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Last updated 31 May 2024
Last updated 31 May 2024

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The Refugee English Fund supports refugees to reach a level of English that will allow them to enter employment or undertake their choice of vocational or degree-level education. 
The Refugee English Fund supports refugees to reach a level of English that will allow them to enter employment or undertake their choice of vocational or degree-level education. 

The Refugee English Fund is a component of the English Language Teaching Fund (ELT) (formerly known as the Specialised English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)).
Through the Refugee English fund, we provide learners from a refugee background with additional literacy, numeracy and study skills support to help them progress to further study or employment.
Refugee English is a top up fund paid in addition to funding from the Delivery at Levels 3-7 (non-degree) on the New Zealand and Qualifications Framework and all industry training fund (DQ3-7).
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) determines and allocates Refugee English funding through the Investment Plan process.
Resources
 Key resources for Refugee English-funded programmes include: 

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Last updated 31 May 2024
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This page provides information about how English Language Teaching – Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ELT) funding is set and payments are made.
This page provides information about how English Language Teaching – Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ELT) funding is set and payments are made.

Funding mechanism
The Minister responsible for tertiary education issues the ELT 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 ELT funding is required to:
ELT funding is set through the Government’s annual budget process. We determine the appropriate amount of ELT funding for a TEO.
Through each TEO’s Plan, we agree the mix of provision (MoP). This includes the:
programmes that the funding can be used for,
allocation of funding towards each programme, and
volume of delivery expected from each programme.
Funding allocations and payments
Funding allocations, including any amendments are available through the My Allocations and Payments app on Ngā Kete.
ELT 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 rates
For information on the ELT funding rates, see Funding rates by year.
Each hour of provision not attended by the learner is not to be reported and is not funded.
Funding wash-ups
For the calculation of funding wash-ups see the methodology and technical specifications for the relevant year. The most recent information is at the top.

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Last updated 31 May 2024
Last updated 31 May 2024

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This page provides information about tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs’) reporting on Refugee English Fund delivery, and our monitoring of their performance.
This page provides information about tertiary education organisations’ (TEOs’) reporting on Refugee English Fund delivery, and our monitoring of their performance.

Reporting
Templates for the two progress reports and one final report are available for TEOs to complete and submit by the due dates on Workspace 2.
The reports relate to the specific delivery commitments outlined in your Investment Plan. The reports cover the funded calendar year; they are cumulative and build on the information supplied in the previous reporting period for the funding year. After you have submitted a progress report, we will release it back to you for further data entry (i.e., the cumulative information).
Monitoring
We monitor TEO performance and practices to understand their performance in the sector, and to inform our decisions about future funding they may receive.
We monitor a TEO’s:
achievement of mix of provision (MoP) delivery commitments
compliance with Refugee English funding conditions for the relevant year
compliance with legislative requirements, and
achievement of other expectations that we communicate to TEOs.

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Last updated 30 May 2024
Last updated 30 May 2024

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We have updated the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT) Guidelines for 2024 to align with the updated Funding Conditions.
We have updated the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT) Guidelines for 2024 to align with the updated Funding Conditions.

In 2024, we updated the learner eligibility criteria in the 2024 Funding Conditions Catalogue for the following funds to make using the LNAAT a requirement to determine learner eligibility:
Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ILN),
Employer-Led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN), and
TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (TEO-led WLN).
The LNAAT Guidelines have been updated to reflect this requirement for these funds. While using the LNAAT is not a requirement for other funds, it is still the recommended tool for assessing learner capability.
Find the Guidelines here: Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool guidelines

Source: Tertiary Education Commission

Last updated 30 May 2024
Last updated 30 May 2024

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The purpose of the Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ILN) Fund is to fund TEOs for the intensive provision of high-quality literacy and numeracy learning opportunities within an appropriately structured environment.
The purpose of the Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ILN) Fund is to fund TEOs for the intensive provision of high-quality literacy and numeracy learning opportunities within an appropriately structured environment.

We fund Intensive Literacy and Numeracy (ILN) provision to:
raise adults’ literacy and numeracy skills;
increase opportunities for adults to engage in literacy and numeracy learning; and
improve the quality and relevance of provision, including the ability to identify learner need and learning gain.
The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) determines and allocates ILN funding through the Investment Plan process.
Investment Plan process
Resources
Key resources for ILN-funded programmes include: 

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Last updated 30 May 2024
Last updated 30 May 2024

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TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (TEO-led WLN) Fund funding supports the delivery of literacy and numeracy programmes for employees to increase their literacy and numeracy skills, and to contribute to workplace productivity. 
TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (TEO-led WLN) Fund funding supports the delivery of literacy and numeracy programmes for employees to increase their literacy and numeracy skills, and to contribute to workplace productivity. 

We fund TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (TEO-led WLN) provision to:
raise adults’ literacy and numeracy skills, and
contribute to workplace productivity by providing and evaluating literacy and numeracy learning in the workplace.
This is achieved by:
providing literacy and numeracy programmes of study or training to employees, and
supporting workplaces to establish sustainable workplace literacy and numeracy provision.
Initiatives funded through TEO-led WLN should support high-quality learning that is tailored to the needs of the workplace.
This information relates to the Tertiary Education Organisation-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (TEO-led WLN) Fund funding. For information about Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) funding, see the Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund Finder.
Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund
Resources
Key resources for TEO-led WLN-funded programmes include:

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Last updated 30 May 2024
Last updated 30 May 2024

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Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) Fund funding supports the delivery of literacy and numeracy programmes for employees to increase their literacy and numeracy skills, and to contribute to workplace productivity.
Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) Fund funding supports the delivery of literacy and numeracy programmes for employees to increase their literacy and numeracy skills, and to contribute to workplace productivity.

