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Annual Report 2016 EASTERN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ANNUAL REPORT 2016 THE EXPERIENCE YOU NEED & THE SUPPORT TO SUCCEED Te Aho a Māui OUR MISSION EIT’s Mission is to provide high quality, relevant and accessible tertiary education for the well-being of our students, whānau and communities. OUR VISION ■ ENGAGE STUDENTS ■ INSPIRE COMMUNITIES ■ TRANSFORM WORLDS OUR VALUES ■ ACT WITH INTEGRITY ■ INSPIRE SUCCESS ■ BE COMMITTED ■ NURTURE WHANAUNGATANGA HIGHLIGHTS Dr Patrick Lander promoted Appointment of Jennifer 10,222 students to Principal Academic Staff Roberts to Head of School of studying at EIT in 2016 Member (PASM) Nursing The Atrium on Hawke’s Bay campus won the 2016 Gisborne/ 797 international students Growing Māori student Hawke’s Bay Education Category at the New Zealand Architecture from 49 different countries participation (42% in Hawke’s Awards studying at EIT in 2016, a 30% Bay and 75% in Tairāwhiti) increase on 2015 2016 Dr Susan Jacobs farewelled as Executive Dean, Faculty of Education, Humanities and New $1m veterinary nursing facilities opened on the Health Science after a 30 year Hawke’s Bay campus career at EIT Appointment of Executive Dean, In 2016 EIT received approval and accreditation for 45 Professor Natalie Waran to Faculty new New Zealand Qualifications and two new Postgraduate of Education, Humanities and Health Programmes Science CONTENTS Key Activities and Performance 1 Statement of Responsibility 3 Acknowledgements 3 Council Membership 4 EIT Executive 4 2016 Council Chair and Chief Executive’s Report 6 Faculty Highlights 12 School of Primary Industries and Regional Learning Centre Highlights 31 Advisory, Consultative Committees and Reference Groups 36 Statement of Performance 42 Additional Annual Reporting Information 52 Academic Outcomes 53 Research Office Report 56 Research Outputs 57 EIT Representation on National/International Organisations, Prizes, Awards and Grants 69 Statement of Resources 77 Financial Statements 80 KEY ACTIVITIES & PERFORMANCE 10,222 students studied at EIT in 2016. This translates to 4,597 EFTS (Equivalent Full-time Students). The following graphs relate to the parent organisation only and exclude merger funding and expenditure. Money was received in 2016 from Age Composition of EIT Students in 2016 Government Funding 63% 18 years and under 18% Fees from Students 28% 1,870 STUDENTS Investment Income 2% Aged 19-24 years 24% Contestable Income 1% 2,463 STUDENTS Other Income 6% Aged 25 and over 58% 5,889 STUDENTS EFTS Growth 2012 - 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 4,500 5,000 Government Funded Other 1 Income 2012 - 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 $ MILLIONS Government Other Cost per EFTS 2012 - 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 $2,000 $4,000 $6,000 $8,000 $10,000 $12,000 $14,000 Staffing Numbers FTE 2012 - 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 550 600 Teaching Staff Allied Staff and Management Net Asset Value 2012 - 2016 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 130 140 150 160 $ MILLIONS 2 STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY Annual Financial Report for year ended 31 December 2016 In terms of Section 220 of the Education Act 1989 and Section 155 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, we hereby certify that: 1. we have been responsible for the preparation of these financial statements and Statement of Performance and the judgements used therein; and 2. we have been responsible for establishing and maintaining a system of internal control designed to provide reasonable assurance as to the integrity and reliability of financial reporting; and 3. we are of the opinion that these financial statements and Statement of Performance fairly reflect the financial position and operations of this institution for the year ended 31 December 2016. David Pearson Ross McKelvie Council Chairman Audit Committee Chair Chris Collins Victor Saywell Chief Executive Corporate Services Director 7 April 2017 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EIT gratefully acknowledges grants received from the following organisations during 2016. Ōtātara Trust 3 COUNCIL EIT MEMBERSHIP EXECUTIVE Christopher Collins Tuhakia Keepa Chief Executive Director - Māori David Pearson Jacoby Poulain Chair Ministerial Mark Oldershaw Bill Kimberley Ministerial Deputy Chief Executive Director - Human Sheryl Smail Resources Michael Morgan Community Jo Blakeley Deputy Chair Director - Academic Fred Koenders Community Tracee Te Huia and Student Services Executive Dean - Faculty Community of Commerce and Hilton Collier Brenda Chapman Technology Community Geraldine Travers, Director - Marketing MNZM Jan Mogford Ross McKelvie Ministerial Susan Jacobs, MNZM Campus Director - Ministerial (until 27 May 2016) Tairāwhiti Executive Dean - Faculty Karen Coutts Secretary