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Last updated 15 January 2024
Last updated 15 January 2024

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The purpose of the Adult and Community Education (ACE) Fund is to provide community-based education, foundation skills, and pathways into other learning opportunities that meet community learning needs.
The purpose of the Adult and Community Education (ACE) Fund is to provide community-based education, foundation skills, and pathways into other learning opportunities that meet community learning needs.

We fund Adult and Community Education (ACE) provision for:
community-based education,
foundation skills, and
pathways into other learning opportunities that meet community learning needs.
ACE is delivered by different sectors:
Funding conditions
To receive ACE funding, tertiary education organisations (TEOs) must comply with the funding conditions for the relevant year.

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 15 January 2024
Last updated 15 January 2024

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Adult and Community Education (ACE) in Communities funding is for informal, community-based education provided by private training establishments (PTEs), rural education activity programme (REAP) providers and community organisations. This page covers ACE in Communities eligibility and provider responsibilities.

Adult and Community Education (ACE) in Communities funding is for informal, community-based education provided by private training establishments (PTEs), rural education activity programme (REAP) providers and community organisations. This page covers ACE in Communities eligibility and provider responsibilities.

Eligibility
For details of provider eligibility, programme eligibility and learner eligibility please see the funding conditions for the relevant year.
Any funding requests for ACE provision must demonstrate how it meets one of the programme priorities listed in the funding conditions for the relevant year, and how it addresses community learning needs.
ACE funding is not for provision broadly classed as hobby courses (eg, arts, crafts and music; gardening; personal fitness and recreation; and home maintenance).
Provider responsibilities
ACE providers are required to work with Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs), local iwi, local organisations, peak bodies, local industry, local employers and communities, including other ACE providers, to identify and meet community learning needs.
Each ACE provider must ensure that its funded ACE programme(s) will:
address the needs of target learner groups,
design and provide programmes that meet the programme eligibility requirements,
target ACE provision in foundation skills to learners who have low or no formal qualifications, and
target ACE provision in English Language Teaching (ELT) (formerly known as Specialised English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)) to learners with English language needs.
To view all requirements, please see the ACE in Communities funding conditions for the relevant year.

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 15 January 2024
Last updated 15 January 2024

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Adult and Community Education (ACE) in tertiary education institutions (TEIs) is for community-based education delivered by eligible TEIs. This page covers eligibility and TEI responsibilities.
Adult and Community Education (ACE) in tertiary education institutions (TEIs) is for community-based education delivered by eligible TEIs. This page covers eligibility and TEI responsibilities.

ACE in TEI funding supports:
achievement of Tertiary Education Strategy priorities,
re-engagement of learners in education, and
provision of foundation skills development and pathways to other learning opportunities that meet community needs (including further education or the workplace).
Eligibility
TEIs eligible for ACE funding are Te Pūkenga and wānanga. For more information on programme and learner eligibility please see the ACE in Communities funding conditions for the relevant year.
Any funding requests for ACE provision must demonstrate how it:
ACE funding is not for provision broadly classed as hobby courses (eg, arts, crafts and music; gardening; personal fitness and recreation; and home maintenance).
TEI responsibilities
Eligible TEIs are required to work with Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs), local iwi, local organisations, peak bodies, local industry, local employers, and communities, including other ACE providers, to identify and meet community learning needs.
Eligible TEIs must ensure that their funded ACE programme will:
address the needs of target learner groups,
primarily focus on:
acquisition of foundation skills,
re-engaging learners whose previous learning was not successful, and
ensuring the progression of learners into formal tertiary education,

target ACE provision in foundation skills to learners who have low or no formal qualifications, and
target ACE provision in English Language Teaching (ELT) (formerly known as Specialised English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)) to learners with English language needs.

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

ACE in Schools funding supports:
re-engagement of learners in education, and
provision of foundation skills development and pathways into other learning opportunities that meet community needs (including further education or the workplace).
Eligibility
For details of school eligibility, programme eligibility and learner eligibility please see the funding conditions for the relevant year.
ACE in Schools programmes must also prioritise learners with the highest need and those who have been traditionally underserved, such as Māori, Pacific peoples, and learners with disabilities.
Any funding requests for ACE provision must demonstrate how it meets one of the programme priorities listed above, and how it addresses community learning needs.
ACE funding is not for provision broadly classed as hobby courses (eg, arts, crafts and music; personal fitness and recreation, gardening; and home maintenance).
School responsibilities
Schools are required to work with Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLGs), local iwi, local organisations, peak bodies, local industry, local employers, and communities, including other ACE providers and schools, to identify and meet community learning needs.
Each school must ensure that its funded ACE programme will:
address the needs of target learner groups (including the priority learner groups set out in the Tertiary Education Strategy),
target ACE provision in foundation skills to learners who have low or no formal qualifications, and
target ACE provision in English Language Teaching (ELT) (formerly known as Specialised English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)) to learners with English language needs.
To view all requirements please see the ACE in Schools funding conditions for the relevant year.
ACE in Schools coordination funding
The purpose of coordination funding is to help grow ACE in Schools priority provision. It can be used for initial setup costs of providing ACE in Schools for the first time, growing existing provision, or expanding into different priority areas of provision.
The total available coordination funding is up to $500,000 per year.
Schools will be required to apply for coordination funding each year. We will target funding to support the initial administration costs of either setting up a school’s new provision or expanding provision.
Guidance
Further information can be found in the coordination funding guidance (PDF 403 KB).
This information includes:  
target areas for investment,
eligibility criteria,
how to apply – new and existing provider information,
application questions and assessment criteria,
expenditure guidance,
reporting,
TEC monitoring, and
recovery guidance.

