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What are the barriers to tertiary education?

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Publish Date
Fri, 23 Feb 2024, 11:11am
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What are the barriers to tertiary education?

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Fri, 23 Feb 2024, 11:11am

The application of the last Government's fees free policy may not have done enough to target the people it was aimed at. 

The Tertiary Education Commission has told a select committee there's no discernible evidence that the first-year free policy helped more low decile school students into university. 

First Foundation CEO Kirk Sargent told Kerre Woodham that while removing financial barriers to education makes a major difference in what young people are able to achieve, it is not the only hurdle. 

He said that community and knowledge are two things that need to be taken into consideration. 

Sargent said that their job is to connect with young people on a personal level, building a community and knowledge that gives them the confidence to travel outside of their home regions and remain there for study. 

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