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Hot Topic Hawke’s Bay
Politics
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Coalition's fees-free policy fails to attract many industry trainees

By the end of the year only 6% of people receiving fees-free education are projected to be industry trainees.

Brent Edwards Thu, 22 Nov 2018

Business New Zealand believes the fast-growing economy is partly responsible for the country’s growing skills shortage.

Its chief executive Kirk Hope says the growth in exports, particularly to China, and domestic expansion have put pressure on the country’s skills capacity. There is no need

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Brent Edwards Thu, 22 Nov 2018
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