Education, Health and Community Industry Skills Board (ISB)
Industry Skills Boards replaced the Workforce Development Councils which were disestablished at the end of 2025. Their core role is to set standards, endorse vocational education and training programmes, moderate assessments, and advise on workforce needs. Their role is also to ensure training meets employer needs and supports a capable, future-ready education, health, and community workforce. In addition to their core role, ISBs have also assumed temporary responsibility for supporting the ongoing provision of work-based learning, with the temporary transition of work-based learning divisions of Te Pūkenga into ISBs.
On 1 January 2026, the Careerforce business division of Te Pūkenga (including all existing programmes and training activities) transferred, as a distinct business division, into the Education, Health and Community ISB, but only for a maximum period of up to two years. During this time, industry need to determine their future training provision requirements, including the potential for Careerforce to transition into an industry-governed Private Training Establishment (PTE), as has already happened for other Te Pūkenga Work Based Learning divisions.
You can read more about the Education, Health and Community ISB here, including its Board.