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Corporate documents and publications
Te Pūkenga Annual Report was tabled in Parliament on 21 May 2021. To view, see Te Pūkenga Annual Report 2020.
Te Pūkenga Annual Report 2021 was tabled in Parliament on 22 June 2022. To view, see Te Pūkenga Annual Report 2021.
Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Annual Report 2021 is available to view. To view, see Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning Annual Report 2021.
Whakairohia he toki, tāraia te anamata | Learning with purpose, creating our futures
Our Briefing to the Incoming Minister (BIM) was provided to Hon Jan Tineti shortly after her appointment as Minister of Education, in February 2023.
Te Pūkenga BIM was intended to build on the Minister’s understanding of our role in the tertiary education system in New Zealand. It provides an overview of how we operate in line with current expectations set by the Minister of Education and an outline of our functions and Charter, as defined by legislation.
Please note information contained in the BIM was relevant as at February 2023 and will be subject to change as our work progresses.
Read the Briefing to the Incoming Minister
Te Pūkenga Transitional Statement of Intent 2021-2024 committed Te Pūkenga to (amongst other things) undertaking an external review on the effectiveness of Council (‘the Review’). Accordingly, in late 2021 the Council initiated the Review pursuant to an agreed Terms of Reference that focused on Te Pūkenga governance framework, its effectiveness, alignment with best practice, its fitness for purpose and any areas identified for improvement.
Dame Karen Sewell and Belinda Clark were appointed to undertake the review.
The Reviewers provided their final report to management in May 2022. A link to the Review report and terms of reference is available here:Te Pūkenga Governance Review report.
Mahere Haumi - Investment Plan 2021
This Investment Plan sets out how we will support the Government’s goals for building a proactive, sustainable and inclusive economy and improving the wellbeing of all New Zealanders.
The Minister of Education has outlined Crown funding arrangements in his NZIST Funding letter.
The Minister of Education has made his expectations of NZIST known through his Letter of Expectation.
In May 2020, we published seven Mobilising the New World interim reports and invited feedback. We’ve now summarised that feedback to produce the Mobilising the New World Summary of Feedback. This valuable feedback, that NZIST’s Council has reviewed, can now be used as additional input for the transformation of New Zealand's vocational education sector, including informing the development of NZIST’s operating model.
About Mobilising the New World
Seven working groups consisting of 76 people from across the vocational education sector were established by the IST Establishment Board to consider the future of the vocational education once NZIST came into existence. The working groups were asked to think about the future of the provision of vocational education.
While the world has shifted due to the 2019 COVID-19 pandemic since these reports were compiled, they are still relevant and important as we navigate our way towards a different way of providing vocational education.
The Mobilising the New World Reports can be found here:
Interim Report Executive Summaries
2. Employer and Community Engagement Model
The 2022 Statement of Performance Expectations was submitted to the Minister of Education on 24 February 2022 and set out the performance expectations for Te Pūkenga for 2022.
This Transitional Statement of Performance Expectation 2021 was submitted to the Minister of Education on 4 February 2021 and sets out the performance expectations for Te Pūkenga for 2021.
The 2023 Statement of Performance Expectations was submitted to the Minister of Education in Dec 2022 and sets out the performance expectations for Te Pūkenga for 2023.
Tauākī Whakamaunga Atu Tauwhirowhiro - Transitional Statement of Intent 2021-24
This Transitional Statement of Intent was submitted to the Minister of Education on 4 February 2021 and sets out the strategic intentions for Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology for the period 2021-24.
Our groundwork
Te Pae Tawhiti is our Te Tiriti o Waitangi Excellence Framework.
Te Pae Tawhiti – Insights Report 2021
See: Te Pae Tawhiti Insights into Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Māori Equity practices throughout our network
Te Pae Tawhiti – National Office Insights Report 2022
Te Pae Tawhiti – Work Based Learning Insights Report 2022
See:
- Te Pūkenga Strategic Disability Action Plan in Word format
- Te Pūkenga Strategic Disability Action Plan in PDF format
See (screen-reader accessible versions):
Feedback on the Operating Model called for greater clarity regarding what the future Te Pūkenga experience will look like for key stakeholders and when they can expect to enjoy it. In response to this, we have updated the experiences different stakeholders can expect from us across three key time horizons.
See Te Pūkenga What you can expect document. The document sets out what you can expect on our shared pathway towards future horizons.
Te Rito - Insights from learners and staff part one, amplifies Māori learners’ voices about factors that enable their success in vocational learning.
Te Rito Insights from Pacific learners, Part Two amplifies Pacific learners’ voices about factors that enable their success in vocational learning.
Te Rito Insights from disabled learners, Part Three amplifies disabled learners’ voices about factors that enable their success in vocational learning.
An easy read Word version of this is available here: Te Rito Insights from Disabled learners - easy read
Te Rito - Learner and Staff Personas
A collection of 20 learner and seven staff personas aims to enable and support Te Pūkenga and people working in vocational education and learning to strengthen a learner-centred culture. They reflect many of the common voices presented in the Te Rito Insights from Learners and Staff reports based on our Ākonga at the Centre research (Te Pūkenga 2021).
Achieving equity for underserved learners has been the guiding principle of this research. It has also been central to the design and approach of the project through to the presentation of the findings and associated resources. By showing the barriers that need to be removed to achieve equity and the aspirations and enablers to success, these personas will help our network to put ākonga at the centre of everyday decisions, at every level of our mahi.
Download our Learner and Staff Personas
Watch our Persona Videos
Te Pūkenga Learner Persona Video 1 - Creating a legacy for my whānau
Te Pūkenga Learner Persona Video 2 - Determined and Enabled
Te Pūkenga Learner Persona Video 3 - Our Needs
Te Pūkenga Learner Persona Video 4 - Titiro ki Tua
Our legal framework
See:
CE Gifts Benefits Expenses Disclosure Workbook Stephen Town June 2022
CE Gifts Benefits Expenses Disclosure Workbook Stephen Town June 2021
We were established as a Crown Entity on 1 April 2020 by legislative enactment. You can read about the legislation that guides us and our Charter here.
We are guided by these Acts:
- Education and Training Act 2020 (the Education Act)
- Crown Entities Act 2004 (the Crown Entities Act)
- Public Sector Act 2020 (the Public Sector Act)
- Public Finance Act 1989 (the Public Finance Act)
- Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987 (LGOIMA)
- Official Information Act 1982 (OIA)
- Privacy Act 2020 (Privacy Act)
Information resources
WBL COVID 19 Vaccination Policy
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