The Muka Tangata Workforce Development Council will be closing operations from 19 December, and disestablished from 31 December 2025. The Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board will pick up its functions.
Muka Tangata leads the consultation, creation, and development of educational components (qualifications, standards and micro-credentials) and pathways in the food and fibre sector.
Development projects are initiated in response to industry requests and undertaken in collaboration with industry, iwi and hapū Māori and training providers as part of advisory groups. They ensure that ākonga (learners) are equipped with the knowledge, skills and attributes needed to succeed in the sector.
Browse our current, upcoming, and completed projects* by industry:
This content is regularly updated – keep an eye on your areas of interest.
*Each project may include the development of one or more qualifications, standards or micro-credentials.
Members of our qualification development projects advisory groups contribute crucial industry knowledge and expertise. These advisory groups directly contribute to the topic and detail of the education products we develop.
Muka Tangata Workforce Development Council will be closing operations from 19 December, and disestablished from 31 December 2025.
The Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board will lead this function from January 2026. Please visit the website for more information. Home – Food And Fibre
Our heartfelt thanks to our industries, providers and government agency partners for your engagement and support of our mahi over the past four years.
Muka Tangata finishes operations on 19 December 2025.
We are continuing to process applications for pre-moderation, consent to assess, micro-credential support, and programme endorsement. We’re working to our usual 20-day turnaround, but please be aware we can’t guarantee new applications will be completed before we close.
Any applications still in progress at that time will be handed over to the newly established Food and Fibre Industry Skills Board for completion.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss a proposed submission, we encourage you to contact us as soon as possible.
