Modified 6 October 2017
The owners of the now-closed EnterpriseMIT have repaid $125,518 after the former subsidiary of Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) failed to properly check whether students in its programmes had already completed similar learning.
Modified 20 September 2017
The College of Natural Health and Homeopathy (CNHH) has repaid $420,426 (GST exclusive) to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) after they discovered they had been making incorrect funding claims to the TEC.
Modified 29 July 2025
Workforce Development Councils (WDCs) were established in October 2021 to give industries greater leadership and influence across vocational education.
Modified 13 October 2022
The failed BEST Pacific Institute of Education in Auckland filed incorrect student information and under-delivered on its training promises, an investigation report released today by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) shows.
Modified 13 October 2022
An investigation report released today into the now defunct Quantum Education Group shows it deliberately took advantage of reporting procedures to enable the business to keep millions of dollars in student fees.
Modified 20 November 2024
In early March 2025, the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) will release guidance to tertiary providers on what to include in their Investment Plans from 2026.
Modified 18 October 2019
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) have completed an investigation into practices at the Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki (WITT) including the delivery of the National Certificate and Diploma in Māori Performing Arts.
Modified 15 June 2020
Taratahi Agricultural Training Centre (Taratahi) is to repay $7.5 million (GST-exclusive) to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) after an independent investigation showed it had not delivered several vocational education programmes in accordance with their funding agreement with TEC.
Modified 23 April 2021
Modified 23 June 2016
The New Zealand School of Outdoor Studies is to repay $1.47 million (GST-exclusive) to the Tertiary Education Commission (the TEC) following an investigation which showed that some student enrolments between 2009–2014 could not be validated and that courses were under-delivered against their agreement with the TEC.
