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
Industry Capacity Building — Education New Zealand
18. Education New Zealand will provide the core resource for the administration of the programme and also a limited range of co-ordination, information and research related services. This complements and builds on the services that Education New Zealand already provides to the export education industry.
19. Education New Zealand's responsibilities include:
a) Collection and distribution of statistics and information on New Zealand's involvement in particular activities with an innovative focus (e.g. offshore delivery) and on international markets and competitors in these activity areas. This supplements similar activity already undertaken that focuses mainly on education delivered on-shore in New Zealand.
b) Establishment of an expert advisory body for the programme.
c) Encouraging and facilitating communication and co-operation among those involved in offshore education activities, and also those looking to get involved - this could take the form of networks/clusters or helping to facilitate consortia for specific initiatives. Active networks are an important way of keeping research and statistical information up-to-date in fast changing markets.
d) Establishment and administration of tender processes, initial selection procedures and recommendations to the Management Group, and administration of contracts.
e) Arrange a visit/short term contract/secondment for an internationally recognised expert in offshore delivery - tasks to potentially include: assistance in development of research/resource development programme; assistance in assessment of initial tenders; provide one-on-one meetings/assistance to offshore providers; assist in the establishment of an offshore providers network. Not all of this work would have to be undertaken in New Zealand.
20. A Management Group comprising representatives of the Ministry of Education, New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and Education New Zealand is responsible for oversight and high-level decision making on the above activities (see under Governance and Accountability Structures later for further detail).