{"id":21769,"date":"2026-08-06T16:47:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21769"},"modified":"2026-08-06T16:47:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T11:02:19","slug":"new-zealand-to-introduce-nine-school-subjects-focused-on-future-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=21769","title":{"rendered":"<strong>New Zealand to Introduce Nine School Subjects Focused on Future Employment<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The New Zealand government has announced plans to introduce nine new industry-led subjects at the secondary school level to prepare students for future employment and address workforce shortages in key sectors.<\/p>\n<p>Education Minister Erica Stanford said on Thursday that the new subjects would cover next-generation manufacturing, applied intelligent systems, construction and the built environment, energy and infrastructure, engineering technology, food and fibre systems, health services and care, hospitality food and beverage, and tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The subjects will be introduced for Year 12 and Year 13 students from 2029. 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