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A programme providing subsidies to employers of apprentices is being extended until the end of next year.
Continued support for the Apprenticeship Boost initiative will cost $77 million, including new funding of $17 million.
Meanwhile the biggest boost to tertiary subsidies in two decades will see $521 million invested over four years, including a phased increase of 15 percent for Level 3 and above matauranga Maori.
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