Four questions for the new Te Pūkenga as announcement nears

Four questions for the new Te Pūkenga as announcement nears
Penny Simmonds is rumoured to be making a Te Pūkenga announcement soon. (Image: NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
Rumours are swirling that an announcement on reform of the vocational education and training system could be made as early as today, breaking several months of relative silence around the issue.BusinessDesk understands an announcement about the future of the Te Pūkenga ecosystem will be released soon and one education commentator believes that when it is there will be four key questions for the new model to answer.Details leak outAt the beginning of July, some details of plans around the proposed Vocational Education and Training (Vet) reform a...

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