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Guidelines for micro-credential listing, approval and accreditation
These guidelines provide information to support you in applying for listing and approval of a micro-credential you have developed, and/or accreditation to provide a micro-credential.
Download the interim draft guidelines for micro-credentials (PDF, 580KB)
What Rules your application needs to meet
- To list a micro-credential on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) you must meet the requirements of the Qualification and Micro-credential Listing and Operational Rules 2022.
- To gain approval and/or accreditation you must meet the criteria in the Micro-credential Approval and Accreditation Rules 2022.
About the interim draft guidelines
These guidelines set out the NZQA’s expectations for a quality application that meets the Rules.
They:
- address and explain each micro-credential listing requirement and approval and accreditation criterion
- offer guidance on the evidence required to support an application.
This document is a work in progress and updates will be ongoing.
We will work with education organisations and workforce development councils to make improvements to the guidelines.
Feedback and questions
Please send feedback or questions to qaadmin@nzqa.govt.nz.