Youth Training

Eligibility

Learners involved in Youth Training programmes must be aged 16 years or older and meet one of the citizenship criteria specified in Rule ENR135[1].

Other learner eligibility criteria are specified in Rule ENR137[2].

Further information on eligibility can be located in the Youth Training Handbook.

Discretionary Enrolment

If a learner is ineligible for a programme but the TEO considers the programme would be beneficial for the learner, the TEO may discuss the particular learner’s circumstances with the TEC. Applications for discretionary enrolment will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Queries on discretionary enrolment are to be directed to the TEC Service Centre on 0800 601 301 or servicecentre@tec.govt.nz in the first instance.

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  Rule ENR135: Learner eligibility - Youth Training

  To be eligible to enrol in Youth Training programmes, learners must be aged 16 years or older and meet one of the following criteria:

  • New Zealand citizens or permanent residents, currently resident in New Zealand
  • Australian citizens and Australian permanent residents, currently resident in New Zealand
  • Refugees with refugee status who are directed to study as part of residence requirements.
    
• [2]

  Rule ENR137: Learner criteria - Youth Training

  Learners must meet any one of the following criteria to enrol in a Youth Training programme:

  • Be aged less than 18 with low qualifications and have left school or been exempted from school attendance
  • Be aged 18 or older and have left school within the last 26 weeks with low qualifications
  • Be aged less than 18, enrolled with Workbridge, and referred after an in-depth interview
  • Be aged less than 18 and a refugee who has left the Mangere Refugee Centre or entered the country within the last year
  • Be aged less than 18, referred by Work and Income as a youth client, referred by a Youth Transitions Service or registered unemployed for 13 weeks or more, with no tertiary qualifications.*
  • Be aged less than 18, have left or been exempt from school with 81 or more credits on the National Qualifications Framework but have National Certificate of Achievement (NCEA) results that show fewer than a total of 12 credits in English (literacy) and/or mathematics (numeracy).

  Learners re-entering the Youth Training programme within six months retain eligibility if they have fewer than 240 credits.

  The TEC may grant discretionary enrolment.

   

  *Note: The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) applies an upper limit of 15% regionally for learners with higher qualifications entering under this criterion. The TEC grants approval on a case-by-case basis for learners without low qualifications. A letter from the Youth Transitions Service is sufficient evidence for this code.