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PO Box 27048
Wellington, New Zealand 6141
P +64 4 462 5200
Ref: OI/16/01080
www.tec.govt.nz
12 October 2016
Andrew Lewis
Andrew Lewis Law
Via email
: [FYI request #4636 email]
Dear Mr Lewis
Thank you for your request, received on 21 September 2016, for the following information under the
Official Information Act 1982 (the Act):
Details of actions taken by the Tertiary Education Commission since 2014 to recover funding
provided to organisations from the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy (WLN) Fund, including
the organisations affected and the basis for the recovery action undertaken.
The information requested is in the attached table. The recoveries listed are all business as usual
recoveries related to delivery levels relative to funding received, and in accordance with the funding
conditions in place for each year. Note that in some cases the funding recovery was offset against
final payments to providers.
I trust this information meets your needs. Under section 28(3) of the Act you have the right to
complain to the Ombudsman if you have any concerns about my response to your request.
Yours sincerely
Brendan Kelly
Acting Chief Executive
Recoveries related to the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy fund (excluding GST)
Organisation Type
Provider name
Calendar Year
2014
2015
2016
(year to
date)
Employer
Infracon Limited
($33,825)
Heinz Wattie's Limited
($83,200)
McAlpines Limited
($25,900)
Programmed Maintenance
Services (NZ) Limited
($55,500)
Sistema Plastics Limited
($2,960)
McCain Foods (NZ) Limited
($7,400)
Bakels Edible Oils (NZ) limited
($6,956)
Discount Taxis Limited
($6,660)
Oneroa Beach Club Limited
($2,550)
Private Training
EnterpriseMIT Limited
($422,818)
Establishment
Wilkinson's English Language
($111,555)
School Limited
Responsive Trade Education
($80,568)
Limited
Venture Group New Zealand
($120,458)
Limited
Cornerstone Education Limited
($708,587) ($514,115)
Workbase Education Trust
($290,543)
($42,319)
Literacy Aotearoa Incorporated
($61,522)
($62,084)
Skills 4 Work Incorporated
($54,045)
($47,868)
Edvance Limited
($242,096)
School
Hagley Community College
($83,065)
($32,283)
Notes:
1. Recoveries are based on funding mechanisms in place under section 159L of the Education Act 1989.
2. If a tertiary education organisation (TEO) receives funding under this funding mechanism that is
greater than it should have received, the TEO must treat the amount of the over-funding as a debt due
to the Crown that is repayable on demand, and may be offset against all or any funding or any sum of
money payable by the TEC to the TEO.
3. The above recoveries are calculated on the full allocation rather than the actual payment made. This is
done to enable us to record the recovery in relation to the full commitment for the time period.
4. Funding agreements may be varied during the term of the agreement. The TEC varies approximately
half of all employer-led WLN funding agreements. Typically this is because operational constraints
means training can't take place as originally planned.