Ministry of Education consultation open to sector in June

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 19 June 2023
Last updated 19 June 2023

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The consultation and sector engagement on 11 funding determinations and fee regulation settings is now open and will close on 17 July 2023.
The consultation and sector engagement on 11 funding determinations and fee regulation settings is now open and will close on 17 July 2023.

Consultation is targeted to identified funds. Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) have been sent an invitation to participate through Workspace 2.
Why is the Ministry of Education consulting?
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is required to consult on variations to funding determinations.
MoE has drafted proposed updates to the funding determinations for 2024 and the Minister of Education has agreed to consult on the variations.
Variations to funding determinations
MoE is consulting on variations to the following funding determinations:

Adult Community Education (ACE)
Delivery on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework at Levels 1 and 2 (DQ1-2)
Delivery on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework at Levels 7 (degree) and above (DQ7+)
Equity Funding
Literacy and Numeracy Provision
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT)
Non-degree Delivery at Levels 3–7 (non-degree) on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework and all Industry Training (DQ3-7)
Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF)
Specialised English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
Strategic Component of the Unified Funding System for Vocational Education and Training
Te Tahua o Te Reo Kairangi
Youth Guarantee (YG).

For more information on the MoE consultation and engagement on the funding determinations, see Funding determinations – Ministry of Education.
Consultation on fee regulation settings
The Minister of Education has invited submissions on proposed changes to fee regulation settings from 2024:

2024 Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) rate
2024 Micro-credential fee cap rate
relaxing the exception criteria for the AMFM
allowing providers to temporarily reduce fees without having to remain at the reduced rate under the AMFM
changes to how student services fees are regulated.

The proposed fee regulation settings for 2024 have been published in the New Zealand Gazette. Further information on the fee regulation settings has been published on the MoE website. 

PBRF Sector Reference Group – TEC in-principle decisions on Technical Matters and recognising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 19 June 2023
Last updated 19 June 2023

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The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has agreed in principle to recommendations made by the PBRF Sector Reference Group (SRG) on Technical Matters and recognising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Quality Evaluation 2026.
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has agreed in principle to recommendations made by the PBRF Sector Reference Group (SRG) on Technical Matters and recognising the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Quality Evaluation 2026.

Between 19 December 2022 and 24 February 2023, the SRG consulted on a range of issues relating to Technical Matters. These included:

the proposed role of the Platform of Research – Contextual Summary component
proposed Research Output request and supply processes
feedback on Evidence Portfolio (EP) guidance, reflecting changes made to date
feedback on implementation of types and descriptors for research outputs, activities and Contributions to the Research Environment (CREs).

Between 24 March and 25 May 2023, the SRG consulted on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This included two proposed options:

a stand-alone COVID-19 impact provision
COVID-19 impacts included in the Researcher Circumstances provision under the new Force Majeure

The SRG made recommendations to the TEC on Technical Matters and on recognising the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic after these consultation periods across the sector. For full details of the TEC’s in-principle decisions, along with summaries of the consultation feedback received, see SRG Consultation Papers 2026.
These in-principle decisions will inform the SRG’s recommendations on the remaining issues it will consider, and will be reflected in the Quality Evaluation 2026 Guidelines.
The SRG is operating between September 2021 and the publication of the final Quality Evaluation 2026 Guidelines in November 2023.
For information on Quality Evaluation 2026 and the SRG, see Sector Reference Group (SRG) 2026.

Supplementary Plan Guidance for 2024 is available

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 7 June 2023
Last updated 7 June 2023

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Supplementary Plan Guidance (SPG) is now available to support providers in developing their Investment Plans for funding from 1 January 2024.
Supplementary Plan Guidance (SPG) is now available to support providers in developing their Investment Plans for funding from 1 January 2024.

