Education
Unions Value New Spending On Tertiary and Workforce Education
Submitted by Communications on 30 April, 2007 - 17:18.The Council of Trade Unions is welcoming a pre-budget policy announcement today of additional funding for the tertiary education sector.
Unions Look Forward to Role in Tertiary Education Reforms
Submitted by Communications on 27 July, 2006 - 13:10.Getting Skill Dvlpt Right a Vital Part of Building High Wage Quality Economy
Submitted by Communications on 4 April, 2006 - 00:00.Getting the investment in skills development right is a vital part of building a high wage and quality economy, the Council of Trade Unions said today.
"There is always competition for resources between not only different parts of the tertiary sector, but also different stakeholders," said Carol Beaumont, CTU Secretary. "If funding is going to depend in part on an assessment of how relevant a course is to changing regional and national priorities, it will be vital to have widespread and ongoing consultation on this."
Radical Student Loan Plan Eases Debt Burden for Thousands of Workers
Submitted by Communications on 26 July, 2005 - 00:00.Labour's policy of interest-free student loans promised far more to those paying off loans than National's miserly plan for tax rebates on interest paid, Council of Trade Unions vice-president Helen Kelly said today.
Unions Welcome Funding Boost to Bridge the Gap Between School and Work
Submitted by Communications on 13 May, 2004 - 00:00.The funding boost to get more school leavers into education, training or work will help to ensure young people have a fair chance at a career and a good start to their working lives, Council of Trade Unions secretary Carol Beaumont said today.