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------------------- Original Message -------------------
From: [FYI request #5001 email]
Received: 21/11/2016 8:00 p.m.
To: TEC Sector Helpdesk
Cc:
Subject: Official Information request - Direct Funding Scheme - Pass rates
and funding provided

Dear Tertiary Education Commission,

I am requesting information regarding the (former) Direct Funding Scheme
(DFS) in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. It is of high
interest to the public for this information to be available, so I ask that
this request is processed expeditiously and not within the usual
20-business days timeframe.

For the purposes of the Act, I am a New Zealand citizen and residing in
New Zealand at the time of making this request. You generally have 20
working days to respond to this notice, as required by law. Your response
will be published publicly on the fyi.org.nz website.

--- request begins ---

Specifically I would like to know (for each employer in the scheme):

* Name of employer (i.e. Employer McEmployerface Ltd)
* Programme delivered (i.e. Workplace Literacy or Nat.Cert. Computing L2)
* Total enrolled vs. completed students (i.e. 125/500)
* Pass rate of students (i.e. 25%)
* Total funding paid to the employer for the DFS programme

Additionally, considering that this is one of the first instances where
employers were compensated directly for participation in the scheme it may
be assumed that there is a potential for fraud to occur.

* What steps were taken to avoid fraud occuring in the programme?

* Were any employers "investigated" during the programme (for instance,
employers cannot claim funding through the fund for recognised prior
learning or they achieved a very high pass rate, i.e. >80%)? If so; which
employer, for what reason and what steps were taken as a result (i.e.
monies recovered)?

* How can a member of the public report possible fraud with the Direct
Funding Scheme should they become aware of it?

--- request ends ---

Yours faithfully,

Cody C

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Dear Cody C, I have attached a copy of the Tertiary Education Commission’s
response to your Official Information Act request.

 

regards

 

 

Hugh McIlraith

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Cody C [[1]mailto:[FOI #5001 email]]
Sent: Monday, 21 November 2016 7:58 p.m.
To: Sector Helpdesk Mailbox
Subject: Official Information request - Direct Funding Scheme - Pass rates
and funding provided

 

Dear Tertiary Education Commission,

 

I am requesting information regarding the (former) Direct Funding Scheme
(DFS) in accordance with the Official Information Act 1982. It is of high
interest to the public for this information to be available, so I ask that
this request is processed expeditiously and not within the usual
20-business days timeframe.

 

For the purposes of the Act, I am a New Zealand citizen and residing in
New Zealand at the time of making this request. You generally have 20
working days to respond to this notice, as required by law. Your response
will be published publicly on the fyi.org.nz website.

 

--- request begins ---

 

Specifically I would like to know (for each employer in the scheme):

 

* Name of employer (i.e. Employer McEmployerface Ltd)

* Programme delivered (i.e. Workplace Literacy or Nat.Cert. Computing L2)

* Total enrolled vs. completed students (i.e. 125/500)

* Pass rate of students (i.e. 25%)

* Total funding paid to the employer for the DFS programme

 

Additionally, considering that this is one of the first instances where
employers were compensated directly for participation in the scheme it may
be assumed that there is a potential for fraud to occur.

 

* What steps were taken to avoid fraud occuring in the programme?

 

* Were any employers "investigated" during the programme (for instance,
employers cannot claim funding through the fund for recognised prior
learning or they achieved a very high pass rate, i.e. >80%)? If so; which
employer, for what reason and what steps were taken as a result (i.e.
monies recovered)?

 

* How can a member of the public report possible fraud with the Direct
Funding Scheme should they become aware of it?

 

--- request ends ---

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Cody C

 

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This is an Official Information request made via the FYI website.

 

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[2][FOI #5001 email]

 

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to Tertiary Education Commission? If so, please contact us using this
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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:

[5]https://fyi.org.nz/help/officers

 

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