Whakairohia he toki, tāraia te anamata

Learning with purpose, creating our futures

E tuku ana e Te Pūkenga ngā huarahi mātauranga hiranga, tino kounga hoki hei tautoko i ngā ākonga, ngā kaitukumahi me ngā hapori ki te whiwhi i ngā pūkenga, mōhiotanga, āheinga hoki kei te hiahiatia e Aotearoa i āianei, mō āpōpō hoki. Noho ai ngā ākonga me ō rātou whānau hei pūtake mō ā mātou mahi katoa.

Te Pūkenga provides excellent and quality educational opportunities that support learners, employers and communities to gain the skills, knowledge and capabilities that Aotearoa New Zealand needs now and for the future. Learners and their whānau are at the centre of all that we do.

Reform of Vocational Education (RoVE) includes seven key changes that will enable a unified vocational education system:

• Create Workforce Development Councils
• Establish Regional Skills Leadership Groups
• Establish Te Taumata Aronui
• Create Te Pūkenga
• Shift the role of supporting workplace learning from Transitional Industry Training Organisations to providers
• Establish Centres of Vocational Excellence
• Unify the vocational education funding system

• A relentless focus on equity and ensuring participation – we honour and uphold Te Tiriti o Waitangi in all that we do. 
• Delivering customised learning approaches that meet the needs of learners and trainees wherever they are.
• Using our size and scale to strengthen the quality and range of education delivery throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. Excellence in educational provision for all.
• Services that meet the specific regional needs of employers and communities.
• Transition educational services in a smooth and efficient manner.

• Give effect to Te Tiriti o Waitangi in all that we do.
• Provide exceptional learning experiences and equitable outcomes for Māori.
• Be learner centred. Recognise the diverse and unique needs of all learners, with a focus on the unmet needs of Māori, Pacific and disabled learners, and staff, to empower diversity, belonging, and wellbeing.
• Partner with employers to deliver relevant workintegrated education that meets skills needs.
• Be responsive and empowering to staff and learners.
• Become a connected and future focused education provider driven by innovation, collaboration, research, data driven decision-making and teaching excellence.
• Delivering regional flexibility and nationally consistent outcomes. Create-barrier free access, mobility across, and clear pathways within the network for learners.
• Become a sustainable network of provision creating social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing.
• Focus on efficient and cost-effective delivery across the network.