The consultation and sector engagement on 11 funding determinations and fee regulation settings is now open and will close on 17 July 2023.

Consultation is targeted to identified funds. Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) have been sent an invitation to participate through Workspace 2.

Why is the Ministry of Education consulting?

The Ministry of Education (MoE) is required to consult on variations to funding determinations.

MoE has drafted proposed updates to the funding determinations for 2024 and the Minister of Education has agreed to consult on the variations.

Variations to funding determinations

MoE is consulting on variations to the following funding determinations:

• Adult Community Education (ACE)
• Delivery on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework at Levels 1 and 2 (DQ1-2)
• Delivery on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework at Levels 7 (degree) and above (DQ7+)
• Equity Funding
• Literacy and Numeracy Provision
• Māori and Pasifika Trades Training (MPTT)
• Non-degree Delivery at Levels 3–7 (non-degree) on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework and all Industry Training (DQ3-7)
• Performance-Based Research Fund (PBRF)
• Specialised English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Strategic Component of the Unified Funding System for Vocational Education and Training
• Te Tahua o Te Reo Kairangi
• Youth Guarantee (YG).

For more information on the MoE consultation and engagement on the funding determinations, see Funding determinations – Ministry of Education.

Consultation on fee regulation settings

The Minister of Education has invited submissions on proposed changes to fee regulation settings from 2024:

• 2024 Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) rate
• 2024 Micro-credential fee cap rate
• relaxing the exception criteria for the AMFM
• allowing providers to temporarily reduce fees without having to remain at the reduced rate under the AMFM
• changes to how student services fees are regulated.

The proposed fee regulation settings for 2024 have been published in the New Zealand Gazette. Further information on the fee regulation settings has been published on the MoE website.