A policy report from The New Zealand Initiative argues for systemic reform of New Zealand’s education system to recognise vocational training as equal to university education, proposing industry-led school subjects, per-enrolment funding, and a new industry award to address long-
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That's a very good question. So I think that realistically, to do this justice, schools will be partnering with tertiary institutions and with employers, and some of the learning may well take place off the school campus. Having said that, they'll need to be resourced to do that, and at the moment, schools are really not. So a really big caveat on all of this is where are the resources coming from?
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practical skills with parity of esteem
\\ \\ **Details of NCEA replacement confirmed**\\ \\ 16 May, 2026\\ \\ Erica Stanforda bold shift from academic bias to practical education
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