Māori don't improve their job prospects by gaining level 1-3 qualifications, a new report says. Photo: RNZResearchers are urging the Government to stop funding low-level tertiary courses that put young Māori into debt with no benefit to their future earnings. It found 18 percent got tertiary qualifications at levels 1-3, but those courses did not lead to higher incomes and better job prospects. We need to investigate decommissioning tertiary study that is evidenced to result in poor employment and income outcomes." Photo: RNZTania Pouwhare, a social intrapreneur for the Southern Initiative, said low-value tertiary courses were a particular problem in South and West Auckland.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2020 00:33 UTC