The companies said the "NZ Talent" initiative was a response to the talent shortage the country faced, particularly in the fields of technology, science, design and innovation. The NZ Talent initiative relied on people volunteering their time and had been impacted by supporters changing roles and having other priorities, he said. SUPPLIED The Mind Lab founder Frances Valintine sees the value of traditional university education declining. Currently, about a fifth of full-time university students and a quarter of polytech students fail to complete their qualifications, according to the Tertiary Education Commission. JOHN NICHOLSON/STUFF Ruth McDavitt from Summer of Tech isn't surprised NZ Talent has been bit a bit of fizzer.

Source: Stuff November 11, 2018 16:00 UTC