13 May 2019
Polytech sector faces another tough year
The government has warned it might have to bail out some polytechnics as the sector faces yet another tough year. Members of the Tertiary Education Union say enrolments are looking bad for many of the 16 polytechs and institutes of technology. They say that is putting jobs at risk and the sector badly needs the government to get started on its reform programme. Here's our education correspondent, John Gerritsen.