Take2 Access Edition
Take2 is a comprehensive student management system that is designed specifically for New Zealand training providers. Take2 is certified by the Ministry of Education to produce the Single Data Return and by NZQA to send electronic hook-on and Unit Standard returns. Take2 works with the National Student Index through an XML interface. Take2 also produces labour market outcomes and Unit Standard returns for the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) through an interface to TEC's Electronic Receipting System (ERS).
Additionally Take2 provides a full range of functions relating to student recruitment, recording student attendance and producing academic transcripts, as well as offering a wide range of management reports.
Take2 and other Meta Office products are written in Microsoft Access. They will run on a standard PC and across a network with multiple users. The products are easily installed and integrate comprehensively with other Microsoft products such as Word, Excel, and Outlook to increase your productivity.
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| WHY TAKE2? |
Take2 has been developed by people who are very familiar with the tertiary sector and the requirements of both training providers and central agencies. During its development Take2 has been tested in a live environment and, as a result, the original design has been constantly updated to recognise the needs of users.
Take2 was the first software certified by the Ministry of Education for Single Data Returns and is now fully certified by NZQA for electronic hook-on and Unit Standard outcome returns.
When we ask our users why they have purchased or switched to Take2 from another product (as many have), we have been told that the factors that have influenced them include:
- Reliability of the software – a student management system must be reliable; the system can be critical to effective management and it can be the tool that enables funding from central agencies. Take2 is reliable.
- Quality of support – users who do not receive good quality and timely support quickly become disenchanted. Take2 users consistently comment on how well the product is supported.
- Product development – the demands of central agencies for returns are constantly changing. Your student management system must change too. This needs to happen with the minimum of fuss. Take2 is upgraded in a planned and dependable manner.
View the Previews of Take2 or TakeNote to see how they relate to your own requirements.
| IS THERE A HELP DESK? |
Buying Take2 (or associated products) is more than just buying a software licence and being left to get on by yourself. Meta Office provides for a single annual fee a full help desk and update service to support Take2 users.
The help desk provides on call assistance to help you with the implementation and running of Take2, covering topics such as how to use the product, how to install an update, how the product performs on your PC or network, how to create ad hoc reports and mail merges, and how to prepare Take2 returns for central agencies, etc.
You can also ask for assistance on matters not directly relating to Take2 but which relate to the administration of students and student enrolments and records; for example you can ask about the design of enrolment forms, paper record systems, and the administrative requirements of the Ministry of Education. You will receive assistance on these matters in as much as Meta Office is able to assist you (which is probably much more than you would expect) and, if appropriate, Meta Office will refer you to other sources of information.
Click here to read more on what support is offered.
| IS TRAINING AVAILABLE? |
You can contact Meta Office for details of training programmes in your area, or to set up training sessions.
Take2 is fully documented and is accompanied by an extensive and indexed user manual, which not only explains how to use Take2, but also contains useful suggestions for setting up Take2 for your organisation, and flow charts to illustrate how best to go about various tasks.
Take2 also comes with an introductory PowerPoint Tutorial which provides an excellent starting point to understanding the functionality of Take2 and the sequence of setting up and using the product.
| WHAT ABOUT UPGRADES? |
Each year in the period between November and February licenced users of Take2 who have paid an annual support fee in the preceding calendar year will receive an update of the Take2 application. The update will include the following:
- Modifications to accommodate changes to electronic returns required by central agencies such as the Ministry of Education and NZQA.
- Modifications include things such as changes to standard codes, changes to field types, the addition of individual fields to existing returns, etc. Future major revisions of returns by central agencies - for example any changes to funding systems resulting from the advent of the TEC - are not covered by the Help Desk agreement and will be charged for on the basis of the amount of work each revision requires.
- Modifications to make the Take2 application faster and more user-friendly. Such modifications may result from suggestions from users or from Meta Office's own initiative. Fixes to bugs notified during the preceding year. Interim releases of Take2 may be made where necessary to remedy bugs.
| HOW DO I ORDER TAKE2? |
You can use the More Information form to place an order and to find out about pricing. Or you can contact Meta Office directly.