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Tai Tokerau

Regional Tertiary Investment Plan

Scope Document

Date: 19 June 2018

Version: 0.2

Status: Draft - Work in Progress

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CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

Document Management:

Document Title Tai Tokerau Regional Tertiary Investment Plan Scope

Author Andrea Smith

Date 19 June 2018

Status Draft

Changes:

Issue & Draft Details of Change

Draft 0.1 Draft for feedback

Draft 0.2 Updated with feedback from Goverance

Distribution:

Name Role

Sara Williams Investment Manager, TEC

Johnny Tramoundanas-Can Chief Advisor Delivery, TEC

Mark Ewen RTIP Governance, NorthTec

Phil Alexander-Crawford RTIP Pilot Sponsor, NorthTec

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Contents

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 Regional Tertiary Investment .................................................................................................. 4

1.2 Phased Approach..................................................................................................................... 4

1.3 Tertiary Education Commission ............................................................................................... 5

1.4 Our Region............................................................................................................................... 6

2 SCOPE .............................................................................................................................................. 7

2.1 He Whenua .............................................................................................................................. 7

2.2 Out of Scope ............................................................................................................................ 7

2.3 Process - Bringing the plan together ....................................................................................... 8

2.2.1 Needs Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 8

2.2.3 Plan Writing .......................................................................................................................... 10

2.2.2 Collaboration ........................................................................................................................ 10

2.2.3 Stakeholders and Partners.................................................................................................... 10

3 PROJECT PLANNING....................................................................................................................... 11

3.1 Project Team ......................................................................................................................... 11

3.2 Timeline ................................................................................................................................. 11

3.3 Governance and Control ....................................................................................................... 12

3.4 Communications ................................................................................................................... 12

3.5 Risks and Issues ..................................................................................................................... 12

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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1.1 Regional Tertiary Investment

This document describes how the region of Tai Tokerau will respond to the government’s desire for

closer links and collaboration between tertiary organisations, treaty partners, industry, and other

stakeholders when developing tertiary education investment plans for the region.

Tai Tokerau will lead a new approach to developing regional tertiary investment plans, with ‘He

Whenua’ being the first stage in a phased approach in 2018 for delivery from 2019. He Whenua will

focus on the primary industries; forestry, agriculture, horticulture, and natural environment (including

water).

The purpose of a Regional Tertiary Investment Plan (RTIP) is to deliver the best educational outcomes

whilst meeting the needs of Tai Tokerau region and its people. Stakeholders and partners representing

Industry, Māori treaty partners, Providers, Local Government, High schools, and Support agencies are

being engaged to collaborate around regional needs to develop a plan p that delivers the best outcomes

for the regions communities, industries, high schools, learners and their whanau.

1.2 Phased Approach

The RTIP will be managed in a phased approach, illustrated below. This project responds to He Whenua

in 2018 as the first stage.

2018 2019 2020

Approach to Te Tai Tokerau Tertiary Investment Plan

HE WHENUAMANUFACTURING &

TECHNOLOGYCREATIVE

INDUSTRIES

SOCIAL & COMMUNITY

SERVICES

SERVICE INDUSTRIES

CONSTRUCTION & INFRASTRUCTURE

STAKEHOLDERS TERTIARY PROVIDERS NORTHLAND INC. HIGH SCHOOLS IWI / HAPU INDUSTRY LEARNERS

Agriculture


Construction


Manufacturing


Tourism & Hospitality


Art


Health Care

GovernanceGroup(Tertiary

Provider Reps, Iwi/Hapu)

Project Sponsor

Project Manager

Writer

Horticulture


Infrastructure


Technology


Business


Toi Māori


Social Work

Forestry

TEC STRATEGIC PRIORITIESREGIONAL STRATEGIES

REGIONAL OUTCOMES (SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL)

Admin Support


Science


Retail


Digital & Film


Sport & Recreation

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9 12

10 13

14 17

15 18

16 19Environment4

Transport5

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1.3 Tertiary Education Commission

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is committed to investing in a tertiary education system that

works for all New Zealanders; as such, there is a commitment to key focus areas and achievement of

parity for Māori and Pasifika learners. The six priorities of the Tertiary Education Strategy (TES) are;

