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.
From 2018 funding onwards, we will discontinue performance-linked funding (PLF).
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/performance-linked-funding-to-end
We have made some changes to Ngā Kete as part of our ongoing commitment to improve the information product portal.
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.
Every year we publish educational performance indicators (EPIs) for each Tertiary Education Organisation (TEO) we fund. EPIs are one set of measures used to assess the performance of TEOs and to make future investment decisions. We have published EPI data since 2010.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/education-performance-data-published-2
We are changing expected learner workload for an equivalent full-time student (EFTS) for levels 1 and 2 Youth Guarantee qualifications from 2019.
Acting Education Minister Tracey Martin has confirmed the appointment of a Commissioner at Whitireia and WelTec.
The Government officially launched its Construction Skills Action Plan on 4 October 2018. The action plan is designed to address the skills shortages in the construction sector.
We have published our process for receiving and considering TEO requests for an exception to the 2019 Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) limit of 2 percent.
https://www.tec.govt.nz/news-and-consultations/archived-news/amfm-exceptions-2019
