http://www.oag.govt.nz A list of the reports, articles, and presentations produced by the Office of the Auditor-General that discuss educational institutions - the Ministry of Education, schools, polytechnics, or universities (including wananga). daily 1 2006-12-07T22:57:28Z http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/teachers-development August 2008: We carried out a performance audit that looked at the Ministry of Education's arrangements to support the professional development of primary and secondary school teachers after they have graduated from a teacher education programme... No publisher yashodha Education Performance audit 2008-08-26T02:12:36Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2008/boards-of-trustees June 2008: Overall, the Ministry provides some useful training and general support for all boards. It also has good systems for supporting boards that are clearly at risk of poor performance. We have made nine recommendations... No publisher yashodha Education Performance audit 2008-06-26T02:14:04Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2007/nzqa-monitoring May 2007: We carried out a performance audit to provide assurance to Parliament that NZQA, having delegated its quality assurance functions, has maintained enough oversight of this delegation and ensures that there are processes in place so that the Board is informed of any quality issues in the polytechnic sector... No publisher rachael Education Performance audit Central government 2007-06-12T00:49:15Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2005-06/part7 Central government: Results of the 2005/06 audits. No publisher rachael Education 2007-04-05T02:04:47Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/3rd-report/docs/part3-6.pdf Part 3.6 of a report on the results of the 1999-2000 central government audits. No publisher CJ Wells Education 2007-02-01T02:17:49Z File http://www.oag.govt.nz/2006/school-property June 2006: School property is the second largest publicly owned property portfolio in the country, with a capital value of $7,000 million. The Ministry of Education has better controls in place than when we last audited school property management in 2001. However, it has only partly addressed our recommendations for improving its overview of the overall condition of the school property portfolio and the maintenance that school boards undertake... No publisher CJ Wells Education Performance audit Central government 2007-03-02T02:42:05Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2005/twoa December 2005: This audit and inquiry into Te Wānanga o Aotearoa (TWOA) followed a request for assurance from the then Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) in September 2004. There were concerns about possible conflicts of interest in transactions worth large sums of money. Other issues emerged as we began our inquiry... No publisher CJ Wells Maori Central government Conflicts of interest Sensitive expenditure Inquiry Education Purchasing/contracting 2007-03-21T02:00:43Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2005/chs October 2005: The findings of this inquiry highlight the need for schools to carefully consider the ethical dimensions of conflicts of interest... No publisher CJ Wells Sensitive expenditure Education Inquiry Conflicts of interest 2007-03-02T03:30:50Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2003-04/part9.htm Central government: Results of the 2003-04 audits. No publisher CJ Wells Education 2007-03-12T00:24:26Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/2004/cpit-cool November 2004: The findings of this inquiry into how CPIT managed conflicts of interest regarding the Computing Offered On-Line programme emphasise the need for public entities to carefully consider the ethical dimensions of conflicts of interest... No publisher CJ Wells Education Inquiry Purchasing/contracting Conflicts of interest 2007-03-04T07:35:46Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2004/scholarships October 2004: The Tertiary Education Commission raised concerns about the financial management of the scholarships by the Māori Education Trust, and the quality of the monitoring by the Ministry of Education... No publisher CJ Wells Funding/grant programmes Education Inquiry Central government 2007-03-04T07:31:33Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/2002-03/part4.htm Central government: results of the 2002-03 audits. No publisher CJ Wells Education 2007-03-12T00:09:51Z Page http://www.oag.govt.nz/2001/school-property August 2001: This is report assesses the Ministry’s performance in managing the property portfolio. We focused on the management arrangements in place between the Ministry and school Boards of Trustees, and the systems and processes for managing (including funding) the provision and maintenance of school property... No publisher CJ Wells Education Performance audit Central government 2007-03-04T20:34:15Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/central-govt/3rd-report December 2000. No publisher CJ Wells Maori B.29 Education Central government 2007-01-31T20:48:42Z Folder http://www.oag.govt.nz/2000/student-loan June 2000: This report is about the Student Loan Scheme, those who have a stake in the Scheme, what their information requirements are, and whether, in our view, those requirements are being met... No publisher CJ Wells Education Performance audit Central government 2007-03-05T02:06:47Z Folder