An inclusive tertiary education system

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The tertiary education system includes places people go to learn or train when they:

  • leave school
  • finish school.

People can go to these places at any time in their life.

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The tertiary education system includes:

  • university
  • wānanga
  • Te Pūkenga
  • other vocational education and training.

We call these tertiary education organisations.

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Vocational education is learning and training for people:

  • who leave or finish school
  • at any stage of their life.

They learn skills they need to do certain jobs.

It includes:

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  • Te Pūkenga

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  • private training establishments

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  • apprenticeships.

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We want our tertiary education system to be more inclusive.

When the tertiary education system is inclusive, everyone can:

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  • take part and learn

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  • feel like they belong.

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This includes disabled learners.

When our tertiary education system is inclusive, disabled learners can do well:

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  • with their learning

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  • in life.

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We made the Kia Ōrite Toolkit.

This toolkit is a document that will help the tertiary education system be:

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  • more inclusive

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  • better at working with disabled learners.