Whānau in the North are excited they can attend night classes following the $16 million boost to adult and community education to help providers meet the increased needs for training and upskilling in the wake of Covid-19.
The money mean courses can be expanded to support people displaced from work and facing barriers to entering the labour market, and people experiencing social isolation.
The coalition government is pushing for more people in trades but are we limiting people by focusing only on that area?