About Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary education providers. Each year, the institution offers a comprehensive range of qualifications (from certificate to degree level) to more than 35,000 New Zealanders of all ages and walks of life.

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa offers a unique learning environment based in Māori principles and values and operates from over 80 locations throughout New Zealand. Courses include small business management, computing, social work, teaching, Māori performing arts and te reo Māori (Māori language). Since 1983, the institution has worked to meet the educational needs of students by providing a nurturing and inclusive learning environment.

Te Wānanga o Aotearoa provides a fresh and vibrant alternative within the New Zealand tertiary education sector.

Scribe Limited at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa
Scribe was initially contracted to work with Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in mid-2005 as a member of Te Wāhanga Rautaki (the Strategic Unit). This unit was responsible for preparing funding, planning, briefing and other documents to be sent to the government on behalf of the institution.

During an institutional restructure in 2006, Te Wāhanga Rautaki evolved into Te Karumārama (the Executive Support Office). In addition to its core work, this office became responsible for a multi-million dollar suite of projects to realign the institution for the coming tertiary reforms.

Projects

• A1J1 Assessment of Strategic Relevance Review – Scribe was contracted to create the templates for this review that targeted 11 programmes that brought in 65% of the institution’s income. Scribe wrote four of the initial submissions and all eleven of the re-submissions required by the review process. The Tertiary Education Commission rated all programmes as ‘strategically relevant’ and funding was continued.
• Annual reports (2004 - 2009) – Scribe wrote the institutional overviews for these six institutional annual reports, as well as writing introductions for the Chief Executive and Council Chairperson. Scribe also formatted the financial sections of these reports prior to lay-up by a graphic artist and proofed the laid-up reports prior to printing.
• Te Anga Whakamua consultation documents – Scribe assisted with preparation of consultation documents for an organisational restructure that occurred in 2006. Scribe also assisted in preparation of a document that detailed the future direction and new organisational structure for the institution.
• Funding profiles and investment plans – Scribe assisted with the development of two institutional profiles and one investment plan. These funding documents, required by legislation, detailed the institution’s three-year plan.
• Encouraging and Supporting Innovation Fund – Scribe assisted with development of applications for funding from this fund. All three applications were approved by the Tertiary Education Commission for funding.
• Ngā Kaihautū policy review – Scribe assisted Ngā Kaihautū (the executive directors) with a major review of all institutional policies. The review included rationalisation of existing policies and creating a new, consistent format for all policies.
• Te Kaupapa Kounga (QMS) 2006 – Scribe rewrote the institutional quality management system manual to reflect more clearly the nature of the institution and its philosophy.
• Programme curriculum documents – Scribe assisted with the redevelopment of a number of programme curriculum documents and helped create a new template that has brought consistency to these documents.
• Staff induction handbook – Scribe restructured and rewrote the institutional staff induction handbook.
• Marketing documents - Scribe was involved in proof-reading a variety of marketing documents, including prospectuses, identity style guide and brochures.
• Ka Mīharo - Scribe was the proof-reader for the quarterly institutional staff magazine.
• Other projects - Scribe provided general writing, editing, formatting and proofing duties on a regular basis. This work has helped bring consistency to communications within the institution. Scribe also provided a help service for staff members having difficulties with MS Word.

Productivity Tools
Scribe created a productivity add-on for Microsoft Word that has been installed on PCs and laptops at the Head Office at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa. The add-on provides document elements, boilerplate text and shortcut keys that improve productivity and produce a consistent format for documents and reports written within the organisation. Although initially created for MSWord 2003, Scribe customised the user interface for MSWord 2007 through the addition of three new tabs to the MS Word ribbon.

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