ITO performance continues to improve

MEDIA STATEMENT

ITO performance continues to improve

31 October 2012

Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) have responded to Government expectations to focus on improving outcomes for trainees with staggering new results.

The Government’s Education Performance Indicators for the industry training sector for 2011 were released today and show credit completions rose from 46% in 2009 to 71% in 2011; and programme completions rose from 35% in 2009 to 69% in 2011.

“This is not unexpected and shows that the changes that ITOs have put into place have been successful,” Industry Training Federation Chief Executive Mark Oldershaw said today.

“There are several reasons for the rise, including improved administrative practices and reporting systems by ITOs and government, and placing greater expectations on trainees and employers from the outset of the training agreement.

“We are also starting to see results from the considerable work ITOs have done to embed literacy and numeracy learning into training resources.

“In some cases, mergers of ITOs provide for more support systems to better meet the needs of industries and trainees.”

Mr Oldershaw said ITOs were continually looking at ways to improve the service they offered New Zealand workers and workplaces.

“But we are confident that we are offering a quality service that delivers relevant skills and qualifications that support the New Zealand economy at a fraction of the cost of other parts of the tertiary education sector,” Mr Oldershaw said.

The Industry Training Federation is a voluntary membership organisation representing all of New Zealand’s Industry Training Organisations.

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