Qualification and Micro-credential Listing and Operational Rules 2022

4. Qualification details listed on the NZQCF for all qualifications

  1. The details for all qualifications to be listed on the NZQCF are:
    1. a title for the qualification that properly reflects the qualification:
    2. a suitable qualification type and level that recognises the achievement of a set of graduate outcomes for a particular purpose through formal certification:
    3. a statement of the purpose of the qualification which clearly states:
      1. for qualifications evaluated using Te Hono o Te Kahurangi quality assurance for qualifications, the use of the qualification in Aotearoa, New Zealand, or one or more other countries, and its relevance to ākonga, whānau, hapū, iwi, and where appropriate hapori Māori and other relevant industries or communities:
      2. for all other evaluated qualifications, the use of the qualification in New Zealand, or the use of the qualification in one or more other countries, and its relevance to students, industry, employers, professions, whānau, hapū, iwi, hapori Māori or community groups:
    4. a suitable outcome statement that:
      1. includes a graduate profile which describes the knowledge, skills, and attributes that the graduate will be able to demonstrate upon achieving the qualification:
      2. identifies the education pathways to other qualifications, if any:
      3. identifies, -
        (A)  for qualifications evaluated using Te Hono o Te Kahurangi quality assurance for qualifications, either a cultural pathway, an education pathway or an employment pathway relevant to ākonga, whānau, hapū, iwi, and where appropriate hapori Māori, and other relevant industries or communities:
        (B)  for all other evaluated qualifications, either or both of the employment pathways or any contribution to the community, whānau, hapū, iwi, or hapori Māori:
    5. the credit value:
    6. the assigned six-digit code from the New Zealand Standard of Classification of Education (NZSCED) system:
    7. the name of the appointed qualification developer:
    8. the name or kind of body that awards, or combination of bodies that award, the qualification:
    9. the intended period for ongoing review, usually being no longer than 5 years from listing and no longer than 5 years from each review thereafter.

 

 

 
 
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