Microsoft Copilot for education and training
Schools and tertiary providers on Microsoft 365 Education can use Copilot for planning and administration.
- Share of NZ employees
- 8.5%about 208,000 people, Feb 2025
- Highest local share
- 33%Lincoln, Canterbury
- Highest region
- 11%Manawatū-Whanganui, 11,500 employees
Where we start
Schools and tertiary providers on Microsoft 365 Education can use Copilot for planning and administration.
Lesson and unit planning
Draft plans and resources in Word from existing material in OneDrive or Teams.
Admin and reporting
Summarise staff meetings and draft reports and newsletters.
Data questions
Ask Excel about attendance or achievement data your role already has access to.
Take care: Check licensing and age rules for students, and follow your institution’s AI guidance.
Where the jobs are
Education and training accounts for 8.5% of paid employees in New Zealand. These are the towns and regions where its share is highest. Towns need at least 400 employees to be ranked.
Towns with the highest share of jobs in education
| Town | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | 32.7% | 8.5% | |
| Ōpunake | 30.9% | 8.5% | |
| Ōtaki | 28.8% | 8.5% | |
| Helensville | 25.8% | 8.5% | |
| Te Kauwhata | 25.5% | 8.5% | |
| Darfield | 23.4% | 8.5% | |
| Kaikohe | 22.5% | 8.5% | |
| Snells Beach | 21.1% | 8.5% | |
| Ngāruawāhia | 20.9% | 8.5% | |
| Greytown | 20.7% | 8.5% |
Share of paid employees at business locations in the town. The tick marks the national share.
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
By region
| Region | Chart | Share | NZ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manawatū-Whanganui | 10.6% | 8.5% | |
| Gisborne | 10.4% | 8.5% | |
| Northland | 10.3% | 8.5% | |
| Wellington | 9.3% | 8.5% | |
| Otago | 8.9% | 8.5% | |
| Waikato | 8.8% | 8.5% | |
| Bay of Plenty | 8.7% | 8.5% | |
| Auckland | 8.1% | 8.5% | |
| Canterbury | 8.1% | 8.5% | |
| Hawke's Bay | 8.0% | 8.5% | |
| Taranaki | 7.9% | 8.5% | |
| Nelson | 7.1% | 8.5% | |
| Tasman | 7.0% | 8.5% | |
| Southland | 6.7% | 8.5% | |
| West Coast | 6.5% | 8.5% | |
| Marlborough | 6.1% | 8.5% |
Source: Stats NZ, Business Demography Statistics, February 2020 and 2025.
Courses
1Introductory
Microsoft 365 Copilot foundations
Hands-on Copilot across Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint, using your own everyday tasks.
2Organisation
Copilot rollout and readiness
Plan a Copilot rollout that pays for its licences: permissions hygiene, sensitivity labels, pilot groups, champions and adoption measurement.
3Advanced
Copilot Studio agents and advanced Excel
Build agents in Copilot Studio over your own content and processes, automate the actions with Power Automate, and get more from Copilot in Excel.
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Questions
Is Microsoft Copilot safe to use in education?
With the right plan and rules, yes for most tasks. Check licensing and age rules for students, and follow your institution’s AI guidance.
Can training use our own education examples?
Yes. We ask for a few real, non-sensitive examples beforehand, or anonymised versions, and build the exercises around them.
Train your education team
- ScopeHeadcount, sites, Microsoft 365 plan and licences, and the teams you want to start with.
- PlanWe propose a course, a pilot group and a format, and agree the files and meetings to use.
- TrainOn-site or over Teams, in Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams, with your own work.
- In person
- Remote
- Half-day workshop
- Full-day workshop
- Team rollout
Independent training by TheColab. Not affiliated with Microsoft.
Enquire
Tell us about your team. We reply by email with a suggested course and format.