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This year there had been a 40 per cent increase in enrolments for funded courses. UCOL’s acting chief executive Linda Sissons said there had been consistent growth and an increase on each campus in every faculty. An extra 191 students had enrolled from last year, and Sissons expected that to grow. She said the scheme provided school-leavers and those out of school the chance to get a headstart in a sought-after career. Palmerston North’s Suzy Hakaumotu, 18, is one student who took adva...

Source: Ara Institute of Canterbury Ara Institute of Canterbury has just had all of its IT and digital technology courses added to the Government’s Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) scheme, with the Bachelor of ICT degree being the only exception. This means that incoming students can gain access to these courses for free, potentially setting them off in a stress-free way towards a well-paid and future-proof career. The TTAF scheme is one way in which the New Zealand Governm...

Thursday, 28 January 2021, 2:08 pm Learners in the Manawatū, Whanganui, Wairarapa, and Horowhenua regions are flocking at the chance to take up free study covered by the Government’s Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) – but many parents and students are unaware of the range of programmes that are included. Image by UCOL Since launching last year, the Government has this month expanded what qualifications are eligible for its funding. Across UCOL’s campuses, 34 programmes a...

It's as true now as it ever has been: nowhere else offers an education experience like that of Dunedin. But rather than resting on their laurels, the University of Otago and Otago Polytechnic have plans to make the city an even more inspiring place for students. From high in the summit beyond Pin

+Undoctored Media release from the Tertiary Education Commission Friday 18 December 2020, 01:11 PM 1 minute to Read The Government has expanded the target areas of the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) to include conservation, information technology and additional community support skills. "TTAF was introduced in June 2020 as part of our response to COVID-19 to strengthen the skills pipeline New Zealand needs to support economic recovery. It makes all apprenticeships an...

“The targeted areas are industries where demand from employers will continue to be strong, or is expected to grow, during New Zealand’s recovery from the impacts of Covid-19,” Gillian Dudgeon, the Tertiary Education Commissions deputy chief executive of delivery, said. Chris McKeen/Stuff Education Minister Chris Hipkins enjoys a morning tea with teacher aides at Papatoetoe North School after all teacher teachers received a substantial pay rise recently. Some of the new ones will be able ...

Press Release – Tertiary Education Commission The Government has expanded the target areas of the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) to include conservation, information technology and additional community support skills. “TTAF was introduced in June 2020 as part of our response to … The Government has expanded the target areas of the Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) to include conservation, information technology and additional community support skills. “...

That included a handful of enquiries from pilots, one of whom is currently in training, she said. They had also heard from engineers who lost their jobs following the closure of Air New Zealand’s regional heavy maintenance facility. A lack of skilled workers in the region meant local businesses were knocking on their door as well, Nilsen said. “Weve got people ringing up asking for class two drivers, saying; ‘What have you got?’” MONIQUE FORD / STUFF The fallout from Covid 19 and ...