Glossary

Kuputaka

All terms Māori terms only

    SMS

    Student Management System. Is a database or application which can store information relating to a TEO.

    SMS

    Student Management System.

    SOI

    Statement of Intent (SOI).  A high-level description of our operating intentions and performance expectations over the next three to five years.  Also known as Strategic Intent Document.

    SPE

    Statement of Performance Expectations.  Sets out the reportable class of outputs for the financial year and contains our forecasted financial statements.  We prepare this every financial year.

    Specialised English for Speakers of Other Languages

    Increases opportunities for adults to learn and improve their literacy and numeracy skills.  Particularly for migrants and refugees.

    SSP

    Statement of Service Performance (SSP) is a reports, or a group of reports that provide primarily non-financial information recording our performance against specified objectives.

    Standard training measure (STM)

    An STM is defined as the amount of training that is required for a trainee to achieve 120 credits (or its equivalent) in an approved structured training programme.

    STAR

    The Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource (STAR) is administered by MoE and delivers additional operational grant funding to all State and State-Integrated schools with year 11-13+ students to assist schools, in partnership with another provider (or workplace), to provide students alternative learning experiences to support their retention and achievement in education and to help students find suitable pathways to work or further study.

    Statement of Intent

    A high-level description of our operating intentions and performance expectations over the next three to five years.  It provides the base against which we will later report in our Annual Report.

    Statement of Performance Expectations

    Sets out our reportable class of outputs for the financial year and contains our forecasted financial statements.  We prepare this every financial year.