We invest over $3 billion into tertiary education
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) works with providers to deliver a quality tertiary system that provides study and career pathways for all New Zealanders. Our investment priorities inform how we fund providers. They enable a sustainable system – one that gives effect to the Tertiary Education Strategy and meets the skills needs of our motu.
New guidance to inform Investment Plans
The SPG gives further information about what the TEC will look for in Investment Plans – information that wasn’t available when Plan Guidance was published in February. It also restates the overarching message of transformational change for the success of all learners.
If you’re a provider, when finalising the content of your Plan, please consider all the information available for the investment round including Plan Guidance, SPG and the Investment Briefs.
You have until Friday 7 July this year to review indicative allocations and submit your Investment Plans.
Important changes and additions to guidance for 2024
The SPG for investment in 2024 includes:

targeted investment priorities for vocational education and training, informed by advice from the Ohu Mahi Workforce Development Councils (WDCs) for the vocational sector, and Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs)
reiteration of the Plan Guidance’s overarching message that “achieving system-wide equity of participation and achievement is at the heart of our investment approach”
processes for additional funding requests and new providers.

The SPG also gives you more detail about two Unified Funding System (UFS) funding components and how to access this funding:

Strategic component: The Private Training Establishment (PTE) Strategic Fund is a key part of the strategic component of the UFS. Strategic component funding for PTEs is off-Plan (not determined by your Investment Plan) but applications need to be submitted at the same time, by 7 July 2023.
Learner component: More providers will be a part of the Learner Component Performance Element (LCPE) in 2024. The LCPE approach requires providers to meet agreed performance expectations. Performance expectation requirements will depend on your Plan status and amount of learner component funding.

For full details on these changes and others: Supplementary Plan Guidance for 2024 (PDF 1.8 MB)
For any questions on the SPG, please contact your Relationship Manager, phone us on 0800 601 301 or email customerservice@tec.govt.nz.

EIT IDEAschool students excel at Hokonui Fashion Awards | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti

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EIT Bachelor of Creative Practice (Fashion) student Adena Waudby won the Gore RSA Young Designer Award at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

Two EIT IDEAschool Fashion students have excelled at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards, with one a runner up in the menswear category and the other earning a special award.

Candice D’Acre (Ngāti Porou) was runner up in the Van De Water Jewellers Open Menswear Award and fellow classmate Adena Waudby won the Gore RSA Young Designer Award.

The design awards, now in its 36th year, were held in Gore last weekend. It provides a competitive platform for all amateur fashion designers to showcase their designs in front of industry leaders.

Adena and Candice, both in their second year of the Bachelor of Creative Practice (Fashion), say the results were surprising.  

Adena’s three-piece menswear collection was inspired by PlayStation 5, with blue, black and white colours, and lines to echo the symmetry of the console.

Having missed watching the livestream, Adena got home to find out she had won, and says it was “so surprising”.

“It was very much a surreal moment, marking a milestone in my career and motivating me to keep creating, and contributing to the world of fashion. Now having my trophy has made it feel all real.”

Candice says: “It’s pretty validating. It’s like ‘oh, I actually am kind of good at this and it has given me the push to keep on going.”

The 32-year-old mum of two’s theme for her three-piece menswear collection was Pierrot the clown.

“I originally started off with the Venice Carnival, but it was so broad that I narrowed it down to what really stuck out to me. And Pierrot is quite prominent in pop culture, to the extent that we don’t even realise nowadays. So, I was able to have fun with it.”

Candice has had a long association with EIT, graduating with a Bachelor of Business, majoring in Marketing and Management in 2021. She was also the recipient of the $15,000 Sir James Wattie Scholarship in 2020.

EIT Bachelor of Creative Practice (Fashion) Adena Waudby pictured the garment that won her the Gore RSA Young Designer Award at the Hokonui Fashion Design Awards.

“I didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life so I thought business would be a good base for whatever I decided to do.”

A keen crafter, she found the sewing machine she got when her daughter was born 10 years ago and discovered her passion for fashion.

“I hadn’t used it once, but I decided to make scrunchies. They sucked, but I kept wanting to do it and get better. Then I saw that they had a course at EIT.”

Sewing wasn’t something she grew up with but has since come to love fashion, particularly during her time at EIT.

They both speak highly of their lecturers.

“They allow us the freedom while also understanding our skill sets and nudging us in the right direction,” Candice says.

