NorthTec is part of Te Pūkenga. Te Pūkenga brings the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and the arranging training activities of certain Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) together to create a national network. As New Zealand’s largest tertiary education provider, Te Pūkenga has the national and regional reach for long-term skills training partner for firms and industries, enabling learners to move between workplaces and other educational offerings and locations as their needs change.