1. Delivering Skills for Industry

2. Getting at-risk young people into a career

3. Boosting achievement of Māori and Pasifika

4. Improving adult literacy and numeracy

5. Strengthening research-based institutions

6. Growing international linkages

Key areas of focus for the TEC are:

Schools to Tertiary

- Improving the transition of Tai Tokerau school leavers into tertiary education either through a provider or through employment at an ITO.

o By 2021, 61% of all Tai Tokerau Northland school leavers are in tertiary education the year after they leave school (from 56% in 2015 to 2016).

o By 2021, 55% of Māori school leavers in Tai Tokerau Northland are in tertiary education the year after they leave school (from 49% in 2015 to 2016).

- Increase in the proportion of Tai Tokerau students enrolling in tertiary education programmes at level 4 and above.

o By 2021, 5-percentage point’s increase in the proportion of Tai Tokerau Northland students enrolled in tertiary education programmes at level 4 and above.

- By the end of 2022, improve the participation and achievement rates for Tai Tokerau learners to the national average for all learners.

o This will contribute to the goals of the TEC’s parity project.

Primary Sector

Growing key areas of provision and encouraging more learners to pursue opportunities in the primary sector. Growing provision in these areas will require TEOs to work together and with schools. This includes ITO and ITP relationships for Levels 3-5 provision. - Level 4 apprenticeships and related pathways.

o Opportunities for Level 4 apprenticeships are growing in some primary industries.

TEC want to invest in apprenticeships and pathways to them, and to support

learners’ progress to higher levels.

- Levels 5-6 provision related to management capability in the primary sector.

o Management capability is critical to growing productivity.

- Primary sector-specific degree provision.

o Degree-level provision gives graduates the skills they need to integrate a wide range of

technologies into primary industry systems. Interdisciplinary delivery models are

particularly effective at building these skill sets.

- Primary sector-specific Levels 8-10 provision

o This aims to enhance innovation capability, and enable long-term sustainable growth.

Achievement of Parity

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i) Māori Achievement: TEC has set an organisational target that, by 2022:

- TEC will fund provision in which Māori learners participate and achieve on a par with other

learners.

- Māori participation in tertiary education will be at levels and in fields of study that over

time, should deliver parity of post-study outcomes for these learners.

ii) Pasifika Achievement: Pasifika performance improved in recent years, but there is a significant and enduring gap between

performance for Pasifika and for non-Māori/non-Pasifika at most levels. The gap is especially

pronounced at level 7 and post study.

TEC still have work to do to close the gap between Pasifika and non-Māori/non-Pasifika learners. TEC

will work with the region to ensure the RTIP has:

- key stakeholders being involved in the development of the Investment Plan.

- leadership, governance and management commitment to achieving parity outcomes.

- clear involvement of key Pasifika leaders in development of the Investment Plan.

- a clear commitment and actions to attain parity of both participation and achievement

(especially at level 4 and above) by the end of 2022, such as:

o evidence-based initiatives that will make a much bigger contribution to

reducing participation, retention and achievement disparities

o delivery models better suited to the realities of Pasifika learners’ lives (e.g.,

secondary-tertiary pathways, workplace-facing provision, recognition of prior

learning and short courses).

1.4 Our Region

Tai Tokerau has many tertiary education providers serving communities from Auckland to Whangarei

and the mid to the far north. There is one Institute of Technology and Polytechnic (ITP), two Wānanga,

five Private Training Organisations (PTEs) and four Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) that operate

in and serve our region; delivering quality education to communities through certificate, diploma,

graduate diploma and degree level programmes.

Northland has two regional economic growth strategies, both of which will underpin the He Whenua RTIP;

- He Tangata he Whenua he Oranga (Māori Economic Growth Strategy for Tai Tokerau).

- Northland Economic Regional Development Plan.

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2 SCOPE

This RTIP is the first of its kind in New Zealand and is being launched in Tai Tokerau. The plan will cover the needs of the region as well as qualifications and training offered by providers that are funded by the TEC. The plan will better connect the needs and aspirations of Tai Tokerau with how the TEC invests in education. This will in turn be reflected in providers coming together collaboratively to deliver those education services. The He Whenua project will develop a framework for regional investment planning that represents and demonstrates: - Communities, Treaty partners, local industry, employers, and local government working

together to address the needs of Tai Tokerau Northland.

