Bill To Reset Vocational Education Passes First Reading

Bill To Reset Vocational Education Passes First Reading

“Today, we’ve taken a major step forward toward a vocational education and training system that works for learners, employers, industries and local communities,” Vocational Education and Training Minister Penny Simmonds says.

Te Pūkenga Axed in Vocational Education Shake-Up

Legislation aims to return education decisions to regional polytechnics and industry leadersIndustry Skills Boards to replace Workforce Development Councils from January 2026Te Pūkenga to be phased out as changes roll out over two yearsThe government has started a major overhaul of New Zealand’s vocational education and training system with the passing of the first reading of a new bill in Parliament.Vocational Education and Training Minister Pe…

Bill to reset vocational education passes first reading

Legislation to disestablish New Zealand’s centralised vocational education and training system has passed its first reading in Parliament, Vocational Education and Training Minister Penny Simmonds says. “Today, we’ve taken a major step forward toward a vocational education and training system that works for learners, employers, industries and local communities,” Ms Simmonds says. “The Bill, which has passed its first reading, will return decisio…