The Ako Aotearoa team is delighted to share the Executive Summary of findings, feedback and recommendations from our strategic consultation with the sector. Based upon three key areas - Thought leadership, Collaboration and Teaching excellence - the summary synthesises common issues and themes identified by staff working at a range of roles and levels across the sector. The information was gathered through strategic one-to-one interviews, a national survey and regional forum sessions.
Four final recommendations around the following topics are included:
- Resourcing and policy
- Advocacy and sector voice
- Frameworks with flexibility
- Cultural commitments.
The report also provides consolidated recommendations that will be of value to Tertiary Education Organisations.
In addition, further guidance is outlined for the Tertiary Education Commission around:
- Updating funding and performance metrics to better reflect teaching quality
- Prioritising funding for collaboration and innovation
- Maintaining sector advocacy and coordination
This consultation process has demonstrated that despite, or perhaps because of, the current challenges for the sector and the demise of Ako Aotearoa at the end of this year, teaching excellence, collaboration and thought leadership remain vital to the health of the tertiary sector into the future.
Download the Summary report
SUMMARY REPORT | Ako Aotearoa Sector Strategy Co-design (PDF, 255Kb)
Our thanks goes to the 261 people who completed the survey, the 14 strategic leaders we interviewed, and more than 200 people involved in our regional forum kōrerorero sessions.
We also thank Dr Linda Keesing-Styles for undertaking the project for the Board during a challenging time.
We encourage you to share this freely with your teams and give us feedback on how it resonates and/or aligns with your organisation's future plans in these key areas. We would love to hear from you.
