Today the Government announced changes to workplace training and vocational education. The changes mean that our young people will be able to move between on-the-job and off-the-job learning more easily in the future. Read more: bit.ly/2UUKV3O #RoVE

Let’s celebrate student excellence in vocational education and encourage vocational careers! The Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award - $2000 for the top vocational student in each secondary school and wharekura. pmvea.education.govt.nz #PMVocationalAwards #NZstudents

The Prime Minister’s Vocational Excellence Award - $2000 prize for the top vocational student in every secondary school and wharekura. Schools nominate students for the Award by 20 Sept. pmvea.education.govt.nz #PMVocationalAwards #NZstudents # NZschools

Leaders of lower secondary schools say they spend only 16% of their working time on curriculum and teaching-related tasks 👨‍🏫👩‍🏫 Find out why that matters in our TALIS Teachers' Guide ➡️ bit.ly/2XAAHGu

So excited to launch our new series next week w Ufi VocTech Trust & Ufi Ventures 🚀 Guests include.. Shaun Gear Owen Henkel Marissa Lowman Cath Brown (still ducking around )🦆 🇪🇺💙🌍 @ShukieOne #voctechpodcast #futureofwork #elearning #lifelonglearning Subscribe & listen next week; buff.ly/347Jowq

Thnx for opp to present FYA research on #NewWorkOrder to #NZ Min of Education - Employment Matters Forum promoting new pathways betwn #education and #industry convened by Minister for Education Chris Hipkins.Highly recommend this idea 2 our #Australia #Education Minister's.

Many children today have access to digital devices before they can walk or talk – and some even have a digital footprint before birth 👶📱 Explore more trends in our new report ➡️ oe.cd/DigitalAgeEdu #21stCenturyChildren

Partnerships between #schools & digital experts are essential today🤝 But they are not widely established in over 90% of education systems 🏫 What does this mean for policy & practice? Find out in our new report⤵️ oe.cd/DigitalAgeEdu #21stCenturyChildren #GoingDigital

Only 30% of students in rural schools expected to complete a university degree, compared to 50% of students in urban schools Read more➡️ bit.ly/347lekR PISA 2018 results will provide new insights into what students’ expectations are for their futures #OECDPISA

What skills do staff and leaders in early education think are most important for children to prepare them for the future? ♟️💡 Find out in the 𝗧𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦 Starting Strong report ➡️ bit.ly/TALISStartingS… #TALISStartingStrong

More and more kids—even those as young as age eight—have their own smartphone. Here's how young people's media consumption has changed as a result. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/Digital…

PISA helps to show whether school systems are more or less effective at preparing their students for further study or for work, and to highlight education systems that are performing well in both quality and equity. Find out more ➡️ bit.ly/2Jso4cw #OECDPISA

Young people build employment skills every day – they just don’t always know what they are. Get ready to meet some NZ students sharing their stories about acquiring work-ready skills. You(th) Got Skills premieres on Facebook at 7pm this Fri 1 Nov! bit.ly/2BYzHDI

Communication, critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, time management … skills our young people build for the future in their everyday lives. Watch Episode 2 of You(th) Got Skills this Fri 8 Nov at 7pm on Facebook! Catch up on the first episode: bit.ly/2NdsNB0

The final PIAAC report confirms that adults who have greater proficiency in literacy, numeracy and problem solving have improved outcomes in employment, earning capacity and well-being. ➡️ bit.ly/2NMkSLc #OECDPIAAC #SkillsMatter

Don’t miss the You(th) Got Skills FINALE this Friday on Facebook at 7pm! Catch up on the series here: bit.ly/2XJYdTc

📌 #Education #journalists: OECD to publish results of latest PISA survey on 3 December 2019 bit.ly/34mHFTM #OECDPISA

🚨Our latest #VocTechPodcast episode is out🚨 We chat to Shaun Gear, Integration Adviser – Employer, Business and Industry, Ministry of Education of New Zealand 👀 >> Vocational Reform in New Zealand << 👀 Subscribe to "The Edtech Podcast" iTunes Spotify #workforcelearning

✂️A snippet of our chat with Shaun Gear on "Vocational Reform in New Zealand"✂️ Subscribe & listen to his thoughts on preparing young people for the #WorldofWork 🔽 🔽 🔽 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the… #choice #options #education #VocTech #confidence

Our government’s investment in capital speaks for itself. Our spending in schools, hospitals, roads and other infrastructure is an investment in the future. It also creates jobs and boosts local businesses. That’s good news for all New Zealanders.