‘Having students involved in the ITP decision making process is not only exciting, but important as it will help to further strengthen the student voice,’ says Izzy Paterson (President, Association of Students at UCOL).
Evans says that this is just the first step to effective and true student representation.
‘Student voice does not exist in a vacuum. In order for genuine student voice to take place on councils, institutions must be willing to support student representatives through training, resourcing, connecting them with the independent students’ association and instilling a culture of hearing and heeding the student voice across the institution.’
NZUSA looks forward to engaging with Members of Parliament to ensure that the legislation is as robust as possible to facilitate effective student voice.
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