1. How are our Investment Plans Reflecting Pacific needs?

2. Investment Plans
A funding focused model based on historical delivery profiles
If you have had it “right” in the past, you’ll get it “right” in the future
What you’ve “had” in the past you’ll typically “get” in the future
Open to subtle but not revolutionary change

3. What has a historic Investment Plan model delivered through Ara?

4. What has a historic Investment Plan model delivered through Ara?
2016 Ara revenue
$117m
7639EFTS
2016 Equity Fund - Pasifika learners
Government contribution to improve equity of access and achievement for Pasifika students
$22,332
297.9EFTS

5. What has a historic Investment Plan model delivered through Ara?
Historic portfolio delivery
Fairly static mix of provision
Movement towards New Zealand qualifications
Responding to a strong Trades based market need in CHCH
Increasing focus on higher level qualifications through greater L7+ provision
Typically, low level trades and hospitality based programme focus for Pasifika learners
Part of a MPTT consortium
Trades based
2016 inclusion of Business Admin and Nursing, not funded

6. What has a historic Investment Plan model delivered through Ara?
Pasifika Student Engagement
Pasifika Student Success
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016*
Target 2016 No
415
471
539
572
733
EFTS
201.7
213.8
233.8
249.3
297.9
252.1 %
3.5%
3.6%
3.7%
4.2%
4.5%
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016*
Target 2016
SAC all levels
83.2
84.0
83.8
83.9
83.4
SAC all levels Pasifika
78.3
70.2
73.2
73.5
74.7
70.0

7. Something needs to change…..

8. The Ara Investment Model
Strategic Vison
Successful students
A student centric view
Based on how we as organisations and the communities we represent want to invest
Community and student needs – what, how, and when to deliver
Funding models that support these outcomes
Delivery and support that deliver the outcomes

9. Organisational realignment
Pasifika Student Engagement
International Student Engagement
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016*
Target 2016 No
415
471
539
572
733
EFTS
201.7
213.8
233.8
249.3
297.9
252.1 %
3.5%
3.6%
3.7%
4.2%
4.5%
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016*
Target 2016 No
1026
1120
1223
1574
1840
EFTS
548.1
579.2
658.6
841.7
1020.0
835.0 %
9.0%
9.2%
9.8%
12.5%
13.3%
10.4%

10. Organisational realignment
Pasifika Student Success
International Student Success
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016*
Target 2016
SAC all levels
83.2
84.0
83.8
83.9
83.4
SAC all levels Pasifika
78.3
70.2
73.2
73.5
74.7
70.0
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016*
Target 2016
SAC all levels
83.2
84.0
83.8
83.9
83.4
SAC all levels Pasifika
80.0
86.5
88.5
90.0
88.3
88.0

11. What does an Investment Plan model need to deliver through Ara?
Ara Strategy
Targets for all students
90+% course completion rate
90+% learners go on to employment or further study
90+% learner satisfaction
90+% satisfaction of employers of graduates
Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Study (EOTS) at above the national average
Specific targets for Pasifika leaners
Parity of achievement for Pasifika learners

12. Ara Pasifika Strategy Vision In partnership with Pasifika communities,
Ara provides education that enhances the
employment of Pasifika peoples.
Launched in April 2017

13. Ara Pasifika Strategy
Four key outcomes that are specific to the Pacific community but align to the Ara Strategy:
Pasifika students participate, progress and achieve qualifications
The learning environment at Ara incorporates Pasifika values
Increase Pasifika graduate employment rates
Pasifika staff participate and progress within the organisation across management, teaching, research, administration and support roles
Executive responsibility within the organisation to provide strategic leadership for the achievement of the strategy
A detailed implementation plan capturing outcomes
Active Pasifika Advisory Group

14. Doing things differently
Ara Council led Regional Response Plan
What do we know?
What have we done?
What have we heard?
What have we planned?
What have we missed?

15. Doing things differently
Management focused Pasifika Market Segment document detailing:
What we know of the Ara catchment and the actual student population
What programmes are specific to Pasifika
How we encourage Pasifika students to Ara:
Branding
Marketing
Scholarships
How we support learners in a culturally sensitive way
Most importantly what does our community see, want and desire, and how can we better respond to that

16. Doing things differently
Woolston Project
Wicked Wednesday’s – targeted Wednesday programme
On Track – assigning support staff to cohort groups
Back on Track – a targeted programme of support