Key points
This indicator measures the levels of adult and community education (ACE) in the community. ACE happens in a wide range of situations, both formal and informal. ACE does not include education obtained at compulsory education providers or universities and polytechnics, except where provided explicitly as continuing adult or community education. ACE is an essential part of New Zealand's education system.
- There is no administrational data currently available for monitoring Adult and Community Education (ACE). At the national level, Government funding for ACE was cut in 2009 from $16 million to $3 million.
- Respondents to the 2010 Waikato Community Outcomes Survey were asked about their level of satisfaction with the ‘availability of community or tertiary education in your area’. Results were highest for Hamilton and lower for more remote areas such as Franklin.
What agencies are doing
Information currently being collated.
What you can do to help
Information currently being collated.
More information
More detail on this indicator, including how and where this information is collected, is available here.
What we want to achieve
The community outcomes we are seeking to achieve by encouraging adult and community education are:
- Education provides opportunities so we can reach our full potential as individuals and contribute to the well-being of the whole region.
- Maori enjoy the same quality of health, education, housing, employment and economic outcomes as non-Maori.