Ngā mahi a te Kāwanatanga i roto i te mātauranga paetoruGovernment actions in tertiary education

Priority 2

• Review the tertiary education investment system to support TEOs to better address ākonga needs and support equitable outcomes for underserved ākonga.
• Partner with TEOs to develop tools, guidance and measures that enable evidence-based education delivery that meets the needs and aspirations of all ākonga.
• Work with TEOs to implement innovative approaches that support ākonga success.
• Strengthen Māori-medium pathways in partnership with Māori to ensure the education system is responsive to meeting the needs and aspirations of ākonga Māori and their whānau.

Priority 3

• Ensure funding better recognises the additional costs of tailoring support and education delivery and supports providers to help under-served groups.
• Support TEOs to increase their capability to identify and understand ākonga needs and barriers to success.
• Partner with Te Taumata Aronui to respond to their recommendations and advice about how tertiary education can better meet the needs of ākonga Māori and communities.

Priority 5

• Invest in, develop and implement Māori Medium pathways.
• Develop an approach to supporting the inclusion of te reo Māori and tikanga Māori throughout tertiary education and training.

Priority 2

• Invest in and support the development of programmes and pathways for learning in Pacific languages.
• Partner with TEOs to develop tools, guidance and measures that enable evidence-based education delivery that meets the needs and aspirations of all learners.
• Review the tertiary education investment system to support TEOs to better address learners' needs and support equitable outcomes for underserved learners.
• Work with TEOs to implement innovative approaches that support learners' success.

Priority 3

• Ensure funding better recognises the additional costs of tailoring support and education delivery and supports providers to help under-served groups.
• Support TEOs to increase their capability to identify and understand ākonga needs and barriers to success.
• Support Pacific ākonga and their families through the Action Plan for Pacific Education.

Priority 5

• Develop and implement a plan for qualifications and graduate profiles to be bilingual, in te reo Māori and English.

Priority 7

• Strengthen the New Zealand Qualifications Framework and qualifications system to enable lifelong learning and clearer learning pathways and to allow for flexible, shorter credentials/qualifications including recognition of prior learning.

Priority 3

• Develop best practice guidance for supporting disabled and neurodiverse ākonga in tertiary education and training.

Priority 3

• Coordinate across systems so that foundation learning settings enable individualised, flexible learning opportunities that support ākonga to transition between education, welfare and work.

Priority 4

• Consider literacy and numeracy settings to ensure access to quality literacy and numeracy provision in the context of RoVE.

Priority 7

• Complete the reform of vocational education including establishing Workforce Development Councils, Centres of Vocational Excellence, and a new unified funding system.
• Review the tertiary investment system to introduce a stronger focus on work-integrated learning across a broader range of disciplines.

Priority 4

• Invest in Adult and Community Education to provide more ākonga with accessible education and pathways to further education, training and employment.
• Strengthen foundation education to improve learner pathways into higher levels of education and employment.

Priority 5

• Review funding rates for Māori language and mātauranga Māori in the tertiary sector.

Priority 6

• Ensuring the quality of teaching through a range of quality assurance functions, including, External Evaluation and Review (EER) and programme monitoring.
• Incentivise and support TEOs to develop and strengthen teaching capability and excellence.
• Publish and implement a tertiary education investment framework that shows how funded places are allocated to high priority provision, and how funding is used to grow high-performing TEOs.

Priority 7

• Partner with schools, TEOs, industries, employers and communities to deliver a more active careers service.
• Develop tools and information to support ākonga to have a personalised career pathway that allows them to move between education and employment, and that supports displaced workers.

Priority 8

• Partner with wānanga to support their unique role in the tertiary education system.
• Establish an enduring Wānanga-Crown partnership that will focus on identifying new solutions for the wānanga sector.

Priority 8

• Support the advancement of Māori-led and mātauranga informed solutions.
• Support and develop the contribution of tertiary education organisations to the research system.
• Develop and implement a government response to the independent review of the Performance-Based Research Fund.

Priority 1

• Provide clear expectations in the Codes of Practice for the pastoral care of domestic tertiary students and international students.
• Partner with TEOs to develop a framework for safety and inclusivity in tertiary education environments.
• Genuinely engage with ākonga and value, listen to and consider their voices so that processes and work in Government and TEOs genuinely reflect ākonga needs.

Priority 2

• Empower ākonga to have their voices heard.