, Beef, Tourism,
Horticulture, Vegetables)
3
2
4
Role of Employers
• Leaders’ Forum
• Appointments/Advisory
• Internships, cadetships, scholarships,
traineeships
• ‘Adopt an Employer’
• Project GDP
• Centre for Smart Product
Relationship between Three
Distinct Entities
International:
Linkages
NZ Manufacturing
“ Innovation Interface”
PWB
Solutions
IP
3-15 yrs
Products
Other
Industries/verticals
Wellington
Creative
Manufacturing
Cluster
Other R&D
Smart
Engagement
NZ learning,
capability
building,
networks
WelTec
Centre
for
Smart Product
Now-3 yrs