Māori and Pasifika Trades Training
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) funding provides fees-free tertiary places for Māori and Pasifika learners aged between 16 and 40 to achieve in pre-trades training and progress to sustainable trades or trades-related employment (including New Zealand Apprenticeships), other successful industry training programmes at Level 3 and above on the New Zealand Qualification Framework (NZQF), and managed apprenticeships.
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT) funding provides fees-free tertiary places for Māori and Pasifika learners aged between 16 and 40 to achieve in pre-trades training and progress to sustainable trades or trades-related employment (including New Zealand Apprenticeships), other successful industry training programmes at Level 3 and above on the New Zealand Qualification Framework (NZQF), and managed apprenticeships.
The purpose of MPTT funding is to increase access for Māori and Pasifika learners to vocational and pre-employment training. This enables these learners to develop skills for sustainable employment and achieve better employment outcomes.
MPTT funding is paid to organisations that are part of an approved consortium.
MPTT uses a partnership model, comprising iwi, hapū, Māori and Pasifika community groups, employers, and tertiary education organisations (TEOs), including industry training organisations (ITOs). The partnership model: Consortium partners work together to align training to the needs of employers and Māori and Pasifika communities. This ensures that employment is sustainable and makes a greater contribution to local and national economic development goals. Māori and Pasifika learners aged between 16 to 40 years old can access the fees-free programmes of study and training in trades. The training leads to qualifications at levels 1 to 4 on the NZQF, which meet pre-employment trade training requirements of industry. The Government contribution towards the costs of teaching and learning services is funded through the Student Achievement Component (SAC). A TEO delivering trades training to MPTT learners must meet teaching and learning costs through: Pastoral care and brokerage services are provided by each consortium of partner organisations to support learners to progress to the MPTT successful outcomes. These are: MPTT began in 2014. Since then learner numbers have increased from 1,189 to over 2,400 new learners in 2017. See also the resources on our Consortia page. If a learner enrols in MPTT on or after 1 July 2020, their MPTT training will no longer count towards the use of a learner’s fees-free entitlement, or count as prior study. This means learners will not be disadvantaged by being enrolled in MPTT initiatives. If a learner has completed an MPTT course, and goes on to further study, are they eligible for Fees Free? MPTT course start/end date Outcome Course start date Percentage of course post 1 July Proportion of course that counts towards entitlement use Will MPTT study be included in a learner's prior study when determining eligibility for Fees Free? Any MPTT study that started before 1 July 2020 will continue to be included in prior study calculations for fees-free eligibility. Learners will not need to apply to the TEC for the changes to be reflected in their fees-free entitlements. However, it will take time for the TEC to process the changes for them to be reflected in an individual’s fees-free entitlement information. This section provides guidance on how to enrol and report on learners at Level 3 and above in the MPTT fund with the introduction of Targeted Training and Apprenticeship Fund (TTAF) on 1 July 2020: What does the introduction of TTAF, and the change to Fees Free, mean for MPTT? If we enrol a learner in TTAF instead of MPTT, what is the TEC’s position on this? If you choose to: The Ministry of Education are considering the impact of TTAF on MPTT settings for learners and Tertiary Education Organisations. Any changes will be communicated following the Minister’s agreement to any changes to the MPTT funding parameters.Partnership model
Overview
Learner numbers
Resources
Interactions with TTAF and Fees Free
MPTT interaction with Fees Free
Starts on, or after, 1 January 2018, and ends prior to 30 June 2020
This study will count towards the use of a learner's fees-free entitlement.
Starts on, or after, 1 January 2020 and continues after July 2020
See table below.
Starts on, or after, 1 July 2020
The study will not count towards the use of a learner's fees-free entitlement.
1 January - 30 April 2020
Less than 50%
100%
1 January - 30 April 2020
50% to less than 75%
50%
1 January - 30 April 2020
75% or more
0%
1 May - 30 June 2020
33% or more
0%
1 May - 30 June 2020
Less than 33%
100%
Prior study rules for MPTT from 1 July 2020
MPTT interaction with TTAF