The Herald recently completed a survey with NZ Chief Executives.

• 77% supported more funding for tertiary education in subjects relevant to NZ skills shortages
• And 44% back more advantageous student loans for subjects relevant to skills shortage

So which areas are on the skills shortage list?

Related to qualifications that you can study at EIT – here they are:

• Auditing – study the Bachelor of Business Studies majoring in accounting
• A Range of nursing specialisations – study the Bachelor of Nursing or Master of Nursing
• Social Worker – study the Bachelor of Applied Social Sciences and major in Social Work
• A broad Range of IT roles – study the Bachelor of Computing Systems or the Graduate Diploma or Post graduate Diploma in IT
• Chef – study the two year chef programme and gain a Diploma in Professional Chef Practice
• Electrician – study the Certificate in Electrical Trades

We are taking enquiries now for 2014 and many of these programmes fill to capacity. Click here to request an application pack for 2014.