Source: Tertiary Education Commission
Last updated 15 July 2025
Last updated 15 July 2025
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The Ministry of Education (MoE) invites sector feedback on proposed variations to 2026 funding determinations.
The Ministry of Education (MoE) invites sector feedback on proposed variations to 2026 funding determinations.
Providers have been sent an invitation to participate through DXP Ngā Kete and have until Monday 11 August to provide feedback.
Why is the Ministry of Education consulting the sector?
Section 423 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (the Act) requires Ministers to consult with any organisation that may be affected by proposed variations to funding determinations within their respective delegations issued under section 419 of the Act.
The Minister for Vocational Education, Minister for Universities and Minister of Education will consider feedback from affected organisations before deciding whether to proceed with the proposed variations. Any variation to funding determinations following consultation will come into effect on 1 January 2026.
Variations to funding determinations
MoE is consulting on variations to the following nine funding determinations:
Adult and Community Education (ACE)
Delivery at Levels 1 and 2 on the NZQCF (DQ1-2)
Delivery at Levels 3 to 7 (non-degree) on the NZQCF and all industry training (DQ3-7)
Delivery at Levels 7 (degree) to 10 on the NZQCF (DQ7-10)
English Language Teaching, including Refugee English (ELT)
Gateway
Literacy and Numeracy Provision, including the Intensive Literacy and Numeracy Fund and the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Fund (L&N)
Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT)
Youth Guarantee (YG)
For more information, please refer to the Ministry of Education website.
