Work for us

The TEC is a small Crown agency with a big job to do – ensuring New Zealanders have the skills and the knowledge they need to ensure lifelong success to build a great country.

We invest over $3 billion in tertiary education and provide support to the tertiary and careers system. We monitor and manage the performance of organisations we fund. We provide information and advice to government about the tertiary education sector and give effect to the Tertiary Education Strategy (TES) .

We work alongside other agencies towards the Government’s vision of a world-leading education system that equips all New Zealanders with the knowledge, skills and values to be successful citizens in the 21st century.

We help people make informed learning and work choices so they, and the country, will have a better future.

Our work helps grow a skilled workforce and improves outcomes for young people by connecting learning to work and enhancing career-related services. We help boost skills and employment, and reduce long-term welfare dependence.

Our people

To achieve our vision, we need people with the right attitude – great collaborators who are open-minded and flexible.

The TEC has a staff of around 350 people from many different backgrounds and with a variety of professional and technical skills. We have content developers, marketing advisers, investment managers, data and business analysts, solution and information architects, project managers, developers, customer service representatives, helpdesk analysts, accountants, executive and personal assistants, administrators, and advisors – to name just some of our roles.

If you think you have the right attitude and you want to help make a difference to New Zealand’s future, then we would love to hear from you. 

• Careers Center - current vacancies at the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)