RoVE News – August 2022

RoVE News – August 2022

Last updated 17 August 2022
Last updated 17 August 2022

Kia ora koutou, welcome to the latest edition of RoVE News.

We have had some key developments in recent weeks. Under the Unified Funding System (UFS), we are seeking applications for a total of $15.8 million that is available under the PTE (private training establishment) Strategic Fund.  This strategic component seeks to support the vocational education and training (VET) system to respond to regional and national skills priorities, and programme development and maintenance.  We held two successful and well attended webinars with eligible PTEs wanting further information (a recording is available on our website).

We have invited the VET sector to provide feedback on the UFS funding conditions. We don’t normally consult on new funds but made an exception this year because the UFS is such a significant new funding approach and we wanted to give you another chance to provide feedback on the design of the new system.  We have aligned our engagement with a wider Ministry of Education (MoE) consultation covering a range of areas to do with funding determinations. A story on our TEC home page provides all relevant links to the MoE and TEC websites and the New Zealand Gazette. Deadline for feedback is 31 August 2022.

Meanwhile, both the Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs), with their focus on workforce needs in the regions, and the industry-focussed Workforce Development Councils (WDCs) have released their inaugural sector intelligence. These reports are packed with information that is highly relevant to the ongoing work to improve what VET has to offer our learners, industries and communities.  This labour market intelligence is looking not just at the current situation but, crucially, future industry needs, emerging trends and what VET needs to do to future-proof our workforce. 

This edition of RoVE News also looks at a campaign to attract more women into the engineering, logistics and manufacturing sectors.  I am very encouraged by campaigns like these which pro-actively address equity issues in VET.  These are important contributions to realise the RoVE goal of giving students, apprentices and trainees better access to high-quality workplace learning and employer networks in addition to off-the-job study.

Last but not least, Dr Grant Klinkum, Chief Executive of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), has published a thought provoking piece on where we are at with vocational education and training.   Commenting on the recent media spotlight on Te Pūkenga, he argues that the organisation opens up opportunities for sharing and scaling best practice in learner support across the network, collaborative development of single programmes across the network and a default to sharing the best teaching, learning and assessment resources. It’s a great read – you can find it on the NZQA website.

Keep safe, keep well, noho ora mai.

 

Ngā mihi,

Paul Delahunty