We fund Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) provision to:
raise adults’ literacy and numeracy skills, and
contribute to workplace productivity by providing and evaluating literacy and numeracy learning in the workplace.
This information relates to Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy funding. For information about TEO-led WLN funding, see TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund.
EWLN Fund funding helps employers to:
provide high-quality literacy and numeracy programmes that are customised for their workplace,
address productivity problems due to employees’ literacy and numeracy skill levels,
raise adults’ literacy and numeracy skills,
increase opportunities for adults to engage in literacy and numeracy learning, particularly those in low-skilled employment, and
improve the quality and relevance of provision, including the ability to identify learner need and learning gain.
From research, employer reports and direct employer engagement, we know that high-quality literacy and numeracy provision in the workplace has positive effects for employers, employees and their families.
EWLN programmes are aimed at employees who have low literacy and/or numeracy skills and/or English as a second language. High-quality programmes can include:
describing the workplace issues, how these impact on productivity and how the impact is measured,
outlining the programme content and how it will address and improve the workplace issues,
assessing each learner’s literacy and numeracy skills at the start of the programme using the online adaptive option of the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (LNAAT), and
understanding and reporting on individual outcomes for employees that contribute to a higher-performing workplace.
Resources
Key resources for EWLN-funded programmes include: 

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Last updated 30 May 2024
Last updated 30 May 2024

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This page provides information about employers’ reporting on Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) delivery, and our monitoring of their performance.
This page provides information about employers’ reporting on Employer-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (EWLN) delivery, and our monitoring of their performance.

For information about TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (TEO-led WLN) monitoring and reporting, see the TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund Finder.
TEO-led Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund
Reporting
An employer delivering EWLN training must supply us with the following reports as outlined in its funding agreement:
a first progress report,
a second progress report,
a final report,
reporting requirements .
Monitoring
We monitor an employer’s performance and practices to understand its performance in the sector, and to inform our decisions about future funding it may receive.
We monitor an employer’s:
compliance with EWLN funding conditions for the relevant year,
compliance with legislative requirements,
hours and intensity of delivery, and
achievement of other expectations that we communicate to employers.
Funding conditions by year

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Last updated 30 May 2024
Last updated 30 May 2024

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

TEOs with an indicative allocation of ILN funding submit a completed mix of provision (MoP) template to us via Workspace 2/DXP Nga Kete. We approve the MoP through the Investment Plan approval process.
Workspace 2
We monitor TEOs’ reported delivery against these commitments and other requirements and expectations that we set.
Reporting
ILN requires three reports throughout the year of delivery, at the time and in the format we specify. For more details, see the funding conditions for the relevant year.
Funding conditions by year
Monitoring
We monitor TEO performance and practices to understand their performance in the sector, and to inform our decisions about future funding they may receive.
We monitor a TEO’s:
achievement of MoP delivery commitments
compliance with ILN funding conditions for the relevant year
compliance with legislative requirements
hours and intensity of delivery, and
achievement of other expectations that we communicate to TEOs.
Funding conditions by year

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Last updated 28 May 2024
Last updated 28 May 2024

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This page provides information about funded organisations’ reporting on Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT), and our monitoring of performance.  

This page provides information about funded organisations’ reporting on Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT), and our monitoring of performance.  

Reporting
An organisation that receives MPTT funding must comply with the reporting requirements set out in its funding confirmation documentation.
Consortium reporting
A consortium organisation receiving consortium activities funding must complete progress reports (including budget reporting) through Workspace 2 as specified in its funding confirmation documentation (see Payment Schedule in Appendix 1).
Monitoring and reporting processes
Consortium reporting and recordkeeping about the use of this funding will need to be separate from other funding in the consortium budget.
Consortia are required to submit progress reports in April, August and December uploaded to Workspace 2 outlining how MPTT funding is allocated and spent across the following two funding categories:
consortium activities funding
Learner Support Funding. 
Fees top-ups and brokerage services reporting
SDR
A consortium member TEO receiving MPTT fees top-ups funding and/or brokerage services funding must report learner information to us through the Single Data Return (SDR), as per SDR submission dates.
Each SDR submitted must comply with the requirements specified in the SDR Manual relating to the form, content, delivery, and timing of the reports.
MPTT Actuals data collection
TEOs must also complete the MPTT Actuals data collection template for MPTT learners. This is provisioned to Workspace 2 three times each year, aligned to SDR reporting.
Monitoring
We use SDR reporting to monitor funded consortia and partner TEO performance in respect of:
delivery to MPTT learners
course and qualification completion
retention, and
learner demographic information.
Consortia
Each consortium must meet minimum performance standards agreed in its funding confirmation documentation.
Fees top-ups
A TEO that receives MPTT fees top-ups funding must meet minimum performance standards relating to DQ3-7 funding, including:
successful course completions rate
qualification completions rate, and
retention rate.
Brokerage services
We use SDR reporting to monitor brokerage and learner outcomes.
More information
Information about performance commitments and requirements and minimum performance standards is available in the funding confirmation documentation for consortia and the funding confirmation documentation for partner organisations.