“Honestly, as cliché as it is, EIT has definitely changed who I am in a positive way. When I first started, I had been a stay-at-home mom for almost three years, and I was just not confident, I didn’t put myself out there or anything like that. This degree has also helped me hone my creative side a lot, and how to channel it in a way that would be expected through real work.”

Adena Waudby’s winning design. Photo/MLT Hokonui Fashion design Awards

IDEAschool Fashion Lecturer Christina Rhodes says they are blown away by their students’ success.

Over the years, they have won a number of awards. However, Christina says it is the first time they have had a student win young designer.

Seven students from EIT entered the competition across a number of categories.

“All entries from our students were just fabulous.”

Both Adena and Candice are busy working on this year’s outfits, due to be showcased at the annual IDEAschool end of year show.  

Love of cars leads young Tairāwhiti woman to study automotive engineering at EIT | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti

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Celia Brooking enrolled in the Level 3 Certificate in Automotive Engineering at EIT last year and is now doing her apprenticeship for the Level 4 Certificate in Automotive Engineering.

Growing up around cars has led a young Tairāwhiti woman to study automotive engineering at EIT, with the hope of breaking into the still male-dominated industry.

Celia Brooking (Ngāti Porou) grew up in Tairāwhiti,went to Gisborne Girls’ High School and last year she enrolled  in the Level 3 Certificate in Automotive Engineering at EIT.

A love of cars and tinkering under the hood led Celia to follow her dream and study at the Tairāwhiti Campus from last July until April this year. She has not looked back and is now doing her apprenticeship for the Level 4 Certificate in Automotive Engineering.

“It was really cool. Much more so than I expected. I got to learn every aspect of a car and how everything works and how to service the car.”

“My tutors in Level 3 were excellent and I still associate with them today.”

Celia, 18, says that while it can still be tough being a female in a male-dominated industry, “everyone’s been pretty accepting and pretty nice, especially where I’m working right now”.

Where she is working now is Overnight Service Centre in Gisborne, where she is doing her apprenticeship and gets to service vehicles and help out with other work as well.

As for the future, Celia has some options. One is to head over to Australia to continue her career and be closer to some of her family. She sees it as a “fresh start”.

However, another alternative is to continue her studies at EIT. With her industry changing at pace, Celia is interested in learning more about servicing electric vehicles. She is considering enrolling in the NZ Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5) when she finishes her current programme.

As for her advice to other women wanting to enter the automotive engineering industry, Celia says “if you want to get into it, just do it”.

Tim Jagusch, Assistant Head of the School of Trades and Technology said: “The two most important attributes our industries are looking for are time management and work ethic. Celia possesses these attributes – along with a good attitude. “

“All this contribute to her success and she is an exemplar student.”

Vocational education reform consultation

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 1 August 2024
Last updated 1 August 2024

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The Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Penny Simmonds, today announced that the Government is consulting on a proposal to make changes to the vocational education and training (VET) system.
The Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, Penny Simmonds, today announced that the Government is consulting on a proposal to make changes to the vocational education and training (VET) system.

See Minister Simmonds’ announcement at Releases – Beehive.
Feedback is being sought on three parts of the system:

A redesigned Institute of Technology and Polytechnic network that retains access to tertiary training in our regions, through a combination of stand-alone and federated ITPs.
Options for an industry-led system for standards-setting and industry training.
Changes to vocational education funding from 2026 to better support the reformed system.

Find out more information about the proposals and make your submission by 12 September 2024 at 2024 Vocational Education and Training Reforms – Ministry of Education.

Public consultation on the use of unique identifiers for the PBRF Quality Evaluation

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 1 August 2024
Last updated 1 August 2024

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The Ministry of Education (MoE) is consulting on options for unique identifiers for use in administering the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) and similar research initiatives. Consultation closes on Thursday 29 August 2024.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) is consulting on options for unique identifiers for use in administering the Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF) and similar research initiatives. Consultation closes on Thursday 29 August 2024.

