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13 Jun 13

Supplementary Plan Guidance for ITPs, PTEs, community education providers and schools submitting new Plans in 2014

The TEC has published Supplementary Plan Guidance.
06 Jun 13

FFTO: confirm your 2012 performance data

We have uploaded information to Workspace for you to check. The uploaded information is the 2012 performance data for organisations delivering Foundation-Focused Training Opportunities (FFTO) courses.
06 Jun 13

TEOs should be checking their performance data

We're continuing our preparations for the annual publication of educational performance information. We remind you again to check that the 2012 Student Achievement Component (SAC) and Youth Guarantee (YG) performance data we have received from you and have on record, is correct.
05 Jun 13

Ministerial Direction on Compulsory Student Services Fees

The Minister for Tertiary Education has released the Ministerial Direction on Compulsory Student Services Fees for 2013. The Direction regulates the use of compulsory student services fees at tertiary education organisations.

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11 Apr 13

PBRF 2012 Quality Evaluation – Interim Report Released

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has published the interim report on the results of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) 2012 Quality Evaluation on its website, says TEC Chief Executive, Tim Fowler.
25 Feb 13

New TEC Chief Executive Appointed

The Chair of the Tertiary Education Commission, John Spencer welcomed the appointment of Tim Fowler as the Commission’s new Chief Executive.
03 Dec 12

Decision on AMFM Exception Application by Victoria University of Wellington

The Board of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) considered the application for an exception to the Annual Maximum Fee Movement cap by Victoria University of Wellington.
29 Nov 12

TEC Identifies Possible Privacy Breach

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) confirms that on 28 November 2012 there was a possible privacy breach involving information about 497 current and former research staff from across Universities, Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics, and Private Training Establishments.

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24 May 13

Publication of 2011-2012 SAC enrolment and funding information

The TEC has published SAC enrolment and funding information for 2011 and 2012 on the TEC website.
16 May 13

Tertiary sector indicative financial results published

The indicative, unaudited results for tertiary education institutions (TEIs) for the financial year ending 31 December 2012 are now available.
02 May 13

Current Status of the Tertiary Learner Event Collection Project

During the conceptual stage of the Tertiary Learner Event Collection (TLEC) project, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) ran a stakeholder engagement process with Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) and other relevant sector bodies. This process also included an analysis of TEC’s current systems and their related activities.
13 Mar 13

Updated SDR information available on Workspace

As part of the process for the annual publication of educational performance information, we have placed the following information on Workspace for tertiary education organisations to view:

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Updates

Supplementary Plan Guidance for ITPs, PTEs, community education providers and schools submitting new Plans in 2014

FFTO: confirm your 2012 performance data

TEOs should be checking their performance data

Ministerial Direction on Compulsory Student Services Fees

Latest media releases

PBRF 2012 Quality Evaluation – Interim Report Released

New TEC Chief Executive Appointed

Decision on AMFM Exception Application by Victoria University of Wellington

TEC Identifies Possible Privacy Breach

TEC Now

Publication of 2011-2012 SAC enrolment and funding information

Tertiary sector indicative financial results published

Current Status of the Tertiary Learner Event Collection Project

Updated SDR information available on Workspace

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