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Tēnā koutou, Kia orana, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Talofa lava, Gude tru olgeta, Taloha ni, Malo e lelei, Ni sa bula vinaka, Kia ora tātou.

A very warm welcome to the TEC website.

About Us

The TEC is responsible for funding tertiary education in New Zealand, assisting our people to reach their full potential and contributing to the social and economic well-being of the country.

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Previous news

Briefing to the Incoming Minister

This morning we published the Briefing to the Incoming Minister, it is available in the Publications section.

Tertiary Education Performance Report 2010

The TEC has now published the first Tertiary Education Performance Report 2010, providing in one document the key measures used by the TEC to assess performance of performance across New Zealand’s tertiary education organisations.

Ministerial Direction on Compulsory Student Services Fees

The Minister for Tertiary Education has released the Ministerial Direction on Compulsory Student Services Fees for 2012. Read more

Pacific Trades Initiative

Approximately $6 million is being made available to support Pacific peoples to enter into trades training in 2012 and 2013. Read more

Revised ITO performance information

Revised ITO performance information has now been published. Read more

Application process for additional SAC funding for PTEs

We have now opened the application round for 2012 additional Student Achievement Component (SAC) funding for PTEs. Read more