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  • Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (ITENZ)

    Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (ITENZ) is New Zealand's largest private training establishment (PTE) membership association, with approximately 140 member PTEs. The majority are TEC funded. Most of these PTEs receive under $5m in TEC funding, apart from eight of their members who receive more than $5m. ITENZ has a Board with nine members, most of whom own or are employed by a PTE.

  • Indicative Funding, Indicative On-Plan Funding and Indicative Off-Plan Funding

    Funding outlined in the Key Particulars (of a tertiary education organisation's funding confirmation letter) that the TEC intends to pay providers in subsequent years, subject to future approval.

  • Industry Skills Boards (ISBs)

    The eight Industry Skills Boards (ISBs) will begin operating from 1 January 2026 and are part of the vocational education and training system changes in 2025, replacing the Workforce Development Councils (WDCs). The ISBs will ensure work-based training aligns with industry needs. 

  • Industry Training Register

    The Industry Training Register is an online data collection service that captures information about activity in the work-based sector in near real time.

  • Institute of technology and polytechnic (ITP)

    Institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) focus on delivering technical, vocational and professional education up to degree and postgraduate levels.

  • Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund

    The purpose of the Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ILN) Fund is to fund TEOs for the intensive provision of high-quality literacy and numeracy learning opportunities within an appropriately structured environment.

  • Investment Plan

    Describes how a tertiary education organisation (TEO) will achieve government priorities set out in the Tertiary Education Strategy. Includes a TEO’s mission and role in the tertiary sector and all the programmes and activities it runs.   

  • ISCED

    International Standard Classification of Education.  This is a classification of levels of education ranging from zero to nine.

  • Iwi

    Extended kinship group or tribe or people.  Often refers to a large group of people descended from a common ancestor and associated with a distinct territory.

  • Iwitanga

    Cultural practices, values and views specific to a particular iwi.