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.
The Muka Tangata tīma is committed to providing guidance for providers to develop and gain approval for high quality programmes. WDC considerations for programme endorsement differ from NZQA approval criteria and look to meet both industry and learner vocational education and training needs, while also contributing to an education system that honours Te Tiriti o Waitangi and supports Māori Crown relations.
WDCs have worked together and alongside NZQA to develop the programme endorsement considerations, which are the same across all WDCs.
We focus on six considerations:
Read the full details of the six considerations here ›
Read more about programme endorsement ›
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.
