NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 47 — 7 MAY 2015

• learners or prospective learners, in particular those who are Māori, or Pasifika, or under the age of 25, or who have low levels of literacy, language, and numeracy; and

• the communities that support Māori and Pasifika learners; and

• the TEO has ascertained the needs of its stakeholders through consultation with its community;

• the TEO’s proposed courses/activities to be funded respond to the needs of its stakeholders and Priorities 1–4 of the Tertiary Education Strategy 2014–2019, and primarily focus on:

  • literacy, digital literacy, and/or numeracy;
  • English language, including English For Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL);
  • New Zealand Sign language; or
  • Te Reo Māori; and

• the TEC considers that the TEO is likely to be able to deliver the courses/activities described in the proposed plan;

• the TEC considers that the TEO’s proposed courses/activities are desirable and appropriate in the context of regional and national need and the proposed programmes and activities of other TEOs;

• the TEO’s proposed performance commitments are:

  • relevant, so that they give meaningful information about the TEO’s progress toward its proposed outcomes; and
  • clearly presented.

• if applicable, the TEO has performed well against its current and its previous plans, and in particular has:

  • a history of good performance and compliance with TEC requirements, including:
    • managing delivery volumes;
    • meeting its Plan commitments and KPIs; and
    • use of the Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool (Assessment Tool) (as appropriate); and
  • demonstrated satisfactory financial performance, including, for PTEs only, meeting the TEC’s Prudential Financial Standards for PTEs;
  • been assessed as satisfactory in terms of its last external review by the relevant quality assurance body;
  • complied with conditions imposed on funding approval; and
  • complied with its obligations to report to TEC.

When assessing proposed Plans against the criteria, the TEC will take a holistic approach and may use a range of evidence, including, without limitation, the information contained in a proposed Plan, TEC monitoring information (including funding, performance, organisational, and financial data), institutional Annual Reports and Strategic Plans, Quality Assurance Bodies’ information and reports, Plan engagement (where applicable), and both national and regional demographic and economic data.

Funding approval is subject to conditions that the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment has determined the TEC must attach to the funding, and conditions that the TEC considers are necessary to ensure that the specified outcomes in a Plan that relate to tertiary education programmes and activities are being or will be achieved.

7. Plan Summaries—In accordance with section 159YO of the Act, TEOs seeking funding under this notice must prepare a summary of the Plan (“Plan Summary”). The Plan Summary must include all the material described in the “Plan Content” part in this notice. However, the TEO is not required to include information in its Plan Summary that would:

• disclose a trade secret;
• be likely to unreasonably prejudice the commercial position of the organisation; or
• prejudice or disadvantage the commercial activities of the organisation.

TEOs must ensure that:

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