Provider-based VET is defined as follows:

• tertiary education provision occurring at Te Pūkenga subsidiaries, wānanga, universities and private training establishments (PTEs)
• enrolments that are eligible for funding by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)
• enrolments by domestic students only. International student enrolments are not included in these tables
• non-degree provision in certificate and diploma qualifications at Levels 3 to 7 on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)
• before 2023: qualifications funded mainly under the Student Achievement Component (SAC), Māori and Pasifika Trades Training and SAC Level 3 and 4 Competitive Process funding categories
• after 2022: as above, with addition of Non-degree Delivery at Levels 3-7 on the NZQCF (DQ3-7)

Workplace-based VET is defined as follows:

• workplace-based training including traineeships and apprenticeships, arranged by:
  • industry training organisations (ITOs) and transitional industry training Organisations (TITOs)
  • organisations to whom industry training functions have transferred including PTEs, and Te Pūkenga work-based subsidiaries
• provision in certificate and diploma qualifications at Levels 1 to 7 on the NZQF
• enrolments that are eligible for funding by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)

The notes for the tables should be read in conjunction with these criteria.

Enrolments Updated: September 2025

Statistics relating to learners enrolled in tertiary vocational education and training by a range of demographic and other characteristics.

Vocational education & training enrolments: Field of study Updated: June 2025

Statistics relating to learners enrolled in tertiary vocational education by field of study and other characteristics.

Equivalent full-time learners
in vocational education and training Updated: September 2025

Statistics relating to equivalent full-time learners in tertiary vocational education and training by a range of demographic and other characteristics.

Learners gaining qualifications
in vocational education and training Updated: September 2025

Statistics relating to learners gaining qualifications in vocational education and training by a range of demographic and other characteristics.

Qualifications gained in
vocational education and training programmes Updated: September 2025

Statistics relating to qualifications gained in vocational education and training by a range of demographic and other characteristics.