Tinetti JanJAN TINETTI (Labour): Mr Speaker thank you. I'm very excited to be standing here today in this third reading of the reform of vocational education and training—I've got that around the wrong way: the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Bill. It's exciting because as a former educator—and yes it wasn't in this sector but as a former educator—I always used to get frustrated that we would keep doing the same old same old and expecting different results and that's exactly what I've just heard. I've just heard that we shouldn't be actually looking to make any changes in this sector because there might be a risk. That was talked about but that mitigation has been put in place. That's what we do when we look at risk: we mitigate that risk. If people understood the bill in its entirety they would know that that risk has been mitigated.Thirteen of the 16 polytechs are running in deficit. That is unsustainable and this side of the House will not accept that any longer. That is why this bill is so exciting today. We are looking at a modern education system for our tertiary sector for our skills sector. It is very exciting. We are creating a strong unified and sustainable—and that word is the most important sustainable"—system. We don't currently have one. Today we change that. I commend the Minister of Education on his work that he has done in this space. This new system is simple. It is simple to understand and it's easy to navigate and that is something that I'm hearing out in the sector a lot not only from the tertiary sector. I'm hearing it from industry—they are excited. I'm also hearing it from the secondary guidance school counsellors who are very excited about this system and how much easier it is for them to navigate for their pupils in what we heard the Minister talking about: that really important transition point. I have even heard it from four five six sources maybe on Monday of school guidance counsellors who came to me and said "Thank you. We can't wait for this system to actually start. It will be better for our students."Sector and industry input was huge throughout this bill. We heard it during the select committee stage. There was plenty of opportunity. We listened hard. We worked hard in that select committee and I know that that's reflected in the final version of this particular bill. We're going to see better outcomes for the regions because we're going to see a more consistent approach to the skills training in the regional areas. That is a very exciting part of this bill. We're going to deliver not only better outcomes for the regions but better outcomes for Māori and Pacific learners and better outcomes for disabled learners. What more could we ask for in that bill? It is there. If only people would actually open it up and read it and understand it and actually come and say "This does need to happen for that sustainable pathway forward."The current polytech and industry training system and the way that they work and are funded independently of each other is clumsy. It is clumsy not only in its legislative stature but in the way that it actually operates as well. This system and this bill today will tidy that up and make for a much better way forward. These reforms respond to the huge changes that industry and sector were crying out for. They respond to a changing world they respond to a modern education system and I am extremely excited to see them coming into place today. I have no hesitation in commending this bill to the House."