Export Education Innovation Programme Strategic Overview
The Government has announced funding of $0.5 million in 2004/05 and $1.0 million each year subsequently, to encourage and support innovation in export education. The Export Education Innovation Programme Strategic Overview and Operational Guidelines document attached outlines the purpose of this Export Education Innovation Programme, what funding will be used to achieve, the criteria for assessing funding applications and other matters relating to the governance and administration of the programme. As the fund is administered by the Education New Zealand Trust Request For Proposals for the fund are available at www.educationnz.org.nz
Governance and Accountability Structures
42. Accountability for the EEIP programme rests with the Ministry of Education, acting on the advice of the Management Group, as administrator of the Vote funds and ultimately with the Minister of Education. Ministry sign-off will be required on all major decisions — i.e. work programme, tender programme, awarding of contracts — but would not be required on Education New Zealand’s internal prioritisation of resources.
43. An expert advisory panel has been set-up to assist the Management Group. The panel assists in the development of work programmes and the assessment of proposals. The committee may also call on additional expertise where needed and will co-ordinate its work with that of the relevant reference groups advising on the use of export education levy funds. The figure below illustrates the management and accountability structures:
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EEIP Management Group: Ministry of Education, NZTE and Education New Zealand
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Expert Advisory Body
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EEIP Day-to-day Management
Education New Zealand
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44. The contractual arrangements, payment structures and processes, and monitoring and reporting arrangements with Education New Zealand will be aligned with the existing arrangements for management of export education levy work-streams. Education New Zealand will make quarterly progress reports and an annual summary report on its role in the programme.