4 Dec 2017

Tradies better-off than university graduates - report

From Morning Report, 8:15 am on 4 December 2017

New research has found the trades offer young New Zealanders a better financial future than university study. The BERL report, commissioned by the Industry Training Federation, shows apprentices earn more, buy houses and contribute to KiwiSaver earlier than their peers with Bachelor's degrees. The Federation's chief executive Josh Williams joins us with his reaction to the findings.