Big Changes to NCEA and Polytechs Must Deliver the Skills NZ Urgently Needs
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Maurice-Takerei, Lisa
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This week’s major overhaul of the NCEA qualification system isn’t just about measuring academic achievement at secondary school. The government’s plans also include “working with industry to develop better vocational pathways” into the workforce.
The policy dovetails with big changes to the country’s polytechnic system, which have also been promoted as improving vocational education. Both that, and the NCEA reforms, go to the heart of an urgent problem facing New Zealand.
Even a brief glance at Immigration New Zealand’s “Green List” – formerly the Skills Shortage List – raises an obvious question: why are the country’s own training and education pathways not delivering these much needed skilled workers?
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39 Education, 390114 Vocational education and training curriculum and pedagogy, 390201 Education policy, New Zealand, skills shortage, Skills, Vocational training, School leavers, NCEA
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