This paper describes an investigation into apprenticeship-type training programmes offered by tertiary education institutions. Summary Most people who qualify for a trade do so via the industry training system, in an in-work and off-job training arrangement organised through an industry training organisation (ITO). Some polytechnics...

This report examines outcomes for young people who complete a qualification in the New Zealand tertiary education system, looking at differences in incomes for different types of qualifications. Overview People take tertiary education for many reasons. They think about what they enjoy, what they are...

Purpose and key question: This report presents new statistics on the extent to which industry trainees leave and return to New Zealand. For New Zealand industry trainees who completed a qualification in either 2003 or 2004, it examines their migration patterns of the subsequent 7...