Paul Delahunty

Kia ora koutou,

It has been another milestone month for the RoVE programme.  The release of the new funding rates for the unified funding system (UFS) has given much welcomed clarity on some of the financial implications of the reform programme for vocational education and training providers. 

Indicative allocations for providers across the wider tertiary sector are being distributed from today, further adding to the visibility and tangibility of the effects of the RoVE reform - a unified vocational education system that brings together industry and educators to make sure New Zealand’s workforce is fit for today’s needs and tomorrow’s expectations.

It is pleasing to see stories emerging which show the huge amount of mahi going on in the sector.  Just one example to come across my desk in the past few days is a new website which provides technology-enabled learning resources and information to educators and providers in farming, forestry, horticulture and fishing.  The website, techenabledlearning.nz , has been designed specifically for primary industry tutors and providers, but, in the best of the collaborative and information-sharing spirit of RoVE, can be relevant to all tutors and providers across the vocational education and training sector. 

In this month’s edition of RoVE News, we report on the progress of two further TITO transitions and look at some of the work of the Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs).  There is also an interesting item about how a Centre of Vocational Excellence and a Workforce Development Council are putting RoVE theory into practice with a new collaborative and cooperative working relationship agreement.

Thank you for all your work on RoVE.  I know that many in the sector are affected by COVID and appreciate how much their absences adds to the workload of those who have so far been able to keep the virus at bay.  We are all in this together – kia kaha.

Keep safe, keep well, noho ora mai.

Ngā mihi,

Paul Delahunty