Education targets to boost skills & employment

National’s Better Public Service targets for education will give more New Zealanders the opportunity to succeed, increase the skill level of our workforce, and increase economic growth.

One in five 15-16 year olds are dropping out of school. We want to give learners better employment opportunities in the long term.

We have two targets:

• In 2017, 85 per cent of 18-year-olds will have NCEA Level 2 or equivalent qualification (up from 67 per cent in 2010).

• In 2017, 55 per cent of 25-34 year olds will have a qualification at Level 4 or above (up from 52 per cent in 2011).

Having 85 per cent of 18-year-olds achieving NCEA Level 2 in 2017 is an ambitious target, but this Government is determined to get results.

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