Modified 20 December 2024
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) monitors each tertiary education organisation’s (TEO’s) performance and practices, to inform our decisions about future funding.
Modified 31 March 2025
This section provides information to help you submit your April 2022 Single Data Return (SDR). It also contains a summary of changes for the April 2022 SDR.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/funding/funding-and-performance/reporting/sdr/completing-your-april-2022-sdr
Modified 21 May 2025
The Government has introduced the final-year Fees Free policy, starting from 1 January 2025. The policy enables eligible learners to claim fees for the final year of the first eligible qualification or programme they complete.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/funding/funding-and-performance/funding/fund-finder/final-year-fees-free
Modified 15 March 2022
This page has information for on change of ownership conditions.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/teo/working-with-teos/ptes/change-of-ownership
Modified 5 June 2025
This page provides information about how Delivery at Levels 7 (degree) to 10 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (DQ7-10) Fund funding is set, payments are made, and learner fees.
Modified 4 March 2025
This page explains the Tertiary Education Commission’s Investment Framework and what goes into our decision-making, and gives examples of how this works in practice.
Modified 18 May 2021
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) uses social media platforms to connect with our different audiences. We currently share content on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube.
We encourage public interaction about the content we post on our social media accounts. However, this does not imply that TEC agrees with or accepts the opinions or views expressed in any public comment.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/about-us/how-we-work/social-media-moderation-policy
Modified 3 August 2023
Supplementary Plan Guidance (SPG) is now available to support tertiary education organisations (TEOs) in developing their Investment Plans for funding from 1 January 2023.
Modified 23 October 2024
In the first Accelerating Learner Success Fund (Tūwhitia) round, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is funding projects from Auckland University of Technology, Future Skills Academy, and a Canterbury and Victoria universities consortium aimed at supporting learners to complete tertiary qualifications.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/accelerating-investment-to-achieve-tertiary-success
Modified 7 March 2024
We want all learners to receive the support they need to be successful, and for some autistic people it can be hard braving the world of tertiary education. A new resource gives tertiary education organisations (TEOs) information and strategies to improve autistic learners’ education experience.
