New qualifications framework launched
A unified qualifications framework will make life easier for employers and people who want to study, Steven Joyce says.
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Winz tells jobseeker to 'dumb down' CV
Winz staff told a woman with a university bachelor degree to "dumb down" her CV before applying for jobs.
Back to finance school
Virtually every financial adviser in the country will be back at school in the next few months studying for a qualification in order to stay in business.
Migrant rewarded for her disciplined learning path
When 13-year-old Rennie Qin arrived from China four years ago she couldn't speak English and her parents couldn't afford to send her to the "good schools" - but that wasn't enough to stop her from striving for the top.
NCEA supporters cheer as poorer schools catch up
New Zealand's once-yawning gap in student achievement between schools in rich and poor areas has closed by almost a third in the past five years.
Key promises shake-up to weed out 'lazy' students
The Government is taking aim at lazy students and courses with high dropout or failure rates in looming reforms in tertiary education.