The Career Academy Becomes Approved AAT Provider
The Career Academy has been accredited by the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) to deliver accounting and bookkeeping qualifications.
Education
Education Press Releases, New Zealand
Forklift certificate course helps operators with English as a second language
DT Driver Training’s online forklift certificate course offers the option to translate questions from English into 103 languages.
New Social Media Courses for NZ Businesses
Clickthrough Digital is offering digital marketers and budding entrepreneurs a fantastic opportunity to up school at their new social media training courses.
Clickthrough’s new Social Media Marketing course is aimed at professional marketers, website owners, and digital marketing agencies who are keen to learn how to establish a strong online presence using key social media marketing techniques.
NZ Made Platform aids Students
New releases at uLearn aim to further increase student engagement and provide extra functionality for teachers.
New SEO Training Courses Prove A Big Hit
Clickthrough recently introduced in-person SEO training courses for New Zealand companies. The programs are designed to cater for the surge in market demand for SEO training. The courses cover best practice search engine optimization and include follow-up training.
Haeata Community Campus Officially Opened
Prime Minister Bill English and Minister of Education Hekia Parata officially opened Haeata Community Campus in Christchurch today.
Books on the Bus to launch in Auckland
Free books will start finding their way into New Zealand’s public transport systems like buses, ferries, train stations and bus stops, thanks to the Books on the Bus NZ movement.
MindKits Partnership with HoneyPoint3D for Online 3D Printing Education
HoneyPoint3D online courses will be distributed in over 20 international countries through PrintLab partners.
Free training supporting students into ECE careers
Hundreds of New Zealanders have an opportunity to kick-start a career in early childhood education for free, thanks to the PORSE Nanny Intern Programme.
Study on Impact of Poor Vision on Education
A new Massey University study is underway to investigate the impact of poor vision on the education potential of low decile primary school students.
New Zealand Kindergartens go digital with Educa
After 6 months of research into ePortfolios, South Canterbury Kindergarten Association has decided to use Educa e-portfolios in their 11 Kindergartens. Kidsfirst Kindergartens is also planning to roll out Educa in a further seven of their kindergartens this year. Oamaru Kindergarten and Waimate Kindergarten Association have also decided to join Educa in 2016 after a successful trial period.
LIGHTHOUSE CHILDREN’S DAY 2016 SET TO BE BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER
Auckland’s premier Children’s Day event will be held on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th of April 2016 at the ASB Showgrounds, in Greenlane. From 9:30m – 5:30pm, this free entry event hosted by Lighthouse at-home, will leave children and their families entertained all day long.
Northland to be part of Largest U-16 Triathlon Series
Northland children are set to benefit from a new partnership between Sport Northland and Sanitarium, one of the country’s largest health food manufacturers, who will bring a new sporting event to the region.
Survey shows Importance of Teachers
Kiwis think the teaching profession is becoming tougher and the majority of us say we wouldn’t have the patience to do the job, according to new research.
Get NZ Writing
To celebrate the continuing importance of the handwritten word, and to encourage Kiwi kids to practice the essential literacy skills that come with writing, the very first ‘Get NZ Writing’ initiative is being held this year.
Onehunga High School Partners with TheoryTest
As New Zealand takes steps to make roads safer by amending its regulations concerning blood alcohol levels, TheoryTest.co.nz is doing its part to help prepare teen drivers for the road, as well. Onehunga High School is one of the first schools to take advantage of the Theory Test platform.
Initiative Launches to Recognise Teachers
Kiwi kids can show their appreciation for their teachers hard work thanks to the New Zealand’s Most Inspiring Teachers campaign, which launches this month.
Kids Teach Their Parents About Dodecahedrons and Googols
Two new books hit the shelves this month and they could very well be the most challenging children’s books ever released. Nerdy Numbers and Sci-fi Shapes, the result of a successful 2013 Kickstarter campaign, set out to teach kids about numbers and shapes in an unashamedly geeky way.
Soup for South Auckland Kids
This project provides all children at these schools with freshly made soup and bread for lunch over eight days during term 3, totaling almost 10,000 lunches. It’s Feed the Need’s first step in finding a way to provide all children in a school with warming, nutritious lunch during the colder months.
Rangiora High School – Common Sense Must Prevail
With the escalation of public interest around the relocation of the Rangiora High School Nursery School some explanation regarding the Board of Trustees’ intentions is important at this time. The Board acts in the best interests of 1800 secondary school students in this matter and has made the decision to develop a Board owned facility for school use because it has a significant, genuine and justified need to do so. The two recent claims in the media that it is the Board’s intention to take possession of the Nursery School’s Wales Street site and that the Board has failed in their duty of care of the school’s substantial land and buildings need clarification.