Modified 30 March 2020
The most popular career this year was police officer, according to the most searched for jobs on careers.govt.nz in 2018.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/top-10-most-popular-careers-in-2018
Modified 30 March 2020
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has appointed two new commissioners to the TEC Board.
Modified 30 March 2020
The NZ Marine and Composites Industry Training Organisation (NZMAC ITO) received an outstanding achievement recently, when its apprenticeship programme was named best in the world for the marine and composites industries.
Modified 3 December 2019
Universities New Zealand announced three New Zealand university graduates who were awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, England.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/celebrating-learner-success
Modified 13 October 2022
The TEC has developed several focus area briefs as part of our Investment Toolkit for the 2019 Investment Round, to support tertiary education organisations (TEOs). Focus Area Briefs identify goals for key strategic areas, and outline how we will work with TEOs to achieve those goals. The briefs provide detail about what we want to invest in, and what we consider when we make decisions about this investment.
Modified 3 December 2019
A new partnership between the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and Primary Industry Capability Alliance (PICA) will see a collective focus on attracting and retaining talent in New Zealand’s fast-growing primary sectors.
Modified 16 June 2021
From 2018 funding onwards, we will discontinue performance-linked funding (PLF).
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/performance-linked-funding-to-end
Modified 16 March 2022
We have made some changes to Ngā Kete as part of our ongoing commitment to improve the information product portal.
Modified 2 December 2019
The Fees Free website is now live to check eligibility for 2019. Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) can now direct new learners to the website to check their eligibility for 2019 fees-free study or training.
Modified 2 December 2019
Every year we publish educational performance indicators (EPIs) for each Tertiary Education Organisation (TEO) we fund. EPIs are one set of measures used to assess the performance of TEOs and to make future investment decisions. We have published EPI data since 2010.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/education-performance-data-published-2