Appendix 3: Victoria University of Wellington's outcomes framework
Education sector: Results of the 2011 audits.
The following information is taken from the statement of service performance in Victoria University of Wellington's Annual Report 2011, page 49.
| The following table sets out the connections between the Government's long-term strategic direction for tertiary education, Victoria's proposed outcomes, why these are important, what they contribute and the steps needed to achieve them. | |||
| Victoria's outcomes framework | |||
| New Zealand Government's long-term strategic direction for tertiary education "Create and share new knowledge that contributes to New Zealand's economic and social development and environmental management." Tertiary Education Strategy 2010–2015 (TES) page 18 |
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| Victoria's high-level outcomes What is Victoria seeking to influence, over the next three to five years, to create long-term positive change in social state for New Zealanders? |
Outcome 1 New knowledge from Victoria's research supports sustainable economic growth and prosperity for New Zealanders. |
Outcome 2 A more educated and skilled workforce and society. |
Outcome 3 Improved social, cultural and environmental development of New Zealand. |
| Impact What difference is Victoria making? |
High-quality research builds on New Zealand's knowledge base, responds to the needs of the economy and addresses environmental and social challenges. | Victoria's graduates raise the skills and knowledge of the current and future workforce to meet labour market demand and social needs. | Academic staff contribute to systems of governance and policy that are strong, responsive and value for money. |
| Outputs What is Victoria committed to delivering in a particular year? |
The University's annual outputs and the outcomes to which they contribute are detailed in its SFSP. Taken together the outputs and outcomes influence the Government's desired high-level outcomes of economic, social and environmental development. This SSP reports on the 2011 outputs proposed in the SFSP within the 2011 Investment Plan. |
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| Processes How Victoria is going to do this. |
Enhance leadership capability in research, and make appointments that strengthen areas of research excellence. | Foster student success, with particular attention paid to students in their first year, and focus on recruiting the best possible students. | Recruit and develop people who apply their scholarly and professional expertise to areas that support New Zealand's sustainable economic growth, social development and environmental management. |