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Introducing the Ringa Hora data dashboards — a set of tools designed to provide analysis and visualisation for various sectors. At the bottom of each dashboard, you'll find arrow buttons for easy navigation between different dashboards. To access all the industry dashboards, click on the navigation pane icon represented by three horizontal lines. This feature offers a comprehensive overview and quick access to industry-specific data insights. Click next to the navigation pane icon for information about the underlying data.

In 2021, there were about 53000 learners in qualifications or programs related to the Service sector. Business and management courses are our largest provision. While our total number of learners has remained steady over the past five years, our mix of provisions has changed. We have seen significant growth in industries where new regulations have required training to become licensed, such as banking and finance, and property management. In contrast, there have been notable decreases in the retail trade and security services provision.

The learner dashboard provides a comprehensive overview of the learner information, such as enrolment overview, and number of learners breakdown by ethnicity, age, and gender, and also provide learners completion statistics.

Data dictionary and caveats to information

NZSCED code

The New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) is a subject-based classification system for courses and qualifications at universities, polytechnics, wananga and private training establishments in receipt of Government funding. NZSCED was designed to improve the quality and consistency of statistics collected by the government agencies in relation to tertiary study, and to improve New Zealand's international statistical reporting compliance. NZSCED codes exist on a broad, narrow, and detailed level. These codes are useful for providing a standardised way of presenting education data relating to provision and performance over time. To find out more about the NZSCED classification click here.

As a starting point, we have primarily reported information using the narrow and detailed NZSCED classification. The narrow and detailed NZSCED groupings can cover a wider topic area than a single industry group. The NZSCED codes are not designed to be industry specific, they are designed to group up similar subject areas. For some of the education counts data, specifically learners by provider type, age and gender breakdown of the learners, information is only available at the narrow NZSCED level.

Te Pūkenga

Te Pūkenga - The New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) was established in 2020 as part of reforms of vocational education. It brings together the existing 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) into one organisation. Some industry training functions transferred to Te Pūkenga in 2021, while others transferred to private providers. The latest coverage date in these dashboards is 2021, when ITOs were not yet part of Te Pūkenga (ITO mergers into Te Pūkenga mostly occurred in 2022).

Age

Age is calculated as at 31 December.

Ethnic Group

Ethnic group is a multiple response value. People can be counted in multiple ethnic group categories.

International Students

International students are those studying here without New Zealand/Australian citizenship or permanent residence status. Students studying off-shore at tertiary education providers that are registered in New Zealand are considered international students unless they hold New Zealand citizenship.

The funding provided by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is determined based on the learner's status at the time of enrollment and remains applicable throughout the duration of the course. TEC predominantly provides funding for students who are classified as domestic. For more information see here.

Provider-based Vocational Education and Training (VET)

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)
Workplace-based Vocational Education and Training (VET)

Workplace-based VET is defined as follows:

  • workplace-based training arranged by industry training organisations (ITOs), including traineeships and apprenticeships
  • 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 term "Industry Training" in these dashboards captures all industry training provision, including where functions have transferred to organisations that also offer non-industry training provision.

Types of workplace-based learners

Workplace-based learners include Industry Training Apprentices and Trainees, depending on the credit value and level of their programmes.

Note: Managed Apprentices are not industry training learners but are enrolled at non-traditional industry training providers, for example, Te Pūkenga subsidiaries. As such, they are included in the reported counts of provider-based tertiary education students.

For further details of workplace-based learners click here.