Bay of Plenty Tertiary Partnership Presentation to Tauranga City Council - SmartGrowth Friday, 1 November 2013
Tertiary Education for the future of Western Bay and Bay of Plenty region
“…education is the most powerful means of change…’ Nelson Mandela
Population Growth Source: Statistics NZ and 2001 figures are based on Census data; figures are based on medium series data from the Subnational Population Projections 2006(base)-2013 (October 2012 update) BoP224,367239,412265,300277,300284,200296,000307,300317,400 WBOP112,746129,138149,900161,600169,200181,500193,700205,300 EBOP50,32848,99050,85050,41049,43048,68047,66046,180 Rotorua District 64,50964,47368,10068,90069,10069,60069,80069,700
“The trends raise the imperative for intervention that will simultaneously assist in stemming the outflow of Bay of Plenty’s youth, address the faster growing and relatively youthful Maori population and to secure the replenishment of the regions future skill needs” Prof. Natalie Jackson Nat. Inst. Demographic and Economic Analysis
Our Community Our People Our Children Our Future
Context Informer Enabler Tertiary Enhancement
“Seamless tertiary system for Bay of Plenty” Foundation Postgraduate & Research Diploma & Degrees
Skill our people and businesses Retain young people for tertiary study Incentivise our skilled people to return Support innovation in industry/businesses Become a tertiary destination Tertiary Action Plan
Owned by the region employers community providers agencies Tertiary Action Plan
Bay of Connections
Skills for industry At risk young people Maori and Pasifika Adult Literacy and Numeracy Research-based institutions International linkages Tertiary Education Strategy
Degrees available in Tauranga B. Management Studies B. Business Analysis B. Tourism B. Computer Science B. Applied Science – Marine / Environmental Management B. Social Sciences B. Teaching (Early Childhood Education) B. Teaching (Primary Education) B. Nursing B. Creative Industries (2014) B. Sport & Recreation
Aquaculture Aquaculture Transport & Logistics Transport & Logistics International Trade International Trade Primary Production Primary Production Applied Research Tourism Tourism Marine Marine Titanium Alloys Titanium Alloys Health and Ageing Health and Ageing
CBD Partnership Building
“Kia eke panuku” Reaching our potential together.