Modified 3 March 2022
Following a successful Expression of Interest (EoI) process, with 249 applications, a strong group of interim Establishment Board (iEB) members has been selected and will start work on the formation of all six WDCs.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/tec-selects-six-boards-to-form-wdcs
Modified 5 March 2021
Modified 2 November 2020
Modified 18 December 2018
TEC letter regarding the State Services Commission inquiry into the use of external security consultants
Modified 19 March 2025
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has agreed in principle to recommendations by the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Sector Reference Group on the draft TEO and Assessment Guidelines for Quality Evaluation (QE) 2026.
Modified 19 October 2016
Lincoln University has repaid $1.5 million (GST exclusive) to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) after an independent investigation showed the university’s Telford Division had not delivered the required learning hours across several vocational programmes in accordance with its funding agreement.
Modified 20 August 2019
Modified 2 July 2025
AM 25 00189 Appendix 1 TEC risk assessment letter to the University of Auckland
Modified 12 September 2019
The Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) was introduced in 2002 to increase the quality of New Zealand research. It is a performance-based funding scheme designed to encourage and reward excellent research in New Zealand’s degree-granting organisations.
Modified 3 May 2024
The TEC has agreed in principle to recommendations made by the PBRF Sector Reference Group (SRG) on changes to panel assessment criteria in the Quality Evaluation 2026.
