22860 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education

22860 (2025). Shanan Halbert to the Minister for Vocational Education: What outgoing correspondence, if any, was sent from the Minister’s office regarding the targeted consultation with industry stakeholders on the future model for standards-setting and work-based learning, what date was this correspondence sent and to which organisations or individuals?

Hon Penny Simmonds: I sent the following correspondence to the following organisations as recommended by officials: 20 December 2024 - Changes to the vocational education and training system 24 April 25 - Changes to the work-based learning system Organisations who received correspondence: Quality Tertiary Institutes Ringa Hora Tertiary Education Union Tertiary Institutes Allied Staff Association Toi Mai Toitū te Waiora Te Wānanga o Raukawa Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi Waihanga Ara Rau Workforce, skills and employment Iwi Leaders Group Business NZ Employers and Manufacturers Association Hanga-Aro-Rau Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand Mātauranga Iwi Leaders Group Muka Tangata Te Wānanga o Aotearoa New Zealand Council of Trade Unions Universities New Zealand