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To be an eligible trainee a person must be one of the following: An employee, employed in New Zealand A member of the New Zealand Defence Force A volunteer who is in an arrangement with an organisation in New Zealand that is in the nature of employment and forms part of a command and control structure where the following apply: clear contractual obligations between the parties regular or roster…
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To be eligible for industry training funding, a trainee must meet the following: Have a valid training agreement, on the last day of the month for which funding is sought, as defined in Rule ITO004 [1] Not be enrolled in a programme that they have already completed Be in an industry that is one of the following: Under the Industry Training Organisation's (ITO's) recognised industry coverage…
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Training subsidised by the Industry Training Fund (ITF) is for each of the following: Employees in formal training agreements that are linked to employment agreements Self-employed contractors in formal training agreements with the organisation with which they have a principal contract of services Members of the New Zealand Defence Force with a training agreement between the member and the New…
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To claim funding, each trainee must have a valid training agreement that complies with the following requirements: In the case of an eligible trainee who is: employed, the training agreement is part of, or linked to, an employment agreement entered into by the trainee and their employer pursuant to the Employment Relations Act 2000 a member of the New Zealand Defence Force, the training agreeme…
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Industry training organisations (ITOs) must not deliver training themselves. ITOs must not have any ownership stake in an organisation with which the ITO wishes to arrange training delivery.
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To be eligible for industry training funding industry training organisations (ITOs) must be fully or provisionally recognised under the Industry Training Act 1992. Industry training must be within the ITO's Gazetted industry or industries or outside the ITO's recognised industry coverage where the industry training has been approved by the Tertiary Education Commission under section 10A of the…
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Embedded Literacy and Numeracy (ELN) funding is to be used to improve literacy and numeracy through, but not limited to, the following actions. All industry training organisations (ITOs) receiving ELN funding must undertake all these activities: Identify literacy and numeracy skills that are required by trainees within the ITO’s recognised industry Identify and arrange for any changes to the…
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Industry training organisations (ITOs) receiving embedded literacy and numeracy funding must do all of the following: Engage appropriately qualified and experienced persons or organisations Retain all records of the initial needs analysis, and maintain an overview and summative assessments of all trainees participating in the programme Take part in any evaluation process that may be organised b…
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Industry training organisations receiving Embedded Literacy and Numeracy (ELN) funding must keep records that the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) may request from time to time, including: accurate numbers of trainees receiving embedded literacy and numeracy training at any given time initial needs analysis records records of training progress, including exit assessments written consent from…
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Limited Credit Programmes (LCPs) are eligible for industry training funding only if they meet all the following: Comprise Unit Standards drawn from a registered national certificate(s) within the industry training organisation's (ITO's) Gazetted coverage and for which the ITO has TEC funding approval Provide a pathway toward the national certificate(s) from which they have been developed Be no…
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A Supplementary Credit Programme (SCP) may receive funding approval only if all the following are met: The SCP is for use within the industry training organisation's (ITO’s) current Gazetted coverage The SCP forms part of an existing and registered national certificate(s) or national diploma(s) (the qualification), for which the ITO has funding approval The SCP is for a minimum of 20 credits an…
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Industry Training Funding is provided for training toward achievement of the following: National certificates National diplomas Limited Credit Programmes and Supplementary Credit Programmes derived from these. National qualifications must cover a skill within the industry training organisation's (ITO's) Gazetted coverage. The criteria for national certificate funding approval are as follows The…
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An industry training organisation (ITO) may arrange delivery of training at New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) level 5 and above provided both the following are met: The volume of funding for training at level 5 and above does not exceed 10% of the ITO’s total volume of training funded by the Industry Training Fund (ITF), unless approved by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) The…
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An industry trainee can attract industry training funding for a maximum of 5.833 credits per month (i.e. 70 credits in any one 12 month period). A trainee may enrol in more than the limit by enrolling in multiple programmes, but the additional credits cannot be claimed for funding unless the Tertiary Education Commission has allowed an exception.
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Industry training funding is only provided for active trainees achieving credits, in a programme approved for funding by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), in the year for which funding is claimed by the relevant industry training organisation (ITO). Trainees not achieving credits are not eligible for funding unless either of the following applies: Eighty percent or more of trainees…
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The number of Standard Training Measures funded per valid enrolment per year is the total number of credits in the programme divided by the average number of years needed to complete the programme ("duration"), divided by 120. The duration is initially nominated by the industry training organisation (ITO) when seeking funding approval from the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) for the…
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Industry training organisations must maintain their own trainee management systems, which must meet all the following standards: Record trainees' personal details linking trainees' enrolments to qualifications and programmes Be able to provide the information required by the Industry Training Register (from 1 January 2011) Meet any Industry Training Fund recording and reporting requirements…
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An ITO may only subcontract its Industry Training Funded functions with TEC's written consent. No subcontracted party may further subcontract those functions. Any subcontracting arrangement for which consent has been granted must comply with any conditions imposed by TEC on that consent.
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Training programmes arranged by industry training organisations and undertaken by Modern Apprentices must meet all the following: Comprise at least 100 credits on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) Be at NZQF levels 3 or 4 Include the opportunity to learn generic skills relevant outside the specific industry to which they are linked. Programmes delivered to Modern Apprentices must…
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For a trainee to be eligible for industry training funding as a Modern Apprentice, a co-ordination fee must be paid in relation to the trainee to a Modern Apprentice Co-ordinator via a funding agreement paid under the Modern Apprenticeship Training Act 2000. Modern Apprentices must be between 16 and 21 years of age (on entry to the programme) with some exceptions. Modern Apprentices must also: …
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Every subcontracting arrangement must be covered by a written subcontracting agreement, which must include all the following requirements: Specify the functions and responsibilities being subcontracted The subcontracted party must keep complete and up-to-date records of all information necessary to meet its obligations under the contract The subcontracted party's records and premises can be…