English-language providers are private training establishments that enrol international students and do not receive government funding. These providers run short-term English language courses, mostly for visitors and tour groups to New Zealand.
Submitting data to the UIP system will be a requirement to maintain registration. This follows work by the Ministry of Education, the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) and Education New Zealand (ENZ) alongside English New Zealand and English-language providers to develop a shorter set of data that reflects the more informal nature of their English programmes.
The UIP data collection system will help government agencies to protect the reputation of the international education sector by ensuring that all visitors to New Zealand have an excellent academic experience. The Ministry will work with English-language providers to help them implement the new system.
We are currently developing specifications and guidelines which will be posted on this website no later than the end of August 2017.
Further information
Read more about the UIP data collection system