About vocational education
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New Zealand’s vocational education and training system is an important part of tertiary education and has a strong focus on delivering employers and industry the skills that they need, as well as ensuring all vocational learners get good-quality, effective and consistent training.
New Zealand’s vocational education and training system is an important part of tertiary education and has a strong focus on delivering employers and industry the skills that they need, as well as ensuring all vocational learners get good-quality, effective and consistent training.
Work-based learning is a vital part of this system, giving people the opportunity and flexibility to earn while they learn and to gain an education that is more directly relevant to the changing needs of the workplace.
Find out more about changes to the vocational education and training (VET) system.