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 29 July 2025
Tertiary education providers are responsible for arranging training programmes for through New Zealand Apprenticeships.
Modified 1 August 2025
Mā te mahi ngātahi, ka angitu – success requires all of us to play our part.
Modified 29 July 2025
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.
Modified 29 July 2025
Mā te mahi ngātahi, ka angitu – success requires all of us to play our part.
Modified 29 July 2025
This page has information on how Centres of Asia-Pacific Excellence (CAPEs) funding was allocated and paid.
Modified 29 July 2025
Our Relationship Managers are our key leads to build and sustain effective relationships with tertiary education organisations (TEOs) and regional stakeholders. They engage and collaborate to provide quality investment and career information to ensure that providers and all New Zealanders are best equipped with the knowledge and skills they need for lifelong success.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/about-us/about-us/who-we-are/our-people/relationship-managers
Modified 16 November 2022
Archived copies of the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) website are available online at the National Library of New Zealand.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/footer/about-our-site/accessing-archived-content
Modified 13 October 2022
In late 2016 the Tertiary Education Commission (the TEC) commissioned an evaluation of the Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) initiative. The MartinJenkins report focuses on the operations and outcomes of the 16 consortia operating in 2017. A copy of the report is available for download below.
