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Educational qualifications Key points What agencies are doing What you can do to help More information What we want to achieve Key points In 2006 Environment Waikato surveyed randomly chosen adults living in the Waikato region (the Environmental Awareness, Attitudes and Actions Survey). This survey showed that people with higher qualifications tend to be more aware of environmental issues. Environment Waikato analysed information from census data collected by Statistics New Zealand_¹ in 2006 to find out about the educational qualifications of people in our region, and in New Zealand as a whole. The level of educational qualifications in the Waikato region is, in general, slightly below the New Zealand average. Twenty six percent of people in the Waikato region stated that they have no educational qualifications (Level One Certificate or above), whereas 24 percent of New Zealanders reported that they have no educational qualifications. Twenty four percent of New Zealanders have a tertiary qualification, but only 19 percent of people in the Waikato region have a tertiary qualification such as a vocational qualification or a Bachelor degree or higher degree. Source: Environment Waikato (data from Statistics New Zealand) What agencies are doing Environment Waikato has environmental information available for schools and community members. We work with industries, such as the dairy industry, to educate their members on new processes and environmental standards. We provide graduate scholarships at local tertiary institutions to support local researchers. What you can do to help Take courses that will gain you qualifications, they will improve your curriculum vitae and extend your knowledge. Encourage others to continue in their education. 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 outcome we are seeking to achieve by monitoring the educational qualifications of our community is: We are aware of what we need to do to look after our environment. Our region is renowned for linking environmental awareness with community action.