Funding and payments – ACE in TEIs
Funding and payments – ACE in TEIs
This page provides information about how Adult and Community Education (ACE) in tertiary education institutions (TEIs) funding is set, and payments are made.
This page provides information about how Adult and Community Education (ACE) in tertiary education institutions (TEIs) funding is set, and payments are made.
The Minister responsible for tertiary education issues the ACE funding mechanism. It sets out the purpose of the fund and gives authority to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) to administer the funding.
Funding is agreed through an eligible TEI’s Investment Plan.
A TEI that receives ACE funding is required to:
- comply with the requirements of the Education and Training Act 2020, and
- comply with the funding conditions for the relevant year specified in its funding approval documentation.
Funding allocations and payments
Funding allocations, including any amendments are available through the My Allocations and Payments app on Ngā Kete.
ACE funding is paid in equal monthly instalments.
For the calculation of indicative allocations see the methodology from the relevant year. The most recent information is at the top.
For more details regarding your specific allocation, please contact customerservice@tec.govt.nz or your Relationship Manager.
Funding formula
We determine the appropriate amount of ACE funding for eligible TEIs.
We measure ACE enrolments in equivalent full-time students (EFTS) for TEIs. One EFTS is the learner workload that would normally be carried out by a learner enrolled full time in:
- a single academic year, or
- a single calendar year.
Funding rate
We determine the amount of ACE funding for eligible TEIs based on their provision.
EFTS factors
ACE course EFTS factors are calculated according to the following table.
Calculating EFTS factors for ACE courses
|
Course length |
Learning type |
Course EFTS factor |
Example |
|
Less than 20 hours of learner time per week (part-time)
|
Tutor contact time and test time |
0.0015 EFTS per hour |
A course running for 6 part-time weeks for 6 hours a week (36 in total), with 12 hours of this involved in self-directed learning, has a course EFTS factor of:
|
|
Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available |
0.00088 EFTS per hour |
||
|
Up to 40 hours of learner time in total
|
Tutor contact time and test time |
0.0015 EFTS per hour |
A course of 12 hours, 5 tutor contact hours, 1 hour in a test,
|
|
Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available |
0.00088 EFTS per hour |
||
|
20 or more hours of learner time per week (full-time), and more than 40 hours total
|
Tutor contact time and test time |
0.0300 EFTS per week x the percentage that tutor contact time and test time make up of the total learning hours |
A course running for 4 full-time weeks with 100 hours in total, 70 of which relate to tutor contact time, has a course EFTS factor of:
|
|
Self-directed learning time that has tutorial support available |
0.00088 EFTS per hour |
Funding wash-ups
For the calculation of funding wash-ups see the methodology and technical specifications from the relevant year. The most recent information is at the top.