2022 External Rationales for Plan Assessment.pdf

Investment Round for 2022 funding: External Rationale for Decisions - Plans
Strategic
01. Your Plan does not adequately describe how your organisation's mission and role enables positive
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outcomes for learners and contributes to the education system as a whole.
Strategic
02. Your Plan does not provide sufficient evidence of strong governance, management and leadership
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capability.
Strategic
03. Your Plan does not provide sufficient evidence to show that you are able to respond to regional, national
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or global trends.
Strategic
04. Your organisation has a history of low performance,  and your Plan does not provide sufficient evidence
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of improvement.
Strategic
05. We are not confident your financial position wil  enable you to deliver successfully to your learners.
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Strategic
06. You have not met the TEC's minimum Prudential Financial Standards.
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Strategic
07. For TEIs: Your plan does not adequately describe how your organisation gives effect to Te Tiriti o
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Waitangi.
Strategic
08. Your Plan does not show sufficient evidence of stakeholder engagement and how the Mix of Provision
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proposed in the plan would meet the needs of your stakeholders.
Strategic
09. Your Plan does not adequately demonstrate how your organisation would contribute to achieving the
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relevant priorities described in the TES and those set by TEC in its Plan Guidance and Investment Briefs.
Strategic
10. Your Plan does not provide sufficient information on how your organisation would meaningfully report
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its progress to key stakeholders.
Strategic
11. We are not confident you can deliver the requested provision as there is insufficient evidence of delivery
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in 2021. Should demand eventuate in 2022 you can submit a new additional funding request, which we wil
consider through the standard in-year additional funding process.
Strategic
12. We are not confident you can deliver this provision due to a history of under-delivery. Should demand
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eventuate in 2022 you can submit a new additional funding request, which we wil  consider through the
standard in-year additional funding process.
Strategic
13. The proposed Mix of Provision does not demonstrate adequate alignment with national and regional
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tertiary education needs.
Strategic
14.  The proposed Mix of Provision does not align with your organisation's strategic intent.
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Strategic
15.  Your Plan does not provide sufficient evidence to show that your organisation has appropriate processes
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in place to meet its obligations under the Code of Good Practice for New Zealand Apprenticeships.
Strategic
16.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan are relevant and/or provide
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sufficient information about how you wil  measure the performance of your organisation against the
proposed outcomes.
Strategic
17.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan are achievable.
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Strategic
18.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan show a meaningful improvement
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on your organisation's past performance.
Strategic
19.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan show a meaningful improvement
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on your organisation's past performance, particularly with respect to outcomes for priority learner groups.
Learner
01.  Your Learner Success Plan does not adequately identify your learner cohort and learner "catchment", or
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their learning needs and how you wil  address these.
Learner
02.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide adequate learner demographic achievement and retention
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analysis.

Learner
03.  Your Learner Success Plan does not demonstrate sufficient understanding of the achievement and
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participation gaps for different learner groups.
Learner
04.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide sufficient evidence that your organisation can put in place
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initiatives to address the identified parity gaps.
Learner
05.  The information you have provided in your Learner Success Plan does not demonstrate that the
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employers you work with adequately tailor the training and pastoral care to the needs of different
learners.
Learner
06.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide sufficient evidence that the employers you work with
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understand participation and achievement disparity and actively respond to any issues from a learning
perspective.
Learner
07.  Your Learner Success Plan does not demonstrate that your organisation's governance and management
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have sufficient understanding of learner success rates.
Learner
08.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide adequate evidence of regular reporting on learner success
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to governance and management, or a comprehensive set of performance measures.
Learner
09.  For TEIs: It does not appear that learner success measures are included in your organisation's Statement
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of Performance Expectations.
Learner
10.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide sufficient evidence of whole-of-organisation commitment to
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learner success, such as senior leadership strategies or having learner success as a key element of your
organisation's strategic plan.
Learner
11.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide sufficient evidence that you work with employers to
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develop an organisational culture that supports learners to succeed.
Learner
12.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide sufficient evidence that your teaching and learning practices
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are responsive to the needs of different learners and are cultural y affirming.
Learner
13.  Your Learner Success Plan does not have sufficient evidence to show that your organisation has a sound
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understanding of learner needs, including how data is used to inform interventions and evaluate their
effectiveness.
Learner
14.  Your Learner Success Plan does not adequately show that the employers you work with are
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appropriately trained to meet the needs of different leaners, including cultural needs.
Learner
15.  Your Learner Success Plan does not provide adequate evidence of stakeholder partnerships with
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whānau, schools learners, community or employers aimed at building learner success.
MOP
01.  The proposed Mix of Provision does not appear to align with your organisation's Strategic Intent.
MOP
02.  The proposed Mix of Provision does not appear to align with your current delivery and there is
insufficient evidence for us to support this change.
MOP
03.  The proposed Mix of Provision includes new areas of delivery which do not align with TES or TEC
priorities.
MOP
04.  The proposed Mix(es) of Provision do(es) not demonstrate adequate alignment with national and
regional tertiary education needs.
MOP
05.  We are not confident you can deliver the requested provision as there is insufficient evidence of
delivery in 2021. Should demand eventuate in 2022 you can submit a new additional funding request,
which we wil  consider through our standard in-year additional funding process.
MOP
06.  We are not confident you can deliver this provision due to a history of under delivery. Should demand
eventuate in 2022 you can submit a new additional funding request, which we wil  consider through the
standard in-year additional funding process.
MOP
07.  The proposed Mix of Provision does not demonstrate adequate alignment with national and regional
tertiary education needs.
MOP
08.  The proposed Mix of Provision includes an increase of Level 3 delivery which would be in excess of the
current Level 3 CAP.
MOP
09.  Your Plan does not respond to the priorities set by TEC for ACE.

