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How many, if any, funding applications for teacher education programmes did the TEC receive for the 2026 Investment Round and how many applications were approved in full?

Answered Question 12799 (2026)
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Ginny Andersen

List MP · Labour Party

Question

  • How many, if any, funding applications for teacher education programmes did the TEC receive for the 2026 Investment Round and how many applications were approved in full?

Answered by

Hon Penny Simmonds

Member for Invercargill · National Party · Minister for Tertiary Education

Answer

I have been informed by the Tertiary Education Commission that they received two requests for additional funding for teacher education programmes for the 2026 Investment Round. One was approved in full.