Industry training in New Zealand plays a crucial role in developing a skilled workforce and ensuring that people are equipped with the knowledge and competencies necessary to meet the demands of various industries.
The government is currently reviewing the structure of the vocational education and training sector. As we go through this review and the resulting changes from it, EarnLearn will continue to enrol and support trainees and apprentices through its training programmes and support our industries to grow the capability of the specialist trades workforce through national qualifications and training.
Feedback on the consultation needs to be submitted directly with the Ministry of Education.
Review the proposed changes and have your say here.
Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is holding a special online meeting specifically for the Construction and Infrastructure industries where TEC will answer questions around the proposed VET Review changes and provide feedback.
The online meeting will be held on Tuesday 3 September at 5pm – no registration is required, just click on the link below to join.
If you are unable to attend, you can still attend one of the other online webinars TEC and MoE are hosting. See the list of sessions below.
Register for one of the upcoming vocational education and training (VET) consultation public webinars hosted by TEC and MoE, where there will be an outline of the proposed changes to ensure that you have the information that you need to make your submission on this important consultation.
Canterbury | 19 August, 11am – 12pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Nelson/Tasman | 23 August, 9.30am – 10.30am | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
West Coast | 23 August, 11am – 12pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Greater Wellington Region | 30 August, 8am – 9am | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Auckland | 30 August, 2pm – 3pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Northland | 2 September, 2pm – 3pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Marlborough | 2 September, 4pm – 5pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Hawke’s Bay | 3 September, 11am – 12pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Otago | 3 September, 1pm – 2pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Southland | 3 September, 4pm – 5pm | This webinar has now run. For other sessions, refer to the list below. |
Manawatū | 5 September, 9am – 10am | |
Bay of Plenty | 5 September, 10.30am – 11.30am | |
Taranaki | 5 September, 1pm – 2pm | |
Waikato | 6 September, 8am – 9am |
Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and Ministry of Education (MoE) are holding face-to-face consultation events using the 16 ITPs for venues and have provided the following information.
In some regions, there may be separate sessions for regional stakeholders, learners and local government; and a second session for employers, industry groups, iwi, former ITOs, PTEs that do WBL, learners, CoVES and local government.
We will provide more details on dates, venues and registrations as they become available.
NOTE:
For those who are unable to attend a face-to-face session, online events will be available, you can register for these, and the in-person events, through the online registration links below.
Town and campus | Location | Date and time | Register |
Wellington | Whitireia Porirua campus WK120 Lecture Theatre Entry 1, 3 Wineera Drive, Elsdon | 7 August 4pm – 5pm | This session is now closed. |
Wellington | WelTec Petone campus C305, Petone campus 21 Kensington Avenue, Petone | 8 August 4pm – 5pm | This session is now closed. |
South Auckland | Manukau Institute of Technology Manukau campus Level 1, Lecture Theatre, Room 110 Corner of Davies Avenue and Manukau Station Road, Manukau City Centre, Auckland | 13 August
| This session is now closed. |
Christchurch | Te Puna Wānaka, Wharenui, TM 102 Ara City campus 130 Madras Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch (limited paid parking) | 13 August
| This session is now closed. |
Auckland Central | Unitec Mt Albert campus Building 183, Rm 183-1104 (change of room), 139 Carrington Road, Mount Albert, Auckland | 14 August
| This session is now closed. |
Greymouth | Te Tai Poutini campus Meeting Room CB1/2, Campbell Building, 73‑87 Tainui Street, Greymouth | 14 August 2.30pm – 3.30pm | This session is now closed. |
Whangarei | NorthTec Whangarei campus Whare kai, Te Puna o Te Mātauranga (change of room), Access via Gate 1, Raumanga Valley Road | 15 August
| This session is now closed. |
Nelson | NMIT Nelson campus 322 Hardy Street entrance, A Block – Room A, 211 Lecture theatre | 15 August 2.30pm – 3.30pm | This session is now closed.
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Dunedin | Otago Polytechnic Dunedin campus The Hub, 95 Forth Street, Dunedin | 19 August
| This session is now closed.
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Invercargill | SIT Invercargill campus Hansen Hall, 133 Tay St, Invercargill (Corner nr of Ythan and Forth Streets) | 20 August
| This session is now closed.
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New Plymouth | WITT New Plymouth campus A103 is on level one of Block A 20 Bell Street, Welbourn, New Plymouth | 21 August 3pm – 4pm | This session is now closed. |
Palmerston North | UCOL Manawatu campus Room 7.2.07, 18 Princess Street, Palmerston North | 22 August
| This session is now closed. |
Rotorua | Toi Ohomai Mokoia campus Room G210, Map Mokoia Drive, Tihiotonga, Rotorua | 26 August
| This session is now closed.
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Tauranga | Toi Ohomai Windermere campus Room H110, Map 70 Windermere Drive, Poike, Tauranga | 27 August
| This session is now closed. |
Hamilton | Wintec Hamilton City campus Events Room 1, The Hub Map (change of room) Tristram Street, Whitiora, Hamilton | 28 August
| This session is now closed. |
Hon. Penny Simmonds, Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, has released the proposed plan for the future of vocational education and training (VET) system in New Zealand.
The plan includes a six-week consultation period, 1 August – 12 September, in which New Zealanders are encouraged to have their say on the proposed structure, and what they believe is the best structure for New Zealand.
Three proposals for feedback:
DATES:
Feedback on the proposed structure for vocational education and training (VET) is open to anybody in New Zealand.
It is important that feedback is received from our specialist trades employers and learners.
Please note: Current EarnLearn training programmes, enrolments and support continue as normal.
You can find more information about the proposals and consultation process at the Tertiary Education Commission website.
If you have further questions please email VocationalEducation.Reforms@education.govt.nz
Please feel free to contact us if there is anything we can support with askus@earnlearn.ac.nz
At the request of TEC, under section 332 of the Education and Training Act 2020, Te Pūkenga is engaging specialists to help with the mahi required to move all divisions to be financially sustainable. The initial work, which commenced July 2024, is focused on the 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs). The four organisations engaged are Volte Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Calibre Partners and Deloitte, with each specialist organisation focused on the specific ITPs within allocated regions.
You can read the communication between TEC and Te Pūkenga regarding the engagement of Specialists on the Te Pūkenga website under Corporate Documents ‘2024 Specialists to accelerate work to improve the viability and sustainability of former Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics’.
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