57831 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Education

57831 (2024). Francisco Hernandez to the Minister of Education: How many contractors, if any, did the Minister's departments have on 9 September 2024; and how many of them, if any, were former employees of the department that lost their roles or resigned from their roles since 27 November 2023?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised by the Ministry of Education (the Ministry) that it employed 397 contractors as at 31 August 2024. This data is the nearest verified data available to the date requested. Of the 397 contractors, two are former employees of the Ministry who resigned from their previous roles since 30 November 2023. I am advised by the Education Review Office that it employed five contractors as at 9 September 2024. None are former employees that had lost or resigned from their roles since 27 November 2023. I am advised by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) that it employed 44 contractors as at 31 August 2024. None are former NZQA employees. This data is the nearest verified data available to the date requested.