Immigration News January 31, 2023

Funding for non-domestic learners in work-based learning for 2023

The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has released a list of funded programmes for non-domestic learners in 2023. The exemptions scheme is designed to support the Government’s objective of achieving a higher skilled migrant workforce, with the right skill mix to support New Zealand’s economic recovery from COVID-19 and transition to a more productive and sustainable economy. Working holiday visas are excluded from this exemption scheme.

The list aligns with the Green List and Sector Agreements developed by Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), which helps employers hire migrants for specified high-skilled occupations such as construction, engineering, trades health or ICT sectors. TEC used information on skills matching from Workforce Development Councils (WDC) along with available funding & alignment with strategic priorities outlined in tertiary education strategy to determine final list incorporating all active industry training fund programmes as at 26 August 2022.

Non domestic learners eligible under revised settings will be treated as domestic students & eligible for Fees Free/Apprenticeship Boost.

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Vandana Rai

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Vandana is herself a migrant and has a rare set of skill match, which could be considered ideal for a Licensed Immigration Adviser. She was a school counsellor from 1996 to 2006, a role in which she was a natural fit due to her nurturing and caring personality. Her earnest journey as a fully Licensed Immigration Adviser for New Zealand began in 2014, and she considers herself blessed to have the background and the skills that allow her, as an Immigration adviser, to effortlessly visualise herself in her client’s situation, understand their needs and problems, and use her knowledge, experience, and expertise to help find a solution for it.

She is currently on the Board of New Zealand Association of Migration and Investment (NZAMI) and was part of the Immigration Advisers Authority(IAA) referral group for 2016.