Comments on: No Joy from Joyce

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:58:45 +0000

Yet more short-sighted policy from a short-sighted government.

By: Shitkicker McGee

Shitkicker McGee — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 11:06:04 +0000

EFTS is for Fun

By: steve

steve — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:39:37 +0000

“A full-time student studies between 0.8 and 1.4 EFTS a year”

Really? I`d like to see comment from someone who studies 1.4 EFTS in a year. Even if they did, they`d take 5 years to run out of EFTS. At 0.8 EFTs ( what most study) it is nearly 9 years.

By: Jono

Jono — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 02:38:03 +0000

“A lifetime limit on access to the Student Loan Scheme was introduced in Budget 2010. The limit for undergraduate study is 7 EFTS (Equivalent Full Time Student)”

This is wrong.

The 7 EFTS are for whatever you want.

You can even the Cabinet paper describing the change at: http://www.minedu.govt.nz/~/media/MinEdu/Files/TheMinistry/Budget2010/SOC10_42StudentSupportPackageRELEASED.pdf

Fail-Article.

By: smackdown

smackdown — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:10:39 +0000

so what does this mean for my post grad diploma in fun studies

By: Deco

Deco — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:58:13 +0000

The lifetime limit (from 2010 study) is 7 EFTS which can be “spent” on anything. So if you manage to finish your degree and your honours/Masters within that 7 EFTS you are sweet. If you need more than 7 EFTS, then you have 1 more for postgrad and another 3 for Doctoral study.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:52:31 +0000

But honours is postgrad study…….

By: steve

steve — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 22:37:22 +0000

In terms of a three year degree and honours, only if you study full time and fail a good deal of your papers before resitting and passing them.

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:36:15 +0000

WTF?
Have I got this straight? If I want to do postgrad I have to choose between Masters and Honours but I can’t do both unless I’m rich?