Providers have been sent an invitation to participate through DXP Ngā Kete or Workspace 2.

Why is the Ministry of Education consulting?

MoE is required under the Education and Training Act 2020 to consult on changes to fee regulation settings and variations to existing funding determinations.

The Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills has agreed to consult on proposed updates for 2025.

Please note that this is not a consultation on proposed changes to the vocational education and training system, this will be consulted on through a separate process.

Variations to funding determinations

MoE is consulting on variations to the following 11 funding determinations:

• Adult and Community Education (ACE)
• Delivery at Levels 1 and 2 on the NZQCF (DQ1-2)
• Delivery at Levels 3-7 (non-degree) on the NZQCF and all industry training (DQ3-7)
• Delivery at Levels 7 (degree) and above on the NZQCF (DQ7+)
• English Language Teaching, including Refugee English (ELT)
• Equity Funding
• Gateway
• Literacy and Numeracy Provision, including the Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund and the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund (L&N)
• Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT)
• Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF)
• Youth Guarantee (YG)

Consultation on fee regulation settings

MoE has invited submissions on proposed changes to fee regulation settings from 2025:

• 2025 Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) rate
• Minor and technical changes to fee regulation settings, including fee settings for micro-credentials
• Student services fees settings

The proposed fee regulation settings for 2025 have been published in the New Zealand Gazette.

The Tertiary Education (2025 Fee Regulation Settings) Notice 2024 – New Zealand Gazette

Further information can be found on the MoE website.

Tertiary and further education – Ministry of Education