TEOs receiving On-Plan funding from the TEC are required to verify learner identity and eligibility for enrolment in accordance with the methods set out in the funding conditions. Usually TEOs verify learner identity and eligibility by sighting the original or a certified copy of a student’s “identity document”, being their current passport, birth certificate, certificate of identity, New Zealand certificate of citizenship, or expired passport that has not been cancelled.

Under the previous Alert Levels 3 and 4, the TEC authorised TEOs to accept identity documents submitted electronically, such as a scanned copy or a photo emailed to TEOs, which were accompanied with the learner’s signed declaration that they provided a true copy of their original identity document.

Under the new COVID-19 Protection Framework,  in-person sighting of original or certified copies of identity documents may not always be practicable. The TEC therefore authorises TEOs to verify student identity and eligibility in accordance with the below table. The table only applies where TEOs wish to verify learner identity or eligibility by sighting the original or a certified copy of a learner’s identity document. As mentioned above, there are other methods by which you can verify a learner’s identity or eligibility as set out in the funding conditions.