- Planning and coordination with other TEOs that deliver tertiary education in Tai Tokerau

Northland.

- Work with schools to better align education programmes between secondary and tertiary

and improve transition to higher-level tertiary programmes that deliver good graduate

outcomes. This includes using the Career Development Benchmarks as a supporting tool.

- Early engagement with secondary school students in tertiary education and career

discussions. Sharing of information and data in an integrated, efficient and user-friendly way.

- Review of programmes delivered by TEOs, industry, and employers in the region. Examining

how tertiary education programmes for 2019-2021 will meet the needs identified in regional

economic, social and industry plans and opportunities.

- Consideration to opportunities for joint delivery of tertiary education programmes, joint

support of tertiary students in Tai Tokerau and joint career development services.

- Consideration to ways of support and delivery of tertiary education programmes in the work

environment for school leavers that go straight into employment and for those for whom

industry training is not an option.

2.1 He Whenua

The RTIP pilot chosen is He Whenua, and will include:

- Forestry

- Agriculture

- Horticulture

- Environment, including water

2.2 Out of Scope

- This project does not address the implementation and monitoring requirements post RTIP

He Whenua final submission 20 August 2018.

- This particular project is not responsible for further stages of the Regional Tertiary

Investment Plan.

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2.3 Process - Bringing the plan together

There are three main work streams of this pilot project to bring together a single submission for the

regions tertiary investment plan, He Whenua;

1) Needs Analysis – Delivered through an environmental scan and landscape analysis to inform

stakeholder engagement and plan development.

2) Collaboration (Stakeholder and partner engagement) – Managed through a variety of

methods; individual and collective hui, phone calls and letters.

3) Plan Writing – Aligned to the two regional growth strategies, underpinned by a kaupapa

tikanga framework and peer reviewed.

2.2.1 Needs Analysis

Information from key documents and plans will help to inform the Regional Tertiary Investment Plan

(RTIP) for Tai Tokerau.

A desktop activity is in progress analysing relevant information as part of an environmental scan of

needs for tertiary education in the region. A holistic research approach is being undertaken; this will

then be reviewed and validated with stakeholders. This information will then inform stakeholder

collaboration and hui to agree the best solutions to deliver the desired outcomes for the region. The

following provides examples of the sorts of sources of information being referenced.

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Far North District Council - FNDC Annual Plan 2017-18 - FNDC Annual Report Final Web - LTP1025 Consultation Doc

Forestry - NorthTec Forestry training needs review - NorthTec Forestry training needs review – Final Presentation - Need MPI reports – Paul McCreedy can provide the appropriate reports

and information here – e.g. MPI reports etc

High Schools - E2E STPP Agreement – NorthTec 14 Sept 2016 - NorthTec School Leaver Intention survey full table 2016 report

Iwi Leaders - Tai Tokerau Maori Growth Strategy (He Tangata, he Whenua, he Oranga)

Iwi Hapu Education Strategies - 2017 annual report Te Runanga a Iwi o Ngapuhi - Te Runanga o Ngapuhi Charitable revised trust deed 01 11 2014 - Ako – Ngati Whatua - Summary survey findings 2012 – Ngati Whatua - Nga korero whakahoki mahara Ngatiwai - Ngapuhi strategic plan 2014 – 2019 - Ngati Rehia 5 year Education Strategy 2018 – 2023 - Ngati whatua - Kaihu valley puna report – Ngati whatua

Te Matarau Strategy Te Matarau Research Report Te Matarau - MPTT Regional Distribution A3 2017

Northland Inc - 201706 Northland Inc statement of intent - Annual report 2016/17 - Financials 1415 audited - Tai Tokerau Northland Economic Action Plan one year summary

February 2017

Northland Regional Council - Consolidated Regional Water and Soil Plan as at 2014 - Proposed regional plan September 2017 final - Regional Air Quality plan for Northland including PC 1 and 2 - Regional Coastal Plan – Part 1 – definitions - Regional Coastal Plan – schedules

Patuharakeke - Patuharakeke – HEMP – December 2014

Ministry of Primary Industries - Tai Tokerau Regional Growth Study 2015

TEC - Maori Tertiary Education Framework - Tertiary Education Strategy - Wellbeing report - Future of Work 1 (full report) - Future of Work 2 (summary report) - Productivity Commission report

TEC Toolkit - Productivity Commissions Report - Future of Work Report - Others????

