Trade Academies, including NZVS, discussed in Parliament

Trade Academies—Announcement

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9. LOUISE UPSTON (National—Taupō) to the Minister of Education: What recent announcements has she made about trades academies?

New Zealand�s first virtual trade academy now a reality

The Ministry of Education has confirmed The New Zealand Virtual School as one of five new national Trade Academies. The establishment of Trades Academies is designed to get young New Zealanders more engaged in education, by delivering trades and technology programmes to school-aged students, based on partnerships between schools, tertiary institutions, industry training organisations (ITOs) and employers.