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Guidance to develop your Investment Plan He kuputohu mō te whakawhanake i tō Mahere Haumi
Resources for Off-Plan funds He pārongo pūtea mai i te mahere
Application to receive TEC funding Tono kia whiwhi pūtea TEC
First-time application to receive funding for work-based learning Tono tuatahi kia whiwhi pūtea mō ngā akoranga i te wāhi mahi

Monitoring the tertiary education sector Te aroturuki i te rāngai mātauranga matua
Our role in monitoring the performance of the tertiary sector Tō mātou tūnga aroturuki i ngā mahi a te rāngai mātauranga matua
How to make a complaint Tuku amuamu mai
Investigations Ngā whakatewhanga
Audits Ngā tātaringa
Financial monitoring of tertiary education institutions Te aroturuki ā-pūtea i ngā kura mātauranga matua
Performance consequences framework Te anga whakatutukitanga

Explore performance information Ngā pārongo whakatutukitanga
Performance of tertiary education organisations Ngā Whakatutukitanga a ngā Kura Mātauranga Matua
Financial performance Ngā whakatutukitanga ā-pūtea
Sector performance information Pārongo whakatutukitanga ā-rāngai

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Indicative allocations by year Ngā tohanga tūtohi mā te tau
Funding wash-ups by year Ngā whakaritenga huatango ā-pūtea mā te tau
Funding rates by year Ngā pāpātanga tuku pūtea ā-tau
Delivery Classification Guide Aratohu Whakarōpū Whakapuaki

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Reporting and data collection Te pūrongo me te kohikohi raraunga
STEO/Single Data Return Raraunga Ākonga Takitahi
Industry Training Register Te Rēhita Whakangungu Ahumahi
Workspace 2 Wāhi Mahi 2
Data System Refresh (DSR) programme Hōtaka Tāmata Pūnaha Raraunga

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Working with TEOs He pārongo mō ngā TEO

Student services fees Ngā utu here ratonga ākonga

Resources and support for best practice in online delivery Ngā rauemi me te tautoko mō ngā ritenga papai rawa i te whakapuakitanga tuihono
New Zealand online expertise Tō Aotearoa mākohakoha tuihono
Learning webinars to assist tertiary teaching online in New Zealand Ngā kauhaurangi ako hei āwhina i te whakaako tuihono i te mātauranga matua i Aotearoa
Specific support for online teaching in New Zealand Tautoko motuhake mō te whakaako tuihono i Aotearoa
Australian webinars and training videos Ngā kauhaurangi me ngā ataata whakangungu nā Ahitereiria
Global resources and webinars Ngā rauemi me ngā kauhaurangi ao whānui

Information for tertiary education institutions He pārongo mō ngā TEI
Governance of TEIs Te kaitiakitanga o ngā pūtahi mātauranga matua
How TEIs can borrow funds Me pēhea te tono pūtea taurewa a ngā Kura Mātauranga Matua
How TEIs can enter into a finance lease Me pēhea te tomo pūtea rīhi a ngā kura mātauranga matua
How TEIs may invest Te whai pūtea tautoko mō ngā TEI
Asset management for TEIs Te whakahaere rawa mō ngā TEI
Business case guidance and templates for TEIs He aratohu tono pakihi me ngā tauira mahi mā ngā TEI

Improving cyber security in the tertiary sector Whakapakari ake i te haumarutanga ipurangi i te rāngai mātauranga matua
Cyber security – what you need to know Haumarutanga ipurangi – ngā mea me mātua mōhio koe
How to improve your cyber security Me pēhea te whakapakari ake i tō haumarutanga ipurangi

Tertiary enrolment – a digital model – information for TEOs Rēhitanga mātauranga matua – he tauira matihiko – he mōhiohio mā ngā TEO

Information for private training establishments He pārongo mō ngā wāhi whakangungu motuhake
Change of ownership Panoni i te Rangatiratanga
Financial viability requirements for TEC-funded PTEs Te whaihuatanga ā-pūtea mō ngā PTE whiwhi pūtea mai i TEC
Earthquake-prone education buildings - information for PTEs Ngā whare tērā ka raru i te rūwhenua

Analysing student data for learner success Aromatawai raraunga ākonga mō te angitu ākonga
The Ōritetanga learner analytics ethics framework Te anga matatika tātaritanga ākonga Ōritetanga
Learner analytics Ngā tātaritanga ākonga
Key components Ngā wae matua
Tools Ngā utauta

