On August 1, the Government announced its proposed reforms to the vocational education and training system in Aotearoa New Zealand. A six-week consultation period is now open until 12 September 2024, giving you the opportunity to help shape the final structure.
Industry voice is vital in building a system that develops a skilled and future-proofed workforce and meets the needs of both industry and learners. We strongly encourage you to take this opportunity to advocate for the needs of your industry by making a submission.
The consultation document sets out three key proposals:
You can view the full consultation document and the Regulatory Impact Statement on the Ministry of Education website.
The Ministry of Education website has a feedback submission template and a link to the online feedback submission form. Please note that all submissions and feedback need to be in writing.
We are sharing our submission to support you in preparing your own, should you wish to make one. You are welcome to use any content and wording from our submission in your own.
If you require any help with your submission please reach out, we’re happy to provide information where we can.
We are hosting short drop-in sessions during the consultation period to discuss upcoming changes to vocational education and training for the food and fibre sector and provide information and support for industry to make their own submissions.
Please email [email protected] if you would like to be included and we’ll send you an invite.
The Ministry of Education with the Tertiary Education Commission will be holding regional kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face) hui in the first four weeks, as well as online sessions throughout the consultation period. These information sessions will provide information about the proposals and attendees will be able to ask questions about the proposals and consultation process. The online sessions will include specific opportunities for each region, different industry stakeholder groups, learners, education providers and other key stakeholders.
Regional face-to-face meetings are being held across the motu: Whangārei, Auckland Central, South Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Hawke’s Bay, Palmerston North, Taranaki, Wellington, Nelson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invercargill.
Details of these sessions will be updated on the TEC website: Upcoming public meetings. TEC are adding new dates and locations often.
After the consultation period closes, the Tertiary Education Commission and Ministry of Education (MOE) will collate all feedback. In November, MOE will present feedback and recommendations to Cabinet, which will then make its decision before the end of this year.
While we await further details on how the outcome of the consultation will affect us, Muka Tangata and the Workforce Development Councils will continue to undertake our functions and work plan as laid out in our 2024-2026 Operational Plan. Our qualifications development projects, quality assurance, and work on our Workforce Development Plan Roadmap actions will continue until the end of June 2025 as planned.
More information and resources will be added to this page, so watch this space.
We will also continue to share news and updates on our website news feed, Linkedin, and Facebook pages.
On August 1, the Government announced its proposed reforms to the vocational education and training system in Aotearoa New Zealand. A six-week consultation period is now open until 12 September 2024, giving you the opportunity to get involved, and help shape the final structure ›