EPIC
01.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan are relevant and complete.
EPIC
02.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan are achievable.
EPIC
03.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan show a meaningful improvement
on your organisation's past performance.
EPIC
04.  We are not satisfied that the performance commitments in your Plan show a meaningful improvement
on your organisation's past performance, particularly with respect to outcomes for priority learner
groups.
EPIC
05.  For TEIs: Your Statement of Service Performance does not meet the requirements set out in the
Investment Plan Guidance.

Additional
01.  Your organisation does not qualify for additional funding due to having a Category 4 External Evaluation
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and Review (EER) rating which does not give TEC confidence in the quality of your education delivery.
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Additional
02.  We are concerned about the quality of provision as evidenced by your Category 3 External Evaluation
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and Review (EER) rating.
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Additional
03.  We have concerns about your organisation's viability and performance.
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Additional
04.  We are not confident your financial position wil  enable you to deliver successfully to your learners.
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Additional
05.  You have not met the TEC's minimum Prudential Financial Standards.
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Additional
06.  We are not satisfied that there is sufficient demand compared to existing supply in your proposed
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regions of delivery.
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Additional
07.  You have not adequately demonstrated evidence of industry or employer demand for this provision.
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Additional
08.  You have not adequately demonstrated evidence of learner demand for this provision.
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Additional
09.  You have not adequately described your organisation's readiness to deliver the proposed provision.
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Additional
10.  The proposed increase in delivery is substantial and we are not confident your organisation would be
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able to scale its delivery quickly enough while maintaining quality.
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Additional
11.  Your organisation does not yet have the necessary NZQA accreditation for the programme(s) and the
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application process is stil  in the early stages. We are therefore not confident that you would be ready to
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begin delivery at the start of 2022.
Additional
12.  Your pre-2020 Educational Performance Indicators (EPI) are below our published thresholds for
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additional funding. We would like to see the performance outcomes for your learners improve before
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we consider additional funding.

Additional
13.  We are not confident you can deliver this provision due to previous under-delivery (prior to 2020).
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Should demand eventuate in 2022 you can submit a new additional funding request, which we wil
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consider through the standard in-year additional funding process.
Additional
14.  We do not have a ful  year of performance data for your delivery of this provision. If there is evidence of
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high educational performance fol owing a full year of delivery, you can submit a new additional funding
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request, which we wil  consider through the standard in-year additional funding  process.
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15.  We are not confident you can deliver the requested provision as there is insufficient evidence of
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delivery in 2021. Should demand eventuate in 2022, you can submit a new additional funding request,
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which we wil  consider through the standard in-year additional funding process.
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16.  We are not satisfied that you require additional funding based on apparent under-delivery which may
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al ow re-prioritisation of your existing Mix of Provision.
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Additional
17.  Your Learner Success Plan does not adequately demonstrate how your organisation ensures the success
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of al  its learners.
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18.  We are concerned about the participation and achievement gaps between your Māori and Pacific
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learners, compared to other learners. Your request has not provided sufficient evidence that strategies
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have been put in place to close this parity gap.
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19.  The proposed programmes and activities do not demonstrate adequate alignment with TES and TEC
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strategic priorities, as outlined in our Plan Guidance documents and Investment Briefs.
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20.  Although you have evidenced demand, the proposed programmes and activities are not priority areas
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for investment at this time, as outlined in our Plan Guidance documents and Investment Briefs.
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Additional
21.  The proposed provision is in one of the areas in which we do not support further growth in 2022 as
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previously communicated to the sector. These include Managed Apprenticeships/Level 3 Home-based
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ECE/Level 3 Youth Guarantee.
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22.  Unfortunately, we do not have sufficient funding available to approve al  requests for additional
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funding. We have prioritised requests that meet our strategic priorities and would achieve the best
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outcomes for learners. In this instance we are not satisfied that your proposal achieves these objectives.
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23.  Unfortunately, we do not have sufficient funding available to approve al  requests for additional
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funding. We have prioritised requests that meet our strategic priorities and would achieve the best
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outcomes for learners. Accordingly, the total amount of additional funding we can offer beyond your
indicative al ocation is [X].
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24.  Unfortunately, we do not have sufficient funding available to approve al  requests for additional
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funding. There is no remaining funding for [X] beyond what we have offered in the indicative al ocations.
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These are normal y determined by TEO performance and value of delivery. For this year’s investment
round however, we are not taking 2020 performance into account when deciding on the al ocations.
This decision was communicated to the sector earlier in the year and is in acknowledgement of the
disruption caused by Covid-19 and its ongoing impact on TEOs.