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New certificate courses include cleaning, education support and care, information technology essentials and information technology. However, SIT acting chief executive Maree Howden said the TTAF courses did not have a negative impact on its own Zero Fees scheme. It had a very focused approach to attracting students under TTAF, with additional government funding and marketing, Howden said. Financially SIT benefits as student tuition was covered under the scheme in which Zero Fees did not, sh...

SIT had expected 2000 international students last year but Covid-19 disrupted that. Abeysinghe said about 300 to 400 international students had stayed in New Zealand, and SIT expected they would return to study this year . Although 11 students might seem like a small number, the announcement was a positive sign and helped let other countries know it was open for business, Abeysinghe said. The International Education Strategy for Southland forecasted international student enrolments to grow...