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Last updated 15 January 2024
Last updated 15 January 2024

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This page provides information about tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs’) reporting on Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) delivery, and our monitoring of their performance.
This page provides information about tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs’) reporting on Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) delivery, and our monitoring of their performance.

Reporting
ALE requires three reports throughout the year of delivery, at the time and in the format we specify. For more details, see funding conditions for the relevant year.
Monitoring
We monitor TEOs’ performance and practices to understand their performance in the sector, and to inform our decisions about future funding they may receive.
We monitor TEOs’:
learner numbers (actual course enrolment numbers)
credit and qualification completion rates
learner outcomes
compliance with ALE funding conditions for the relevant year
compliance with legislative requirements, and
achievement of other expectations that we set.
We also monitor TEOs delivering ALE funded programmes against the following minimum performance indicator:
80 percent of learners complete at least 40 credits towards an approved adult literacy educator qualification over a 12-month period.
We may use performance information to inform future funding decisions.

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 15 January 2024
Last updated 15 January 2024

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This page provides information about how the Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) funding is set and payments are made.
This page provides information about how the Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) funding is set and payments are made.

Funding mechanism
The Minister responsible for tertiary education issues the Literacy and Numeracy funding mechanism. It sets out the purpose of the fund and gives authority to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) to administer the funding.
Funding is agreed through a tertiary education organisation’s (TEO’s) Investment Plan.
A TEO that receives ALE funding is required to:
Funding allocations and payments
Funding allocations, including any amendments are available through the My Allocations and Payments app on Ngā Kete.
ALE funding is paid in equal monthly instalments.
We allocate ALE funding to a TEO on the basis of a specified number of places in programmes leading to literacy and numeracy qualifications at Level 5 on the NZQCF.
For the calculation of indicative allocations see the methodology from the relevant year. The most recent information is at the top.
For more details regarding your specific allocation, please contact customerservice@tec.govt.nz or your Relationship Manager.
Funding rate
For information on the ALE funding rates, see Funding rates by year.
Funding wash-ups
For the calculation of funding wash-ups see the methodology and technical specifications from the relevant year. The most recent information is at the top.

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Last updated 15 January 2024
Last updated 15 January 2024

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The Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) Fund supports building an effective literacy and numeracy teaching workforce by increasing the capability of educators and trainers to teach literacy and numeracy skills to adults.  

The Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) Fund supports building an effective literacy and numeracy teaching workforce by increasing the capability of educators and trainers to teach literacy and numeracy skills to adults.  

The Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) Fund reduces learner fees for programmes of study or training that lead to literacy and numeracy educator qualifications at Level 5 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF).
The Fund is available to tertiary education organisations (TEOs) to provide approved adult literacy and numeracy educator programmes. With this Fund, TEOs are able to provide learners with a study grant to offset the fees they would otherwise charge to the learner when enrolling in an eligible programme.
Funding conditions
For funding conditions specific to the Adult Literacy Educator (ALE) Fund see the funding conditions for the relevant year.
Eligibility
For details of TEO, programme and learner eligibility see the funding conditions for the relevant year.

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This assessment alternates between a self-assessment and an assessment carried out by an independent assessor every other year, as shown in the table below.

Assessment type

May 2022

May 2023

May 2024

May 2025

Annual Capital Asset Management Self-Assessment

 

 

 

Independent Review of Asset Management Systems and Processes – Universities,  ITPs and Wānanga

 

 

Self-assessment of asset management capability
TEIs should complete a self-assessment using the Capital Asset Management (CAM) Maturity Assessment tool IIMM 2021. The tool is based on the CAM standard in the 2020 International Infrastructure Management Manual (IIMM).
Asset Management Maturity Assessment Tool 2021 (XLSX 193 KB)
You can use the tool to show your TEI’s CAM performance in a number of ways, such as:
for internal management reporting to your senior management and council
by independent asset management specialists when reviewing your asset management capability
to show progress implementing CAM Investment Plan Commitments (if your TEI has CAM Plan Commitments in its Investment Plan).
The Government owns the intellectual property rights for this tool so it can only be used to provide advice to TEIs as part of an adviser-client relationship.
Independent reviews of asset management capability
On alternate years, all TEIs are expected to obtain an independent assessment of their CAM systems and processes. This is every second year unless otherwise agreed between the TEC and the individual TEI.
Why does the Government require independent reviews?
Cabinet expects The Treasury to periodically commission independent assessments of each capital-intensive agency’s asset management practices, including TEIs. The Treasury has agreed that the tertiary sector can determine the nature of these independent assessments.
We are committed to working constructively with TEIs to maintain a high degree of independence and autonomy in this area relative to other capital-intensive agencies and sectors where independent reviews are initiated by monitoring agencies.
What you need to do
You must send the results of your independent review (including an improvement plan and a completed CAM Maturity Assessment tool IIMM 2021 to camenquiries@tec.govt.nz by 31 May (or later by mutual agreement between your TEI and us).
Asset Management Maturity Assessment Tool 2021 (XLSX 193 KB)
In association with asset management specialists, we have developed the Guidelines for the Review of Capital Asset Management Systems and Processes to help TEIs and asset management reviewers during the initial planning stages of an external review.
The guidelines outline good practice for reviewing and what outputs a TEI can expect as a result.
Guidelines for the Review of Capital Asset Management Systems & Processes (PDF 68 KB) 
TEIs and their chosen reviewers are free to choose their own approach if this is more appropriate, provided:

