About this site

On this website you will find information about:

• the roles and responsibilities of the Tertiary Education Commission Te Amorangi Matauranga Matua (TEC)
• the work programme of the TEC.

The documents on this website are grouped according to the funds and education and training programmes the TEC administers, together with background information on each of the work topics, and an overview of the TEC's mission, values and structure.

Click on these topics for specific information on using the TEC website:

• Complaints/feedback
• Further Assistance
• Information formats
• Locating content
• Maori language
• Navigating this Site
• New content
• Site accessibility

Complaints/feedback

We welcome feedback on any document or topic on this site.

To correct or comment on site content, please email info@tec.govt.nz.

If you have comments on the usability of our site, or have identified a technical fault, email web@tec.govt.nz.

We also have feedback and enquiries forms which can be submitted online.

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Further assistance

If your query is not answered here, contact the webmaster for further assistance: web@tec.govt.nz

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Information formats

The TEC aims to provide as much content as possible on this website in HTML (Hypertext Markup Language). In addition, documents and publications may be published in PDF (Portable Document Format).

HTML multi-page layout

Most users prefer HTML for online viewing, and this is the format of the page first reached when viewing a document on this site. If the document is a large one, the HTML version will be presented as a multi-page layout, accessed from a table of contents.

PDF for printing or downloading

A document in PDF retains the page structure and style of the original document (such as page numbering, footnotes at the bottom of each page, presentation of graphics). Therefore, for downloading or printing from the website, the PDF version is more suitable.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

PDF files on this website are created using Adobe Acrobat software. Adobe Acrobat Reader (version 5 or later) is necessary to view them. An Acrobat Reader can be downloaded free of charge from the Adobe website.

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Locating content

There are a number of ways to access content on this site.

1. Use the Home page dynamic navigation. It gives one-click access to all content areas.
2. Choose which Usergroup applies to you (left-hand column of the Home page), by clicking a user group under the 'Information for' heading
3. Use the Funding or Education and Training drop-down menus (left-hand column of the Home page), and click on the information you need
4. Look at the News and Media Releases section of the homepage for the newest releases.
5. Use the Site Map, a one page text version of the dynamic navigation, with links to all main content areas.
6. Use the Search facility to locate content. Search the whole site, or search individual sections. Use the Advanced Search option to refine your search.

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Maori language

The TEC follows the recommendations of Te Taura Whiri the Maori Language Commission in the use of macrons in Maori language, and uses macrons in all Maori text in its internal and external published documents.

On websites, however, the ability to display macrons is limited by current technology and a lack of standardisation. If vowels with macrons are used, it cannot currently be guaranteed that Maori words will appear correctly on all browser platforms.

For this reason, the TEC is not using macrons on its website at this time.

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New content

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