Whangarei District Council - 2018-2028 Long Term Plan Concurrent Consultations - 2018-2028 Long Term Plan Consultation - 2018-2028 Long Term Plan Supporting Documents

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2.2.3 Plan Writing

The RTIP will be written for Tai Tokerau and will be, based on a kaupapa Māori tikanga framework.

Experienced resource is being arranged to co-write the He Whenua RTIP. The plan will include

stakeholder and partner endorsements illustrating the regional collaborative input to the RTIP. The

Governance group will define and agree the peer review panel prior to sign off and submission.

Local resource has been identified, to design, and publish the RTIP from the outline to its final

publication.

2.2.2 Collaboration

High-level engagement and discussions around the RTIP has been taking place throughout May and

June with He Whenua stakeholders across the region.

The RTIP pilot concept has been shared with senior business leaders and key stakeholders from

Industry, Māori, and some support agencies across Tai Tokerau. Positive support continues, and wider

communication is in progress to include high schools, providers, local government and regional support

agencies.

Tailored stakeholder communications are being created to support this process. Initial contact is taking

place through letters, phone calls, and followed up by individual and group hui across the large

stakeholder groups.

Information, commitments and discussions are being documented and captured in a central repository

that will be used a reference tool when undertaking the plan narrative.

The purpose of stakeholder engagement will be to:

- Discuss and agree tertiary education needs based on what is best for the region and its growth.

- Re-validate findings of the Te Tai Tokerau environmental scan. - Seek support, input and statements of endorsement from stakeholders as to the proposals

developed in the plan.

2.2.3 Stakeholders and Partners

Stakeholder groups have been identified for the purpose of engagement around the RTIP for He Whenua. Many stakeholders and partners in the region are not directly impacted by the He Whenua RTIP, but are being communicated with to update on the overall activity ahead of further stages. A table of He Whenua partners and stakeholders are detailed on the following page.

- WDC District Plan

3 PROJECT PLANNING

3.1 Project Team

This diagram illustrates the current project structure mobilised for the Tai Tokerau He Whenua RTIP.

3.2 Timeline

A high-level timeline is illustrated against key milestones for the He Whenua Plan.

Milestone May June

July August

Project team established 31 May 2018

Strategic communication / engagement with key stakeholders

30 June 2018

Governance group established

30 June 2018

Environmental scan and analysis completed

06 July 2018

Outline He Whenua RTIP submitted to the TEC

13 July 2018

Presentation of findings with key stakeholders

Throughout July

Collective hui – Outline of the Plan

By 31 July 2018

Stakeholder engagement complete

31 July 2018

MoP complete / final edits 10 August 2018

Writing complete

10 August 2018

Peer review and feedback 12 August 2018

Governance group review, feedback, approve

17 August 2018

Document edit 17 August 2018

Final He Whenua RTIP submitted

20 August 2018

3.3 Governance and Control

A governance level advisory group will be formed to monitor and steer the He Whenua project team.

The group will represent the region of Tai Tokerau and ensure that the project responds to the

deliverables outlined in the plan. It is expected that Advisory group will meet monthly.

The Project Co-ordinator will report progress to key project stakeholders; Project Sponsor and RTIP

Governance Advisory Group.

3.4 Communications

A communication plan is under development for the end-to-end management of all work-streams

under this pilot.

3.5 Risks and Issues

Effective and respected governance is required to ensure a collaborative approach across Tai Tokerau.

Risks and issues associated with the development of the RTIP will be managed through the Governance

Advisory Group. Risks and issues identified at this stage:

- Allocation and funding of key resource.

- Availability of stakeholders in the given timeframe.

- Scale of stakeholders for engagement / collaboration.

- Alignment of the two Tai Tokerau regional strategic plans.