Transcript Raising Pacific Success 2009 - 2013 Unitec Pacific Strategy 2010 - 2015 Goal 3: To ensure successful participation, completion and progression of Pacific students within.

Raising Pacific
Success
2009 - 2013
Unitec Pacific Strategy 2010 - 2015
Goal 3: To ensure successful participation, completion and
progression of Pacific students within Unitec programmes.
Objectives:
• To increase participation in order to reflect the demographics of the
North /West Auckland region (2011- 14%, 2015-20%).
• To increase the completion rates of Pacific students to equal the
Unitec mainstream population.
• To ensure that Pacific cultural dimensions are embedded in the
student experience.
• To increase the number of Pacific students progressing to higher level
programmes.
Pacific Centre initiatives 2009-2013
• Nakuita (Octopus) Model. Planting Pacific staff into Departments
Design & Visual Arts, Business, Carpentry, Nursing, Social Practice,
Sports, Foundation Studies, Communication, Performing & Screen Arts
• Creation of Pacific Academic Adviser position
• Creation of 4 x Pacific Development Lecturer positions
• Running Pacific Orientations and Whanau Evenings
• Staff workshops – ‘Understanding Pacific’ & ‘Teaching Pacific Students’
• Study & computer room
• Mentoring
• Postgraduate Supervision
Success rate growth/decline from 2009 to semester 1, 2013
8
Pacific
6
4
International
Maori
Under 25s
2
All Students
0
2009
-2
-4
-6
2010
2011
2012
2013
Disabilities
Semester 1, 2013 success rates
82
80
78
76
74
72
Series1
70
68
66
64
62
Pacific
All Students
Maori
Under 25s
International
Disabilities
FCIB Pacific student’s success rates - semester one 2013
100%
Department has a specific staff
member responsible for Pasifika
support
90%
239
80%
179
70%
60%
358
289
79
151
388
Have general Pacific lecturers/staff
24
A Pacific Centre staff member
regularly provides Pacific support
for the department/students
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Series1
Department have a relationship
with Pacific Centre.
Students attend Fanau Evenings
etc.
Students part of mentoring
program
Students use study space regularly
Department has specific Pacific
courses in their programs
FCIB success rate growth/decline for Pacific students
from 2009 – semester one 2013
25
Communications
20
Design & Visual Arts
15
Management & Marketing
10
Accounting & Finance
Computing
5
0
2009
2010
2011
2012
-5
Performing & Screen Arts
Landscape Architecture
-10
-15
Architecture
-20
-25
-30
1st Arrow
(Enrolment #)
2nd Arrow
(Retention)
FSHS Pacific student’s success rates - semester one 2013
90%
80%
76
70%
115
60%
50%
Department has a specific staff
member responsible for Pasifika
support
256
565
39
130
214
Have general Pacific lecturers/staff
312
12
A Pacific Centre staff member
regularly provides Pacific support
for the department/students
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Series1
8
Department have a relationship
with Pacific Centre.
Students attend Fanau Evenings
etc.
Students part of mentoring
program
Students use study space regularly
Department has specific Pacific
courses in their programs
FSHS success rate growth/decline for Pacific students
from 2009 – semester one 2013
Foundation Studies
Community Development
Sport
Social Practice
Nursing
Language Studies
Education
Osteopathy
Natural Science
Medical Imaging
FTBE Pacific student’s success rates - semester one 2013
80%
199
70%
60%
Department has a specific staff
member responsible for Pasifika
support
394
183
90
390
Have general Pacific lecturers/staff
50%
40%
207
A Pacific Centre staff member
regularly provides Pacific support
for the department/students
30%
20%
10%
0%
Series1
Department have a relationship
with Pacific Centre.
Students attend Fanau Evenings
etc.
Students part of mentoring
program
Students use study space regularly
Department has specific Pacific
courses in their programs
FTBE success rate growth/decline for Pacific students
from 2009 – semester one 2013
25
20
Construction
15
10
Civil Engineering
Plumbing & Gas-fitting
Transport Technology
5
Electrotechnology
Building Technology
0
2009
-5
-10
-15
-20
2010
2011
2012
Study Room User Statistics – semester 1, 2013
Pacific Mentoring Statistics – semester 1, 2013
• The students that completed the programme had
a collective course success rate of 91% for
semester one.
(The Pacifc Unitec average success rate for the same semester was
68%. The overall Unitec average was 78%)
•The students who did not commit, or withdrew from
the programme had a collective course success
rate of 50% for semester one
2014-2015
• Continue with current initiatives
• Create relationships with other departments that
currently have no connection with the Pacific Centre
• Work closer with other services to help Pacific
students