The PBRF is designed to increase the quality of research in Aotearoa New Zealand by encouraging and rewarding excellent research. The Fund comprises of three funding components – the Quality Evaluation, Research Degree Completion and External Research Income.
Participation in the Quality Evaluation has required tertiary education organisations (TEOs) to use a unique identifier when presenting their staff members research evidence portfolios. MoE, Tertiary Education Commission (TEC), and TEOs have been using the National Student Number (NSN) as the unique identifier.
Have your say by 5pm Thursday 29 August
To provide a unique, trusted identifier that enables the collection and storage of personal information in accordance with relevant legislation, the MoE is consulting on two options.
Option 1: Create a new unique identifier for use with the PBRF Quality Evaluation and similar research initiatives.
Option 2: Amend Schedule 24 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (the Act) to authorise TEOs to assign NSNs to staff members and share these with the TEC for purposes relating to the administration of the PBRF Quality Evaluation and similar research initiatives.
Both proposals are intended to ensure that the use of a unique identifier for the purpose of the PBRF Quality Evaluation and similar research initiatives, is compliant with the Act and the Privacy Act 2020.
While the 2026 PBRF Quality Evaluation will not take place due to the University Advisory Group presenting advice to MoE, the legislative process does takes time. The use of a unique identifier is still necessary to enable allocation of funding to the research workforce in the future.
Find more information on the consultation process including frequently asked questions, at A unique identifier for the performance-based research fund (PBRF) consultation – Education in New Zealand.
For questions about the consultation, please email UniqueIdentifier.Consultation@education.govt.nz.

EIT student wins best female filmmaker at VF48 regional final | EIT Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti

Source: Eastern Institute of Technology – Tairāwhiti

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EIT Bachelor of Creative Practice (Screen Production) student Kayla Tepania won Wift Best Female Filmmaker at this year’s Vista Foundation 48Hours Gisborne Final.

EIT Bachelor of Creative Practice (Screen Production) student Kayla Tepania has been recognised for her work on the big screen at this year’s Vista Foundation 48Hours Gisborne Final.

Kayla (Ngāpuhi, Te Whānau-ā-Apanui and Tainui) says she entered the competition this year to redeem herself following an attempt in her first year of study, but did not expect to win the Wift Best Female/Gender Diverse Filmmaker at the regional finals.  

Her team HaReKa Films and their film ‘What Remains’ was also selected as a finalist, and nominated for best director, best script, best editing, best use of genre, best use of element 2 (a traveller or neighbour) and best use of element 4 (an exit).

“For me, it’s quite a big award. Just being recognised in that field is quite incredible, particularly given that the people who judged the category are acclaimed industry professionals. So, it really is validation for me,” Kayla says.

“I couldn’t have done it without the team. It just makes me feel proud to be representing the region. So, I just feel very proud and shocked at the same time.”

The Vista Foundation 48Hours is the country’s largest guerrilla filmmaking competition where filmmakers have just one weekend to make a short film. As part of the requirements, they must also include some random elements.

This year, her genre was animal adventure film. While it is largely left up to their own imagination, they had to include a traveller or neighbour, an exit and a warning.

“For us, it’s finding out what we can do with the region. In our film, we have a dog who is travelling from one destination to another, and we took footage from all around Napier and Taradale. Because what we want to do as well is highlight the region for filmmaking specifically.”

The 27-year-old was a producer and co-director alongside Harry Lawson and Regan Bailey.

“I’m so proud of everybody and what we put out. There could be tweaks to it for sure but for what we did in the time we did it in, we’re so happy.”

Kayla, originally from Waiouru, grew up wanting to be an actor.  

“I’ve always loved film and TV. I can recall as a child that my parents only let me watch documentaries and films. So, when I was in Auckland during my youth, I signed up with an agency thinking I wanted to be an actor. But I’m not an actor, I don’t have what it takes.

“So, I put that aside and thought well film isn’t for me, thinking that acting was the only part of it. And I moved to the states.”

It wasn’t until she returned to New Zealand, that she decided to apply for jobs in the film industry, and soon found herself enrolled at EIT.

“It was basically one of the directors that told me about EIT. I’ve always had a passion for film, but I didn’t realise until about three years ago that I was going to be on this side of it.”

Now, in her final year of the degree, Kayla can proudly say she has found her passion.

“Every single job that I do, I’m passionate about and I love it. And actually studying it and learning how to use the gear and do all the practical learning has just helped so much.”

She says the culture at EIT is supportive and focuses on bettering students.

