News Article: ‘Planting a pretty flower garden when you can’t pay the rent’ - Minister Penny Simmonds slams Te Pūkenga priorities

‍Financial woes in the vocational education sector are not new and the previous Government bailed out several institutes to keep them afloat. The mega-merger Te Pūkenga aimed to save some of the duplicated costs in a centralised model, while standardising courses and looking to match local courses with regional training and employment needs.