As you will be aware, the Reform of Vocational Education (ROVE) is well underway. Skills has completed the first transition to St John in July 2022, also known as ‘Go Live 1’. Skills will be transitioning the next wave of programmes to multiple organisations (also called Receiving Organisations). We call this ‘Go Live 2’.  

The transition will take effect from 1 September 2022. 

The information we hold about organisations and their formal training agreement(s) will remain confidential and secure throughout the process.  

As part of the transition, from 26 – 31 August 2022 Skills will implement a ‘read only’ to My Skills and Skillsbank. If employers or learner(s) use these systems, this means that:  

• No changes can be made during the read-only period however they can still view the information in these systems before 26 August 2022.   
• Learners will not be able to access their learning materials or assessments however you can contact your Account Manager or Skills Customer Support team who can email learners copies. 
• Learners will also need to hold on to any paper-based assessments they complete as these can’t be submitted during this time.  

For those who don’t use these systems, the read-only period won’t affect you. 

The services and support employers and learner(s) receive will carry over to the Receiving Organisation (RO). Some Skills Account Managers are transferring to the ROs and some aren’t. If your Account Manager does change, Skills will transfer your training to the RO and work with them to ensure that all Account Managers are trained and ready to support you. 

As much as possible, Account Managers will stay with their existing apprentices. 

The details of each transition are specific to whether you’re an employer, learner or assessor; and to which RO you’re transferring. We sent out tailored communications to employers affected by Go Live 2 on August 18th explaining what will happen next and providing a set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). 

If you are an employer and haven’t received these details, you can contact the Skills Customer support team on 0508 754 557 or support@skills.org.nz  for assistance. 

If you have a Trades-specific question, check out our FAQs here, or if your query is non-Trades-specific, you can read these FAQs to learn more. 

Since our transition plan was approved in February this year, Skills has been working through the process of transferring its Arranging Training functions to Te Pūkenga WBL and other providers (known as Receiving Organisations (ROs)). You can read the Transition Plan here.

Skills has worked with the ROs to identify the roles its staff will transfer into and has now completed the ‘Expression of Interest’ process for those roles. 

We hosted a series of information forums alongside the ROs educating staff on the ROs. You can find out more about the seven ROs Skills is working with here. 

Over the next few weeks, we’ll confirm with staff which RO they will transition to. Each RO will be scheduling time for induction training closer to the transition date. 

This change in Skills’ structure means adjustments for our digital and technology systems. Some employers and learners will need to change their logins for systems like My Skills and Skillsbank. If you’re among them, you can expect to receive communications from us guiding you through the re-set in August. 

The transitions, what we call ‘going live’, to the new arrangements will take place at three different dates.  

 Skills transitioned to the WDC in October 2021. Click here to see the WDC transition plan.

We will also be shifting out of our Wynyard Wood House premises at 60 Highbrook Drive, East Tamaki. From October, all Auckland staff working for the Skills family of brands will be based either at Ellerslie or the Auckland-based campuses belonging to Ignite and ICE.