19 June 2025
The Education and Workforce Committee sought submissions on the Education and Training (Vocational Education and Training System) Amendment Bill in the first half of this month.
Details can be found here: Education and Training (Vocational Education and Training System) Amendment Bill – New Zealand Parliament
This draft legislation sets out the proposed changes to the vocational education system, including:
If you have any questions about this or would like help with your submission, get in touch.
We will continue to deliver our core statutory functions throughout 2025. These include:
View our operational plan
As the vocational education and training system continues to evolve, we are reviewing how to best align our work with available funding and ensure continuity in key priority areas.
We have a reduction in funding from 1 July 2025, which affects the scope of our delivery. As a result, some areas of our work may be scaled back or discontinued.
We remain committed to delivering clear value to the sector. We will provide further details on our work programme up to the end of 2025, including key outputs and transition milestones, as more information becomes available.
The government intends to make further announcements over the coming weeks and months. We will continue to engage constructively and provide you with any new information as it becomes available.
We will provide clear information on what we will deliver up to 31 December 2025, including key outputs and transition milestones.
Thank you for your continued support. If you have any questions or would like to discuss this further, please don’t hesitate to contact us.
