Vocational education system

Find out about New Zealand’s vocational education and training system.
About vocational education
New Zealand’s vocational education and training system is an important part of tertiary education, and has a strong focus on delivering employers and indus…
Strengthening vocational education
These key entities support New Zealand’s vocational education system.
Delivering vocational education
Vocational education and training is provided at Te Pūkenga, wānanga and private training establishments.
Funding support for private training establishment transitions
To support the transition to the Unified Funding System (UFS), we provided some private training establishments (PTEs) with transitions funding.
Changes to the vocational education and training (VET) system
In December 2023, the Government announced its intention to disestablish Te Pūkenga | New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology and Workforce Developm…