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MonitoringReport2005 Development of Specialist Skills ← Meeting Skill Needs in Industry | Home Page | Development of Key Competencies → Small increase in postgraduate completionsThe number of postgraduate qualifications completions increased by 2.5 percent from 2002 to 2004. The largest proportional growth was in doctorates (16 percent from 2002 to 2004).  Postgraduate qualifications completed by domestic students 1997–2004 The fields of study with the largest increases in postgraduate qualification completions from 2002 to 2004 were health (mostly at level 8 — honours and postgraduate diplomas and certificates), society and culture and management and commerce. The fields where there were notable decreases were education, engineering and related technologies, and creative arts.  Change from 2002 to 2004 in postgraduate qualifications completed by domestic students from by field of study and qualification level The following indicator looks at postgraduate enrolments in EFTS terms in the three focus sectors identified in the government’s Growth and Innovation Framework — biotechnology, creative industries1, and information and technology. These were selected by government as sectors that could contribute directly to economic transformation in their own right, and as key technologies that can enhance the growth prospects of New Zealand’s wider economic base. Postgraduate enrolments in biotechnology-related courses have remained reasonably stable from 2001 to 2005. Enrolments in creative industries have been steadily increasing, while enrolments in information technology have declined from 2001.  EFTS consumed by domestic students in postgraduate courses in the Growth and Innovation Framework priority areas 2001–2005 Little growth in trade and technical qualification completionsAnother area of critical specialist skills is in the trade and technical areas. These are acquired through qualifications from levels 4 to 7, covering higher-level certificates, diplomas and degrees. The following indicators use broad field of study categories with a trade and/or technical focus and look at qualification completions from level 4 certificates to bachelors degrees. Four of the five fields show limited growth in completions from 2001 to 2004. Completions in information technology have declined since peaking in 2002.  Level 4 to 7 qualifications in trade- and technical-related fields completed by domestic students 2001–2004 Looking at the change from 2002 to 2004 by level of study, there has been an increase in level 4 certificate completions in all fields. Diploma completions have increased in architecture and building, engineering, and agriculture and environmental studies, and decreased notably in information technology and slightly in food, hospitality and personal services. There has been a decrease in bachelors completions across information technology, architecture and building, and engineering, while there has been a small increase in agriculture and environmental studies and food, hospitality and personal services.  Change from 2002 to 2004 in trade and technical qualifications completed by domestic students from by field of study and qualification level
1 Within creative industries, the priority focus has been on design and screen production. The indicator here covers all courses relating to architecture, design and creative arts, and, as such, represents a proxy for the specialist ‘talent pool’ available to the creative industries. (↑) ← Meeting Skill Needs in Industry | Home Page | Development of Key Competencies → Page last modified on 26 November 2006, at 06:29 PM |
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