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The Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) applies to non-degree, undergraduate, and postgraduate courses approved for Student Achievement Component (SAC) funding delivered to domestic students by Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) receiving SAC funding. It also applies to courses funded under section 321 of the Education Act 1989. TEOs may increase fee/course costs by a maximum of 4% per year…
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The following apply to fee/course costs for new courses: Fee/course costs for new courses must be in line with, or lower than, fee/course costs charged for existing similar courses on a dollar per Equivalent Full-Time Student (EFTS) unit basis Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) must compare the fee/course costs for new courses: firstly against those charged for the TEO’s similar courses (i…
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If a tertiary education organisation does not comply with the Annual Maximum Fee Movement policy as set out in the Education Act 1989, the Minister's funding determination, and the Rules and Conditions published by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), the TEC may withdraw Student Achievement Component funding approval for the courses involved.
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If a tertiary education organisation (TEO) breaches the fees policy, but subsequently corrects its fee/course costs, the TEO must promptly refund the overcharged component of the fee/course costs as applicable. If a learner has borrowed from StudyLink to pay fee/course costs, the TEO must refund StudyLink - not the learner.
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If the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) confirms that fee/course costs exceed that allowed by the Annual Maximum Fee Movement policy, and the tertiary education organisation wants to continue charging the fee/course costs, the TEC may: withdraw funding approval for that course recover the funding already provided (if any) through a wash-up following the next Single Data Return submission.
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If a tertiary education organisation (TEO) is approached with learners’ concerns over fee/course costs breaching the Annual Maximum Fee Movement policy it must: seek to resolve learner complaints according to the TEOs’ learner complaints policies promptly refer unresolved learner complaints to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). The TEC will then investigate and involve the TEO and…
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Tertiary education organisations must financially support the equipment infrastructure required to deliver their approved qualifications, rather than require learners to individually purchase such items. Equipment infrastructure may be one or both of the following: Items of hardware that are of high cost Equipment that has an expected life and/or depreciation period that is long enough to cover…
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The following principles underlie all requirements regarding inducements and are to be read as part of all conditions: Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) should not use public funds, whether in the form of tuition subsidies or student loans for fees/course costs, to fund private possession of material items Educational involvement and learning outcomes should be the motivation for learner…
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Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) that receive Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) funding must use the funding responsibly. Example: TEOs must not use TEC or other government funding to fund items or activities such as lobbying or enrolment inducements.
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No course is eligible, or retains approval, for Student Achievement Component funding or approval for learner access to student allowances and the Student Loan Scheme if: learners obtain, as a result of enrolment or course completion, ongoing post-study possession of material items other than those that the TEC specifically allows the prospect of material or financial gain or personal advantage…
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To comply with inducement policy, a scholarship comprising a fee refund by the tertiary education organisation must be paid directly to StudyLink or Inland Revenue (as appropriate) to offset any student loan amount owed by the learner recipient in relation to the course to which the scholarship applies, before any residual amount is paid to the learner.
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Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) must not use Student Achievement Component funding and fees or compulsory course costs to directly or indirectly provide individual post-study possession of material items. Certain items may be exempt only if all of the following apply: They are personal to individual learners They cannot be made available to several intakes of learners, for example for…
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Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) may only include overseas travel as part of a course if either of the following applies: The Tertiary Education Commission has granted the TEO an exemption The TEO can establish that the travel is not funded by Student Achievement Component funding, or included in fees/course costs.
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To gain an exemption, an application must meet all the following criteria: The overseas travel is integrally linked to stated academic course outcomes as described, for example in course material to learners and in academic course prescriptions and programmes The course is a compulsory requirement of a qualification and/or major The academic outcomes for the course cannot be achieved in any oth…
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A letter from the appropriate body, endorsing the essential nature of the travel component of the course, must accompany an application for an exemption from the restriction on overseas travel . For private training establishments, the body is the New Zealand Qualifications Authority For tertiary education institutions, it is their academic board.
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Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) seeking an exemption to the restriction on overseas travel must apply to the Tertiary Education Commission at least two months before starting to advertise or publish any information about the course or accepting enrolments. Once granted, an exemption remains in place and will normally only require review where there is a change to one of the following: T…
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Tertiary education organisations must classify their courses, qualifications, and programmes according to: the applicable 1–39 Classification Prescription the qualification level the funding category (based on the 1–39 Classification Prescription). Note: The Ministry of education requires that TEOs also classify their courses, qualifications, and programmes according to the New Zealand Standa…