Practical education for real New Zealand life.
Find your school.
Most education is designed around the institution’s needs. We design ours around the learner’s real life.
NZIE is three schools built on one conviction: that education works best when it is practical, purposeful, and built around the person in front of you and the future ahead of them.
New Zealand’s largest and longest-running digital marketing tertiary provider, offering a practical, industry-current alternative to a traditional degree.
Vocational training at NZQF Level 2 and 3, established 1999. A genuine first step into employment for learners with low or no prior qualifications, rooted in the South Auckland community.
New Zealand’s largest online English language school. Foundational English for new migrants, whether they’re learning for work, family, community connection, or confidence.
Pre-purchased English Language Tuition (PELT), delivered on campus for migrants who have pre-paid English tuition as part of their visa.
OUR SCHOOLS
Who we serve
Each NZIE school is built for a different learner, a different starting point and a different destination. Find the one that fits your life.
Digital Marketing School
Who: School leavers and career changers
Alternative to: A three-year degree
Destination: An industry career in digital marketing
MSL Training
Who: Learners with low or no prior qualifications; Māori and Pacific learners
Alternative to: Being stuck
Destination: Foundation employment
MSL English
Who: Migrants and new arrivals to New Zealand
Alternative to: Isolation and exclusion
Destination: Work, family and community connection
NZIE (New Zealand Institute of Education) is the parent organisation, accrediting body and policy home for three schools: Digital Marketing School, MSL Training and MSL English. Credentials, policies and governance documentation are held here.
NZIE is accredited and approved by:
New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA)
This is a government department that sets the standards for courses and quality.
NZIE is a Category 1 Provider. You can find the last EER report here.
2026 Code of Practice Self-Assessment Report
NZIE complies with Ministry of Education data collection through a Single Data Return (SDR) sent every 4 months.
Tertiary Education Commission (TEC)
This government department funds institutes to accept local domestic students.
This means that New Zealanders can study at NZIE and also access the Student Loan and Allowance scheme to support them through their studies.
