Taking the youth job summit to the web….
A couple of weeks back the latest Household Labour Force Survey was released. Amongst all the chat about rising unemployment, there was a set of figures that didn’t get a lot of air time. Youth...
View ArticleBudget leaks
Beginning to slip out. Playcentres not to get the funding promised in Nats election policy for at least another year. Modern apprenticeships abolished. Polytechnic funding for trades courses slashed....
View ArticleEducation Ownership
Out of coverage over the weekend – and I’ve spent a bit of time reading budget documents and education articles - and doing some thinking. Sometimes a bit dangerous as former colleagues discovered....
View ArticleChopper Tolley Axes Night Classes
Over 200,000 kiwis are involved in continuing education. Over 200 secondary schools are involved. It costs the taxpayer about $16m a year. In the early eighties I set up the King Country Rural...
View ArticleYouth Unemployment: could the Brits be doing something right?
Last week I asked Paula Bennett a few questions about the number of young people who are currently unemployed. The numbers are pretty poor. At the end of March there were 11,510 people aged 18 to 24...
View Article
