The Fees Free website is now live to check eligibility for 2019. Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) can now direct new learners to the website to check their eligibility for 2019 fees-free study or training.
A new partnership between the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and Primary Industry Capability Alliance (PICA) will see a collective focus on attracting and retaining talent in New Zealand’s fast-growing primary sectors.
Universities New Zealand announced three New Zealand university graduates who were awarded the prestigious Rhodes Scholarships to carry out post-graduate study at the University of Oxford, England.
https://tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/celebrating-learner-success/
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has appointed two new commissioners to the TEC Board.
Education Minister Chris Hipkins has agreed to a proposal from the Southern Institute of Technology (SIT) to take over the Telford campus of the Taratahi Agricultural Centre.
On 30 April, we published the interim results of the 2018 Quality Evaluation, a major component of the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF).
Budget 2019 has been announced and holds positive news for tertiary education.
https://tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/budget-2019-and-tertiary-education/
Chief Executive Tim Fowler has written to all Industry Training Organisations (ITO) to confirm current or new training agreements will be honoured for the duration of the training period, subject to the training agreement meeting the existing TEC funding criteria.
https://tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/new-and-current-ito-training-agreements/
The 2019/20 funding round for Centres of Research Excellence (CoREs) will open soon, the Tertiary Education Commission announced today.
