Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Last updated 2 October 2024
Last updated 2 October 2024
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A maximum fee limit applies to some micro-credentials.
A maximum fee limit applies to some micro-credentials.
Fee regulation settings for micro-credentials are published in the funding mechanisms.
Funding mechanisms and delegations
From 1 January 2025, the maximum that you can charge for micro-credential fees is $64 (GST inclusive) per credit, if approved for Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) funding. This includes both new and existing micro-credentials.
This fee limit only applies to micro-credentials funded through the following funds:
Delivery at Levels 3 to 7 (non-degree) on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) and all industry training (DQ3-7
Delivery at Levels 7 (degree) to 10 on the NZQCF (DQ7 -10).
Note: fees charged for industry training (i.e. programmes or micro credentials funded under DQ3-7 in the work-based modes of delivery are exempt from fee caps for micro-credentials.
It does not apply to micro-credentials delivered in work-based learning modes funded through DQ3-7, or micro-credentials that are part of an approved programme leading to a qualification on the NZQCF.
For micro-credentials that are part of an approved programme leading to a qualification on the NZQCF, AMFM rules apply. For more information about the AMFM, see Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM).
You may apply for an exception to the fee limit. You will need to provide evidence that the micro-credential is:
financially unsustainable to deliver, in terms of the cost of delivery and considering the total income the micro-credential would generate (including government funding and fees), and that there are no satisfactory alternatives to limit costs; and
supported by industry and/or employers to deliver the micro-credential and that it clearly meets industry and/or employer needs.
Applying for an exception to the fee limit
For information about how to apply, see:
Exception to the fee limit on micro-credentials – application template (DOCX 268 KB)
If you are seeking funding for your micro-credential and an exception to the fee limit, you will need to submit both an application for an exception to the fee limit and a TEO micro-credential application.
TEO micro-credentials – application template (DOCX 612 KB)
For more information on funding micro-credentials, see Micro-credentials funding and fees.
Email your completed exception application and other relevant supporting information to our Customer Contact Group at customerservice@tec.govt.nz with the subject line [EDUMIS] – Micro-credential fee-limit exception application.