“You can tell that they care about the students and that they want to better the students. They’re extremely supportive, especially with the 48 hours because we were given permission to use all the screen production gear and use the building as a home base to come up with the ideas.”

The awards and nominations they received have fuelled them to aim to do even better next year.

“I’m so excited for next year. We’ve already learned so much, even just from this year’s competition, so as the years go on, it’s just going to get better and better for us hopefully.”

EIT IDEAschool Lecturer Wayne Dobson says: “Kayla’s involvement with the VF48 began in her first year of study when she joined fellow students and recent graduates to compete.

“Two years on she was a driving force behind this year’s entry, which received award nominations in multiple categories. The skills acquired during her studies and the collaborative nature of the programme have contributed to her success in this competition and locally as an emerging film maker.”

Monitoring update: August 2020

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

At the TEC, we gather a range of information about common issues through our monitoring activities. We’re committed to partnering with tertiary education organisations, and sharing learnings from our monitoring work to help the sector build capability so we can all achieve better outcomes for learners.
Audits and investigations have resumed
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown has provided significant challenges for the education sector. During lockdown, TEC reduced reporting and other compliance requirements where possible to support you to focus your efforts on supporting learners and staff.
As New Zealand has now returned to a greater degree of normality, we have recommenced our normal audit and investigations programme to ensure there is accountability for the public funding we invest.
We will contact TEOs directly to advise of an audit or investigation and make the necessary arrangements. We recognise that we are all still operating in an unusual environment and are committed to providing as much flexibility as possible in how we work together through these processes. We can discuss details with you on a case by case basis.
We would like to remind you that if you self-identify any compliance issues, or need any support with funding rules or other requirements, you should contact your relationship manager or relationship advisor, or customerservice@tec.govt.nz. Our priority is to support you to resolve any issues efficiently, so you can maintain your focus on supporting learner success.
Compulsory student services fees: 2019 reports due
The CSSF Ministerial Direction requires Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) that charge a CSSF to report on it annually:

Tertiary education institutions (TEIs) must report on CSSFs in their annual report;
Private training establishments (PTEs) must provide a written report to their students and the TEC.

Thank you to those who have submitted their 2019 annual report. For those who haven’t, we would like to remind you, if you charge a CSSF, to please send your current CSSF report for students to cssf@tec.govt.nz.
As part of regular fees-free reporting to the TEC, TEOs that charge a CSSF are required to self-attest their compliance with the CSSF Ministerial Direction. We review all CSSFs to verify that they comply with these requirements. In cases of non-compliance we will not provide fees-free funding for CSSFs that relate to eligible learners. To ensure your fees-free payments run smoothly, please submit your current CSSF report and respond to any feedback.
Reporting requirements for the Technology Access Fund for Learners
On 2 May 2020, Education Minister Hon Chris Hipkins announced a $20 million fund to help eligible tertiary learners continue their education disrupted by COVID-19.
The fund, called the Technology Access Fund for Learners (TAFL), helps make digital devices and internet connections available to eligible learners.
TAFL is available to support initiatives from 23 March 2020 (the date the move to COVID-19 alert Level 4 was announced) until 31 December 2020, or until all funding is allocated.
As a reminder to TEOs that received TAFL, you are required to periodically report to the TEC on how, where and when you have used the funding. The TEC will use the information to regularly update a public list on the TEC’s website. We also remind you of the requirement to retain the original receipts and invoices where TAFL has been used.
For the full reporting and monitoring conditions, please see the TAFL conditions on the TEC’s website.
Reporting requirements for the Hardship Fund for Learners
The Hardship Fund for Learners (HAFL), also announced in May 2020, helps TEOs provide temporary financial assistance for currently enrolled tertiary learners who are facing hardship due to the COVID-10 pandemic.
As with TAFL, funding can be used to support initiatives from 23 March 2020 until 31 December 2020.
HAFL has been automatically allocated to all eligible TEOs. The list of TEOs with HAFL funding is published on the TEC’s website, which includes how much each TEO has been allocated, how much each TEO has spent to date, and how many learners each TEO has supported.
As a reminder to TEOs that received HAFL, you are required to periodically report to the TEC on how, where and when you have used the funding. We also remind you of the requirement to keep records of where cash payments have been made directly to your learners, and retain the original receipts and invoices where HAFL funding has been used to purchase resources on learners’ behalf.
For the full reporting and monitoring conditions, please see the HAFL conditions on the TEC’s website.

