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Overview & Introduction to Sector Funding

There are four possible sources of funding for ACE.

Under the ACE Funding Framework

The changes to adult and community education (ACE) funding were initially announced in July 2005. Since then the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has worked with the sector to gather and analyse information about costs, types of delivery and the volume of learning, to inform the implementation of the framework. As a result a new funding model was released in early April 2006.
From January 2007, funding for all ACE providers will be allocated according to the type of ACE delivery.
Total funding for each provider will be calculated as follows:

• a base rate that funds the provider to engage with the local community, assess community learning needs and design a programme of activities;
• a rate per learner hour for direct learning [note: this is a single flat rate, not a differential rate as announced in July 2005]; and/or
• a payment for brokerage services.

The new three-part funding model will start in 2007 and will be fully in place by 2009. The TEC will work with individual providers to finalise how all three parts of the new funding model will operate for them.
Providers will not have to submit an assessment of their provision against ACE priorities in order to receive funding, though providers will have to show that their activities align with the ACE priorities through the quality assurance process.

For more information on the ACE Funding Framework go to the TEC website or contact your local TEC ACE advisor.

Community Learning Aotearoa NZ (CLANZ) funding

CLANZ allocates small amounts of funding to community groups for community learning needs.

Funding is not available to groups that receive direct funding from the government. Only specific learning projects or programmes for adults are eligible for funding. Priority is given to:

• projects and programmes of groups which do not have easy access to other funding
• learning opportunities to make things fairer and strengthen peoples choices;
• learning opportunities outside the control of schools, polytechnics, and universities
• projects where the learners have control of the learning, rather than those where others decide what people need to learn
• local or regional groups rather than national bodies.

From 2006 onwards there will be three funding rounds per year. Closing dates for applications are:

• 28 February
• 30 June
• 31 October

ACE Innovation and Development Fund

The Adult and Community Education (ACE) Innovation and Development Fund provides for one-off funding to support particular projects related to development in ACE and innovative ACE provision. To be eligible for funding, projects need to demonstrate a connection to one or more of the following:

• innovative ACE provision (all ACE organisations and groups eligible)
• development that assists the establishment of the organisation (non-directly funded ACE organisations and groups eligible)
• national capability building (ACE sector organisations eligible).

There will be two application rounds every year, with closing dates of 31 March and 30 September.

ACE New Provider Fund

The ACE New Provider Fund was established in May 2004 to support previously unfunded ACE providers whose programmes and activities align well with the governments ACE priorities. The fund ws allocated for the first time in 2005.

Information about requirements and criteria for any future funding allocation rounds is yet to be advised.

Other

Other government and non-government ACE funding may be available at times.  Information will be posted on this website.