Professional development Academic staff of Shanghai Medical Instrumentation College (SMIC) NZ Education, NZ Tertiary Education and Vocational Education Dr Beverley Clark

 Shanghai Medical Instrumentation College (SMIC) was founded by the Ministry of Health in 1960  Only independent full-time general modern higher vocational college, committed to cultivating of highly- skilled talents in the field of medical device, mainly in modern equipment and manufacturing  SMIC has 288 staff in all, 153 full-time teachers with teaching and engineering practice experiences,32% teachers with senior title, 66% with master or PhD degrees  3500 students What I have found out

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Unitec  Origins  Development  Current status  leader in applied tertiary education for 30 years  1976, the Carrington Technical Institute  4 Campuses  23,000 students from more than 80 countries  3 Faculties  Departments:  Research-informed, research-led teaching

 3 official languages (Maori, English and Sign Language)  world-class, modern and responsive  Education in New Zealand is focused on the life-long learning needs of students.  In December 2006, 77 % of New Zealanders aged between 25 and 64 years had gained secondary or tertiary qualifications. This is at the upper end of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) scale and well above the OECD average of 67 %. Aotearoa New Zealand Education

 OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) studies (2000, 2003 and 2006) :  New Zealand’s 15 year old students perform well above the international mean in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy (also problem solving in 2003). Of the 57 countries participating in PISA 2006, only two countries performed better than New Zealand (Finland and Hong Kong), eight countries were similar, and the other 46 countries were significantly lower.  /PISA-2009-Our-21st-century-learners-at-age-15.pdf /PISA-2009-Our-21st-century-learners-at-age-15.pdf  Although average achievement is high, New Zealand needs to continue to work to lift the achievement of those at the lower end.  Growing international connections: particularly at tertiary level. New Zealand in relation to the world

 New Zealand’s education system has three levels – early childhood education, schooling and tertiary education – across which students can follow a variety of flexible pathways.  Education is compulsory for all students aged between six and 16 years, though the vast majority of students begin school at age five. School system

 nearly 2,600 schools  national curriculum  self-managing and governed by locally elected boards of trustees  The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) tertiary education sector  universities, polytechnics and wananga and PTE Schools

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 standards/qualifications/ncea/understanding- ncea/how-ncea-works/how-ncea-works-2/ standards/qualifications/ncea/understanding- ncea/how-ncea-works/how-ncea-works-2/ NCEA

Early childhood PrimaryIntermediateSecondaryTertiary Purpose/ vision Value Benefit to children and to families and community strong foundation learning, especially in literacy and numeracy. strong foundation learning, especially in literacy and numeracy, with subject knowledge. Subject knowledge World-class skills and knowledge Length of time 0-5 years(5) – 16 (and older) 17 + Funding authority Ministry of Education Tertiary Education Commission Future direction

The New Zealand education system aspirations

 R=1 International education in New Zealand

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