TEFANZ - Teacher Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand – Te Rauika Titohu Kaiako o Aotearoa
TEFANZ is the national voice for teacher education in Aotearoa New Zealand, representing providers who offer teacher education programmes at degree or graduate level.
The purpose of the TEFANZ is
- to promote the development of research-informed programmes of teacher education,
- to promote teaching as a graduate profession,
- to develop partnerships within the teaching profession and with the education community, and
- to promote the means to implement its commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi.
The association aims to provide a national voice for teacher education issues in the political and policy arena by regularly consulting with the Ministry of Education and government agencies. Another stated aim is to improve the public perception of teacher education and the education profession. TEFANZ does not represent the institutional interests of its members but is instead focused on issues of quality in teacher education, with the intention of speaking on behalf of important professional and research-informed issues in education.