The RSLG provided this advice to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) in May 2023 to help guide its investment process and decisions for 2024 funding for the Te Tai o Poutini West Coast region.
Timeframe: short, medium and long term
University of Waikato is receiving Smart Ideas funding for the following projects.
This chapter provides a brief overview of the areas covered by the Bay of Plenty Regional Skills Leadership Groups (RSLG’s) advice to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC). The full advice paper, including a list of all stakeholders consulted, is available at Bay of Plenty TEC Advice 2023.
We received 169 applications for Smart Ideas funding in the 2025 round of the Endeavour Fund and 47 were approved for funding. We also continue to fund about 100 Smart Ideas awarded in previous years.
The Waikato Regional Workforce Plan sets out the actions for the RSLG. This update covers the actions that are the Group’s current focus.
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