Submissions

Below are public submissions, briefings, and position statements made by the Industry Training Federation on issues relevant to industry training and ITOs.

These publications outline the ITF's position at the time of writing. For the Federation's current position on a given issue please contact the ITF directly.

The submissions, briefings, and statements on this page are organised under the following topics:

  • Briefings to Incoming Ministers
  • Curriculum Issues
  • Industry Training Support and Growth Issues
  • Literacy and Numeracy
  • Tertiary Education Policy
  • Other Issues

Additional ITF publications can be found on the Publications and Labour Market Information pages, and through the Members pages.

Many of these submissions and briefings are also available in hard-copy. If you would like to order copies of a submission or briefing please contact Nicholas Huntington.

Tertiary Education Strategy  

  ITF Submission - Draft Tertiary Education... (268KB)  (November 2009)

Briefings to Incoming Ministers / Government

 Briefing for Incoming Government (292KB) 

(November 2008) 

2005 Briefing to the Incoming Minister (120KB)
(November 2005)

2002 Briefing to the Incoming Minister (214KB)
(September 2002)

 

Qualifications and Curriculum Issues

  ITF Submission - Targeted Review of Qualifications (272KB) (November 2009)

  ITF Submission - Standards Alignment (201KB)  (July 2009)

 ITF Submission - Grades in Unit Standards (211KB)  (June 2009) 

Submission on the draft New Zealand Curriculum,... (60KB)
(December 2006)

Submission on the technology component of the... (56KB)
(December 2006)

 

TEC Operational Policy Review (2009/2010)

  ITF Submission - Approval of Qualifications for... (258KB) 

 ITF Submission - Making ITO performance... (248KB) 

 

 

Industry Training Support and Growth Issues

Submission on Skills Training Tax Credit (57KB)
(December 2006)

Modern Apprenticeships: Issues of growth (42KB)
(May 2004)

 

Literacy and Numeracy

Key Steps Forward for Workplace Literacy (2046KB)
(July 2007)

Essential Literacy and Numeracy Standards (3757KB)
(December 2006)

 

Tertiary Education Policy

  Submission on Schools Plus (579KB)
(May 2008) 

Submission on developing the second Tertiary... (195KB)
(October 2006)

Submission on the Tertiary Education reforms (75KB)
(May 2006)

 

Other Issues

Submission on the Immigration Amendment Bill (117KB)
(June 2003)