Sector Advisory Groups (also known as SAGs) are formed to promote a specific sector and provide advice on their training and workforce development needs.
Where necessary, members of a Sector Advisory Group will make up a Qualification Advisory Group.
However, not all sectors have qualifications or will come together specifically to discuss qualifications – hence the need to define this group outside of Technical Advisory Groups and Qualification Advisory Groups.
If you’re passionate about your industry and want to help transform vocational education in Aotearoa, we want to hear from you! Please complete our SAG expression of interest form here:
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Minister for Tertiary Education and Skills, the Honourable Penny Simmonds, has announced an update on the upcoming redesign of the vocational education and training system.
This includes a return to stand-alone Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics and the disestablishment of Workforce Development Councils (including Hanga-Aro-Rau), replaced with Industry Skills Boards.
Rest assured that business continuity will remain a priority, and we will keep our stakeholders up to date with any developments. We expect to find out more in early 2025, with the new system expected to start in Jan 2026.
Please visit our Changes to Vocational Education and Training page for more information. You can read the press release HERE.
Have a wonderful Kirihimete
and a safe and relaxing New Year… We’ll see you in 2025!
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