The Government has asked the Productivity Commission to carry out an inquiry into “new models of tertiary education” in New Zealand. The inquiry takes a whole-of-system perspective, considering how trends – especially in technology, tuition costs, skill demand, demography and internationalisation – may drive changes in business models and delivery models in the tertiary sector. 

This draft report aims to assist individuals and organisations to participate in the inquiry. It outlines the background to the inquiry, the Commission’s approach, and the matters about which the Commission is seeking comment and information. This draft report contains the Commission’s draft findings and recommendations. It also contains a limited number of questions to which responses are invited but not required. The Commission welcomes information and comment on any part of this report and on any issues that participants consider relevant to the inquiry’s terms of reference.