Modified 4 March 2021
Modified 5 June 2025
This page is about the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) Quality Evaluation 2026.
Modified 20 September 2023
Our whiri is our backbone. A high-quality kete has a secure and tight whiri or plait which sits at the foundation bringing together the different flax strands. Like the whiri, we see TEC as the strength at the centre of the tertiary education and careers system.
Modified 3 August 2023
Modified 19 March 2025
Refugee-background learners are an active but frequently overlooked learner group. They access, participate in, and complete tertiary education at significantly lower rates than their non-refugee-background peers. When tertiary education organisations miss opportunities to support them to realise their potential, they can struggle to achieve.
Modified 21 February 2022
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has released Analysing Student Data: Ōritetanga Learner Analytics Ethics Framework to support tertiary education organisations (TEOs) when dealing with data to inform learner success initiatives.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/knowing-your-learners-better
Modified 20 March 2025
Tertiary education providers are responsible for arranging training programmes for through New Zealand Apprenticeships.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/teo/working-with-teos/kis/new-zealand-apprenticeships
Modified 30 April 2025
This page provides information on exemptions to face-to-face delivery requirements in exceptional circumstances under YG programme eligibility.
Modified 31 October 2024
Mā te mahi ngātahi, ka angitu – success requires all of us to play our part.
Modified 24 July 2024
This issue includes clarification of our expectations around learning hours, qualification and Unit Standard reporting issues, what’s covered as part of the Fees Free initiative, and details on our equity funding survey.