You are able to get one year of tertiary study or two years’ training up to the value of $12,000 fees-free.

The equivalent of one year’s full-time study fees-free at an institute of technology, polytechnic, private training establishment, universe or wānanga.

Up to 24 months of an apprenticeship or training fees-free with an employer or industry training organisation.

Yes, you can access StudyLink for most of the programmes offered at Learner Me.

If you are studying part-time, however, there may be other prerequisite conditions that you will need to verify.

You can check your eligibility on the StudyLink website, or by clicking here.

Yes, you can, however, part-time study is recommended only for the Level 4 IT Essentials programme.

Part-time study is not available for the Level 4 Digital Media and Design programme.

Generally, students in full-time study will study for 2 semesters, or 6 months, and must complete 2 papers per semester.

Part-time students, however, will study 4 semesters, or 12 months, but will only need to complete 1 paper per semester.

Choosing to study part-time on a programme that, for full-time study would last more than 1 year, is not recommended.

The required age differs from programme to programme.

-Tech Academy is for high school students in years 12 and 13.

-Hangarau Akoranga is for 15-24 year olds, particularly those who are not in education, training, or employment.

-Level 4 & 5 certificate and diploma programmes, domestic students must turn 17 within their first year of study, while international students must turn 18 within their first year of study.

Yes, Learner Me is a NZQA Accredited organisation.

The parks outside Learner Me in New Plymouth are for Proformac staff and customers only.

For either campus in New Plymouth or Hāwera, there are free parks on the surrounding roads near the campus. For more information on this, click here, or manually go to the “Student Life” tab, then scroll down to find the Parking Map.