to Council of Education, Humanities Victor Saywell and Health Science Director - Corporate Services KAUMATUA (Hawke’s Bay) Matiu Eru Patrick Jones KAUMATUA (Tairāwhiti) Taina Ngarimu Director - Policy Natalie Waran KUIA (Hawke’s Bay) Pauline Tangiora QSM, QSO, JP and Planning (from 3 October 2016) Executive Dean - Faculty Philippa Jones of Education, Humanities Director - International and Health Science 4 EIT continues to Be positioned and widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading institutes of technology. David Pearson Chris Collins COUNCIL CHAIR CHIEF EXECUTIVE Image of TE WAHA O RŪAUMOKO courtesy of Te Rūnanganui o Ngāti Porou 5 2016 COUNCIL CHAIR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REPORT It is pleasing to report that 2016 proved to be another strong year for EIT both in terms of educational developments and performance and with regard to our financial performance and end of year position. Student recruitment remained strong, both domestically and internationally; student educational success remained high; outreach into the wider regional areas of Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti continued to grow; priority learner group participation and success remained high; and EIT’s educational programme portfolio continued to develop with new postgraduate, graduate, diploma and certificate offerings. EIT continues to be positioned and widely regarded as one of New Zealand’s leading institutes of technology. The performance across 2016 further enhances that. In 2016: ■ EIT received approval and accreditation for 45 new New Zealand Qualifications and two new Postgraduate Programmes. ■ EIT continued to host one of New Zealand’s largest Schools Trades Academies and remains one of the largest Youth Guarantee providers in New Zealand across the ITP sector. ■ Māori participation in Tairāwhiti is the highest of any institute of technology or polytechnic in New Zealand. ■ Enhancing student success remains a key institutional priority and strategies are being pursued to further that goal. ■ Approximately 800 students came to study at EIT from some 49 different countries around the world. ■ During 2016 a key highlight was the completion and opening of the new expanded veterinary nursing facilities in Hawke’s Bay. ■ The financial position of the Institution (parent) remains strong with a positive working capital of $18.2M, giving a ratio of 150%, and a sound cash flow operating surplus with solid cash reserves in hand. 6 EDUCATIONAL PORTFOLIO 2016 was a particularly challenging year with regard to academic programme and qualification development. The NZQA Mandatory Review of Qualifications has meant that, along with the wider tertiary sector, significant resources were applied to exiting retiring qualifications and developing new programmes of study that lead to newly developed qualifications across a wide range of fields of study. The amount of change on this front in a single year has been unprecedented. Staff across the Institute are to be commended for the commitment and work on this. In 2016 EIT received approval and accreditation for 45 new New Zealand Qualifications and two new Postgraduate Programmes. New areas of qualifications were approved during 2016, such as the New Zealand Diploma in Addiction Studies [Level 6]; New Zealand Certificate in Baking [Level 4]; New Zealand Certificate in Forestry Harvest and Operations [Level 4]; Mahinga Kai - Te Hoata New Zealand Certificate in Māori Traditional Food Production, Harvest and Management [Level 3]; Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice [Level 8] and Master of Professional Practice [Level 9]. EIT’s depth and range of qualification provision is extensive - from Level 1 through to Level 9 - as can be seen in the associated qualification graph below. Degree level qualifications [Level 7] continue to remain the single highest area of qualification enrolment at EIT, followed by Levels 2 and 3. This qualification mix reflects the needs of our region for access to quality higher education from foundation level education programmes through to degree and postgraduate level provision. Students by Qualification Level 2010 - 2016 2010 EIT (Pre-Merger) 2011 EIT 2012 EIT 2013 EIT 2014 EIT 2015 EIT 2016 EIT 1400 1200 1000 800 600 400 200 0 1Level 2 1-4 Certificates 3 4 Level 5 5-6 Diplomas 6Level 7 7 8 Level 8-9 Post 9 d Degrees Graduates STUDENT PARTICIPATION AND SUCCESS Recruitment remained strong with EIT achieving strongly against its various plan targets (achieving 99% through to 102%). Recruitment remained sound into Level 1-2 programmes, Level 3 and above, Youth Guarantee, Māori and Pacific Trades Training, and the Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti Schools Trades Academies. EIT continues to host one of New Zealand’s largest Schools Trades Academies and remains one of the largest Youth Guarantee
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