the TEI and the reviewer agree on and produce a copy of the CAM self-assessment tool with comments and scores from the reviewer and

the reviewer provides the TEI with an improvement plan outlining the results of the review and initiatives the TEI could undertake, ranked in terms of priority towards achieving better overall value for money.

List of independent reviewers
Reviews must be carried out by one of the reviewers listed in the document below.
Independent reviewers for assessing asset management capability of TEIs (PDF 456 KB) 

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

We want to hear from you if:
you think a TEO is not delivering the appropriate amount of teaching hours through your course or study
you have concerns about a TEO’s performance against its commitments, performance standards, or compliance against the TEC’s funding conditions.
Making a complaint
There are two ways to make a complaint: 
call us on our complaints helpline on 0800 601 301, or
email us using the contact form.
While the TEC encourages complainants to provide contact details so that we can verify the particulars of your complaint, we can receive anonymous complaints. If you would like to register a complaint with the TEC, but do not want the TEC to store your personal details, please indicate this when lodging your complaint.
Information we need from you
For us to look into your complaint, we’ll need the following information:
what your complaint is about. Please provide specific complaint details, for example:
the name of the TEO
who is involved, and
what you are specifically concerned about, and

whether you have raised this complaint directly with the TEO.
Confidentiality
We recognise that some complainants need to remain anonymous, and have a policy of not recording people’s identity when requested. If you feel that informing the TEC about possible wrongdoing might put your position at risk (for example, you may be a student or an employee of the person or organisation you want to report) please note the following:
Personal information relating to complaints will be treated as confidential. We will consult with you if any person seeks access to identifying personal information about your complaint, and
If you are an employee (including former employee) of an organisation that the TEC funds, your complaint may be a protected disclosure under the Protected Disclosures Act. The purpose of this Act is to encourage people to report serious wrongdoing in their workplace by providing protection for employees who consider they need to “blow the whistle”. This applies to public and private sector workplaces.
We may not be the correct agency to deal with your complaint

If you’re unsure, call our complaints helpline to talk through your concerns: 0800 601 301.
Where we receive information that appears to raise concerns under a law another government agency enforces, we may advise that agency of our concern. If we do pass your complaint to another agency, we will notify you of this transfer.  

What happens next?
A member of our customer contact group will consider the nature of your complaint, the information you have provided, and advise you on the next steps.
We may contact you for clarification or to obtain additional information relating to your complaint.
Depending on the nature of the complaint, we may not be able to advise you of the results of our inquiry. In cases where the initial complaint results in a TEC investigation, we generally publish final reports on our website.
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Last updated 30 May 2023
Last updated 30 May 2023

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This page provides information about how Equity funding is set and payments are made.
This page provides information about how Equity funding is set and payments are made.

Funding mechanism
The Minister responsible for tertiary education issues the Equity Fund funding mechanism. It sets out the purpose of the fund and gives authority to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) to administer the funding.
Funding is agreed through a tertiary education organisation’s (TEO’s) Investment Plan. A TEO that receives Equity funding must:
For the full Equity Fund requirements, see the Equity funding conditions.
To read the Equity Fund’s funding mechanism, see Funding mechanisms and delegations.
Funding allocation and payments
Funding allocations, including any amendments, are available through the My Allocations and Payments app on Ngā Kete.
Equity funding is paid in equal monthly instalments.
For the calculation of indicative allocations see the methodology from the relevant year. The most recent information is at the top.
For more details regarding your specific allocation, please contact customerservice@tec.govt.nz or your Relationship Manager.
Funding wash-ups
For the calculation of funding wash-ups see the methodology and technical specifications from the relevant year. The most recent information is at the top.
Suspending or revoking Equity funding
Under Schedule 18 Clause 16 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (the Act), we may suspend or revoke some or all funding given under section 425 of the Act, if we are satisfied on reasonable grounds that:
the TEO has not complied, or is not complying, with a condition on which funding has been given under section 425 of the Act, or
the TEO has not provided, or is not providing, adequate and timely information required by the TEC or Ministry of Education under section 425 of the Act. 
If a TEO has its funding approval revoked in accordance with Schedule 18 Clause 16 of the Act, the unspent portion of funding is repayable to us.
For more information, see the Equity funding conditions.