Prioritising excellence in tertiary teaching - working better together to build successful futures for all learners

Ako Aotearoa - the National Centre for Tertiary Teaching Excellence (NCTTE) – is undertaking a strategy co-design project with the tertiary education sector, commencing in Q1, 2025.

Ako Aotearoa is framing its approach through three strategic areas to improve learner outcomes and lead a successful future for Aotearoa’s tertiary education system. They include:

• thought leadership
• sector collaboration
• teaching excellence.

The project involves connecting with a wide range of stakeholders across the tertiary sector to identify key priority issues, future needs and innovations to improve the quality of teaching and learning practice. Working together, we aim to improve innovative and impactful teaching and learning for the success of all learners. 

Strategic collaborations, trusting partnerships and inclusive approaches will help us identify opportunities where we can make the greatest difference, together.

Our Approach

Your point of view matters

The Ako Aotearoa strategy co-design project involves:

• Regional forums
  Our 2025 Regional Forums provide us with valuable opportunities to gather further feedback from a wide range of sector representatives.
  Central – 3 April – Palmerston North
  Northern – 8 May – Auckland
  Southern – 15 August – Christchurch 
  
  
• Interviews
  Commencing in April, we will meet with strategic individuals across the tertiary sector kanohi-ki-te-kanohi (face-to-face) to discuss key areas relating to the future success of tertiary education in Aotearoa.
  
  
• Online survey
  Our online survey will be live from late April. We will share access to this via our enews, social media channels and website. All people involved in tertiary education are invited to participate.
  
  
• Focus groups
  We will also be inviting small groups of individuals to join us for short focus group sessions.

Contact us

If you would like an opportunity to be involved and have not been approached through one of the above activities, please contact Jill Tanner-Lloyd to find out more.