Funding – Transitional Support for Strategically Important Provision Fund
Te hora pūtea – Transitional Support for Strategically Important Provision Fund
This page has information about Transitional Support for Strategically Important Provision (SIP) Fund funding. It also covers transitional grant payments from the Minister.
This page has information about Transitional Support for Strategically Important Provision (SIP) Fund funding. It also covers transitional grant payments from the Minister.
We allocate up to $10 million each year
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) allocated $10 million in SIP funding in 2026, and will allocate up to $10 million again in 2027. This funding is to support polytechnics to maintain strategically important provision during the transition.
TEC will work with polytechnics to agree 2027 SIP funding amounts by the end of 2026.
Funding amounts paid in 2026
The table below shows the SIP amounts paid to each polytechnic in 2026.
This funding was in addition to the $10 million per year of transitional grant funding (under section 556 of the Education and Training Act) available to support strategically important provision. That funding is distributed by the Minister, not TEC, and is also shown in the table below.
| Polytechnic |
SIP funding for 2026 (distributed by TEC) |
Section 556 grant funding for 2026* (distributed by the Minister) |
Combined funding for 2026 |
| NorthTec Tai Tokerau Wānanga | $898,645 | $2,750,000 | $3,648,645 |
| Tai Poutini Polytechnic | $1,103,279 | $2,000,000 | $3,103,279 |
| Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) | $546,283 | n/a | $2,296,283 |
| Telford (SIT) | n/a | $1,750,000 | |
| Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki | $944,171 | $1,000,000 | $1,944,171 |
| Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology | $721,263 | $1,000,000 | $1,721,263 |
| Universal College of Learning | $825,107 | $750,000 | $1,575,107 |
| Eastern Institute of Technology | $809,660 | $750,000 | $1,559,660 |
| Whitireia/WelTec | $963,307 | n/a | $963,307 |
| Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology | $895,519 | n/a | $895,519 |
| Otago Polytechnic | $861,466 | n/a | $861,466 |
| Unitec Institute of Technology /Manukau Institute of Technology | $733,967 | n/a | $733,967 |
| Wintec | $697,333 | n/a | $697,333 |
| Ara Institute of Canterbury | n/a | n/a | $0 |
| The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand | n/a | n/a | $0 |
* An equal amount of section 556 grant payments will also be provided in 2027.
SIP funding is additional to standard TEC funding provided for delivery.
Conditions of funding
Polytechnics are required to continue to deliver strategically important provision for which the funding has been provided.
SIP funding must be used to support qualification delivery, specifically teaching, training and learning services, while maintaining the delivery of foundation education and strategically important vocational education.