Share your view: Funding of vocational education for the construction and infrastructure sector
How can funding and incentives be improved to better meet the needs of learners, employers, and the sector overall?
How can funding and incentives be improved to better meet the needs of learners, employers and the sector overall?
What we're proposing
We’ve identified five key changes to the way vocational education is funded and supported in the construction and infrastructure sector:
- Change 1: Take a people-centred approach to learning support
- Change 2: Devolved decision-making
- Change 3: Strengthening the investment approach
- Change 4: Increase work-based learner fees
- Change 5: Introduce industry training levies
Read the Discussion paper (summary of proposed changes)
Join our webinar
We’re holding an one-off webinar to talk through the proposed changes and answer your questions.
Date: 11 June 2025
Time: 12pm
Register here
We want your views
We’re now seeking feedback on these proposals from across the sector — including learners, employers, education providers, workforce planners, and anyone else with a stake in the future of vocational education. Click here to share your submission.
How your feedback will be used
Your input will help shape the final recommendations for a funding system better serves the needs of all those who rely on it.
We welcome your feedback on this discussion paper.
- The consultation period closes on 27 June 2025.
- To submit your feedback, please use the feedback form https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FHX867K
- If you have any questions, please contact Brenden Mischewski at brenden@mischewski.co.nz
Thank you for taking the time to share your views.
Read more: full infomation
Discussion paper
Executive summary
Literature review
Commentary
Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Key informants