Student services fees Ngā utu here ratonga ākonga

About tertiary education organisations Mō ngā Kura Mātauranga Matua

Key Information for Students – information for TEOs Ngā pārongo matua mā ngā kura mātauranga matua
Consultation and sector engagement Te whakawhiti kōrero me te mahi tahi
Key Information for Students – initiation He kohinga pū pārongo mō te takatū me te whakaara
Key Information for Students – design and implementation He kohinga pū pārongo: hoahoa me te whakatinana
Key Information for Students – guides and FAQs He Tino Pārongo mā ngā Ākonga - aratohu me ngā Pātai Auau
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Strengthening vocational education Te whakapakari i te mātauranga ahumahi
Workforce Development Councils (WDCs) Ngā Ohu Mahi
Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs) Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs)
Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs)
Taumata Aronui Taumata Aronui
Information for businesses Mōhiohio mā ngā pakihi

About vocational education Mō te mātauranga ahumahi
Korowai system map Mahere pūnaha korowai
More about the korowai He kōrero anō mō te korowai
Vocational education news Ngā rongokōrero mō te mātauranga ahumahi

Simplifying vocational qualifications Te whakamāmā i ngā tohu ahumahi

Unified Funding System (UFS) Unified Funding System (UFS)
Introduction to the Unified Funding System He kupu whakamārama mō te Unified Funding System
FAQs – Unified Funding System Ngā Pātai Auau – Unified Funding System
2023 funding rates – Unified Funding System Ngā pāpātanga tuku pūtea 2023 – Unified Funding System
Delivery component – Unified Funding System Wae whakarato – Unified Funding System
Learner component – Unified Funding System Wae ākonga – Unified Funding System
Strategic component – Unified Funding System Wae rautaki – Unified Funding System
Modes of delivery – Unified Funding System Ngā aratau whakarato – Unified Funding System
Funding support for private training establishment transitions Te tautoko ā-pūtea mō ngā whakawhitinga whare whakangungu motuhake
UFS funding categories and delivery classifications Ngā kāwai tuku pūtea me ngā rōpūtanga whakarato mō te UFS
Tools and data – Unified Funding System Ngā utauta me ngā raraunga – Unified Funding System

Delivering vocational education Te whakarato i te mātauranga ahumahi
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Private training establishments (PTEs) Ngā whare whakangungu motuhake (PTE)

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Resources to help support your learners Ngā rauemi hei tautoko i ō ākonga
Care experienced learners Ngā ākonga kua tiakina i waho i te kāinga
Disability Action Plans Mahere Mahi Whaikaha
Neurodiversity resources Rauemi iokanorau
Refugee-background learners resources Refugee-background learners resources
Resources and support for best practice in online delivery Ngā rauemi me te tautoko mō ngā ritenga papai rawa i te whakapuakitanga tuihono
International best practice resources for learner success He rauemi a-ao hei whakatauira i te angitu mō te ākonga
Ōritetanga Tertiary Success for Everyone Conference Hui Ōritetanga mō te Angitu Mātauranga Matua mō te Katoa

Ōritetanga – tertiary success for everyone Te Ōritetanga – te angitu mō te katoa i roto i te mātauranga matua

Ōritetanga Learner Success capability session webinars privacy notice Whakamōhiotanga tūmataiti mō ngā kauhaurangi wātū āheitanga Angitu Ākonga Ōritetanga

Learner Success Framework Anga Kia Angitu ai te Ākonga
Preparing for Success Te Takatū mō te Angitu
Learner Success Diagnostic Tool Utauta Tātari Angitu Ākonga

Learner success projects He kaupapa Kia Angitu ai te Ākonga
Learner success projects – phase 1 Ngā kaupapa angitu ākonga – wāhanga 1

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Guidelines and Audit Methodology published for PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 Guidelines and Audit Methodology published for PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026

Improvements to our website Improvements to our website

Timing for the release of Investment Plan guidance Timing for the release of Investment Plan guidance

New resource to support Refugee-background tertiary learners to succeed New resource to support Refugee-background tertiary learners to succeed

New mode of delivery for online learning New mode of delivery for online learning

Showcasing different approaches to learner success Showcasing different approaches to learner success

PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 – Consultation open on Panel-Specific Guidelines PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 – Consultation open on Panel-Specific Guidelines

Register to live stream Tūwhitia! Tauira Success Symposium Register to live stream Tūwhitia! Tauira Success Symposium

Partnerships are vital to improving learner success Partnerships are vital to improving learner success

The Minister of Education has approved the 2024 funding determinations, Fees Free and Tūwhitia delegations and fee regulation settings The Minister of Education has approved the 2024 funding determinations, Fees Free and Tūwhitia delegations and fee regulation settings

New careers strategy supported by communities, careers workforce and government agencies New careers strategy supported by communities, careers workforce and government agencies

Sector insights on using data and technology to improve learner success Sector insights on using data and technology to improve learner success

New fund to support learner success New fund to support learner success

Education and Training Amendment Act 2023 Education and Training Amendment Act 2023

PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 – Consultation open on guidelines and audit methodology PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 – Consultation open on guidelines and audit methodology

PBRF Sector Reference Group – TEC in-principle decisions on reporting the results of Quality Evaluation 2026 PBRF Sector Reference Group – TEC in-principle decisions on reporting the results of Quality Evaluation 2026

Information for students on the closure of Wellpark College of Natural Therapies Information for students on the closure of Wellpark College of Natural Therapies

TEC awards National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence Fund to consortium of three TEOs TEC awards National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence Fund to consortium of three TEOs

Appointment of Panel Members for PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 Appointment of Panel Members for PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026

Appointment of the Moderation Team for Quality Evaluation 2026 Appointment of the Moderation Team for Quality Evaluation 2026

Additional funding for tertiary education organisations Additional funding for tertiary education organisations

Ministry of Education consultation open to sector in June Ministry of Education consultation open to sector in June

PBRF Sector Reference Group – TEC in-principle decisions on Technical Matters and recognising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic PBRF Sector Reference Group – TEC in-principle decisions on Technical Matters and recognising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Supplementary Plan Guidance for 2024 is available Supplementary Plan Guidance for 2024 is available

New apprenticeship code of practice introduced New apprenticeship code of practice introduced

TEC awards $2.3m of strategic funding for VET initiatives TEC awards $2.3m of strategic funding for VET initiatives

Videos show how businesses are benefiting from new vocational education system Videos show how businesses are benefiting from new vocational education system

Applications for Private Training Establishment Strategic Fund are now open Applications for Private Training Establishment Strategic Fund are now open

PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation open on reporting on the results of Quality Evaluation 2026 PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation open on reporting on the results of Quality Evaluation 2026

Appointment of Panel Co-Chairs to the PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 Appointment of Panel Co-Chairs to the PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026

PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation now open on responding to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation now open on responding to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Targeted consultation open on the definition of ‘online learning’ Targeted consultation open on the definition of ‘online learning’

TEC seeks proposals for the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence TEC seeks proposals for the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence

New tools will empower your organisation to improve learner success New tools will empower your organisation to improve learner success

Appointment of new Co-Moderator to the Moderation Team for PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 Appointment of new Co-Moderator to the Moderation Team for PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026

TEC to consult soon on the definition of ‘online learning’ TEC to consult soon on the definition of ‘online learning’

PBRF Sector Reference Group - TEC In-Principle decisions on panel assessment criteria PBRF Sector Reference Group - TEC In-Principle decisions on panel assessment criteria

2024 Plan Guidance is now available 2024 Plan Guidance is now available

TEC awards $13 million strategic funding to 61 PTEs for vocational education initiatives TEC awards $13 million strategic funding to 61 PTEs for vocational education initiatives

Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool – 2023 Guidelines now live Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool – 2023 Guidelines now live

New resource to support care experienced tertiary learners to succeed New resource to support care experienced tertiary learners to succeed

Update from the Ministry of Education for tertiary education organisations Update from the Ministry of Education for tertiary education organisations

Applications for Te Tahua o Te Reo Kairangi are now open Applications for Te Tahua o Te Reo Kairangi are now open

Update on the Auckland State of Emergency Update on the Auckland State of Emergency

Student Services Fees regulatory change Student Services Fees regulatory change

PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation now open on Technical Matters/detailed EP structure and submission requirements PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation now open on Technical Matters/detailed EP structure and submission requirements

PBRF Sector Reference Group - TEC In-Principle decisions on Individual Circumstances issues PBRF Sector Reference Group - TEC In-Principle decisions on Individual Circumstances issues

Timing for the release of Investment Plan Guidance announced Timing for the release of Investment Plan Guidance announced

Funding for non-domestic learners in work-based learning for 2023 Funding for non-domestic learners in work-based learning for 2023

Call for nominations: Panel Co-Chairs and initial Panel Members for the PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 Call for nominations: Panel Co-Chairs and initial Panel Members for the PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026

Consultation begins on disability question asked at enrolment Consultation begins on disability question asked at enrolment

Enable tertiary learners with ADHD to succeed with new resource Enable tertiary learners with ADHD to succeed with new resource

The new face of work-based learning The new face of work-based learning

PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation now open on Panels Assessment Criteria PBRF Sector Reference Group – Consultation now open on Panels Assessment Criteria

Support your autistic learners to succeed with new resource Support your autistic learners to succeed with new resource

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PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 - TEC in-principle decisions on draft Guidelines PBRF Quality Evaluation 2026 - TEC in-principle decisions on draft Guidelines

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National Careers System Strategy Action Plan Te Mahere Mahi o Te Rautaki Pūnaha Aramahi ā-Motu
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