Monitoring update: June 2021

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

At the TEC, we gather a range of information about common issues through our monitoring activities. We’re committed to partnering with tertiary education organisations, and sharing learnings from our monitoring work to help the sector build capability so we can all achieve better outcomes for learners.
Fees Free tertiary education and training statutory declarations
In a number of instances, we do not hold sufficient information to automatically determine the Fees Free eligibility of potential learners. The statutory declaration process enables such learners with an ‘Unknown’ (also known as ‘Maybe’) eligibility status on the Fees Free website to confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria to access the Fees Free scheme.
As a reminder, a statutory declaration is not an application form, or a way for you or a learner to check if they are eligible or not.
A statutory declaration is a legal form and must be completed in front of an authorised witness. The information included on the statutory declaration must be true and correct. It is an offence to give any altered, false, incomplete or misleading information, or to make a false statement or declaration.
If you have learners who do not know whether they meet the eligibility criteria, or have further questions about their own circumstances, please do not advise them to submit a statutory declaration.
Instead, please direct these learners to contact the TEC Customer Contact Group on customerservice@tec.govt.nz or 0800 601 301 with any questions regarding the eligibility criteria. Only once a learner is sure that they meet the Fees Free eligibility criteria should they complete and submit a statutory declaration.
Timeliness of the supply of financial information – PTEs
Our funding conditions specify that you must supply to us any financial information that the TEC requires you to provide, as per section 426 of the Education and Training Act 2020.
For PTEs, this includes providing us with audited accounts and forecasts each financial year, within five months of your financial year end. Supplying this information supports our financial viability assessment process, and is particularly important at the moment as we monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the tertiary sector and advise the government on its ongoing recovery planning. It is important to provide this information in a timely manner. If you expect that you will not be able to supply this information within the required timeframe, you should contact your relationship manager, relationship advisor or email customerservice@tec.govt.nz.
Our priority is to support you in meeting your obligations to supply the required information to ensure we have up to date information to assess the financial viability of the organisations in which we invest .
Suggestions for TEOs based on our analysis of recent audits
We have analysed our latest audit findings and outlined three common issues to support your organisation in avoiding the same issues ahead of your next audit.
The Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM)
For those TEOs that receive TEC funding through the Student Achievement Component (SAC) level 3 and above fund the AMFM sets the maximum percentage that you may increase your domestic tuition fees by each year.
The AMFM is set at 1.1% for 2021 and we have identified instances of TEOs rounding up and exceeding this figure without TEC approval.
If you want to increase your fees above the permitted AMFM, by up to an additional 1.1%, then you must apply to the TEC for an AMFM exception. Information about how to apply for an exception to the AMFM is available on the SAC level 3 and above fund page, under the ‘Qualifications and courses’ tab.
Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) for 2021
Fee discrepancies in Services for Tertiary Education Organisations (STEO)
Recent audits have identified some discrepancies between the fees being charged to students and the fees that are recorded in STEO.
It is a condition of SAC level 3 and above funding that you must report in STEO accurate information regarding the fees you are charging students.
You can update the fees being charged to students through the STEO website. If you have any questions about fees or STEO please email customerservice@tec.govt.nz.
Evidence of eligibility for funding
The TEC requires that you keep certain records to confirm your eligibility to claim TEC funding. Some of our audits have recently found that the following records were missing:

Domestic status – where applicable you must verify a student’s eligibility as a valid domestic enrolment. Verification methods and required documentation are outlined in your funding conditions;
Withdrawals – evidence of withdrawal needs to be captured to ensure student withdrawals are managed and recorded correctly in line with the appropriate withdrawal dates and refund period entitlements set out in the Education and Training Act 2020; and
Ministry of Education (MoE) school exemption letter – where applicable this document must be kept on file for any student that is aged under 16 years of age at the time of enrolment with you.