57805 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills

57805 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills: How many contractors, if any, did the Minister's departments have on 27 November 2023?

Hon Penny Simmonds: Corrected reply: I am advised by Education New Zealand that it employed five contractors as at 27 November 2023. In relation to the Ministry of Education, I refer the Member to the Minister of Education's response to written parliamentary question 57832 (2024). For New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), I refer the member to the Minister of Education's response to written parliamentary question 57832 (2024). The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) had 37 contractors on 27 November 2023.