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June 3, 2026
Work-based training plays a vital role in developing capability across New Zealand’s wood manufacturing industry, enabling apprentices, trainees, and employees to acquire and apply skills and knowledge within workplace environments.
As vocational education reform continues to progress, the wood manufacturing sector has an important opportunity to influence the future delivery of industry training from 2027 onwards.
Future provision may be delivered through a range of approved organisations, including Te Pūkenga successors, Private Training Establishments (PTEs), Wānanga, or other accredited providers.
While current training arrangements with Competenz remain in place during the transition period, decisions made over the next two years will significantly shape the long-term training landscape for the sector.
This Expression of Interest (EOI) seeks to identify providers capable of delivering high-quality, industry-aligned vocational education and training for the wood manufacturing sector into the future.
The process is designed to place industry at the centre of decision-making, ensuring that training provision remains relevant, accessible, cost-effective, and responsive to the evolving needs of learners, employers, and the wider industry.
In considering future delivery, the wood manufacturing sector is seeking a model that:
The long-term model must also be sustainable, scalable, and able to adapt to changes in technology, materials, and design practices.
Respondents to this EOI should ideally demonstrate capability across the following areas:
1. Compliance and Accreditation – be prepared to meet regulatory requirements, maintain accreditation, and have a strong understanding of industry compliance and safety expectations.
2. Industry Connection and Relevance - Have proven experience working with the wood manufacturing sector, or related manufacturing sectors, enabling meaningful input into programme design and delivery.
3. Training Design and Delivery – demonstrate strong integration of on-job and block-course learning, with flexible and cost-effective delivery approaches (including digital options), as well as nationwide reach and delivery capability.
4. Learner Achievement and Outcomes - Provide evidence of strong completion and progression rates, and demonstrate a commitment to equitable outcomes across diverse learner groups.
5. Employer Partnership Approach – demonstrate effective communication, strong relationships, and flexibility in responding to employers' needs (particularly within the wood manufacturing sector where applicable). Training should be embedded into workplace practice, with a culture that supports workplace-based supervisors and mentors.
6. Learner Support Systems – demonstrate structured learner support and engagement aligned with the Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021. Have systems in place for the early identification and support of learners requiring additional assistance, along with culturally responsive and inclusive support initiatives.
7. Systems and Data Capability – have reliable systems for tracking learner progress and reporting capabilities that meet both regulatory and industry requirements.
8. Governance and Organisational Strength – demonstrate stable governance and leadership structures, as well as financial sustainability.
This is an exciting and important opportunity to support the future of wood manufacturing training. Employers and the wider sector will play a key role in determining who delivers work-based training in the future.
Please submit an Expression of Interest no later than Wednesday, 17 June 2026, to VETreform@competenz.org.nz.
Submissions should provide a paragraph addressing each of the following areas and should not exceed 1,500 words in total:
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