What is ETITO's statutory mandate?

Under the Industry Training Act 1992, ETITO has a statutory mandate for:

Skills leadership: ETITO provides industry specific leadership on matters relating to skill and training needs. This involves the identification of current and future skill needs and the development of strategies that seek to ensure that the training needs of the industry are met through the services of training providers across the tertiary education system.

Unit standard and national qualification development: ETITO works with nationwide industry consultation groups to collect information that informs the development of national unit [competency] standards and national qualifications. These national unit standards and qualifications are registered on the National Qualifications Framework [NQF] by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority [NZQA].

National training system management: ETITO is not a training provider. We manage the training delivery that occurs in the workplace and / or via contracted training arrangements with accredited training providers such as universities, polytechnics and private training establishments.

ETITO quality assures the national training system by moderating assessment against national unit standards, undertaking the accreditation of training providers, and facilitating training delivery. ETITO also registers workplace assessors based upon compliance with industry-endorsed criteria. In essence, ETITO acts as a bridge between industry, NZQA and the tertiary sector.