Qualifications and standards

Understanding the NZQF
Qualifications
Developing qualifications at Levels 1-6 on the NZQF
Standards
- - Unit standard reviews and developments
  - - Early Childhood Education (ECE)
  - - Adult and Generic Education and Training
  - - Communication Skills
  - - Cook Islands Cultural Studies
  - - Core Generic
  - - Computing
  - - History
  - - English for Academic Purposes
  - - Business Administration
  - - Business unit standards
  - - Cervical Screening
  - - Unit standards for Foundation and Bridging
  - - Generic Design
  - - Tourism Māori
  - - Reo Māori Media
  - - Manaaki Marae
  - - Financial Capability
  - - Māori Business and Management
  - - Sociology
  - - Supported Learning
  - - Te Ara Nunumi
  - - Te Matauranga Maori me te Whakangungu - Early Learning
  - - Micro and Macro Economics
  - - Tikanga
  - - Niue Arts and Crafts
  - - Reo Māori
  - - Music Technology
  - - Inclusive Education
  - - Taonga Puoro
  - - Te Ara Hou ki te Ora
  - - Vagahau Niue
  - - Whakairo
  - - English Language
  - - Māori Performing Arts
  - - Mathematics and Work and Study Skills
  - - Whānau Ora
  - - Mana Wahine
  - - Science
  - - Legal Studies
  - - Literacy and Numeracy
  - - Ngā Mahi a te Whare Pora
- - Changes to unit standards
- - NZQA unit standard resources
Awards
Results

NZQA-led standards reviews and developments

This page is about reviews and developments facilitated by NZQA Qualifications Services (QS). QS is responsible for the development, maintenance and review of nationally recognised assessment standards (generic and Field Māori) to support industry, employer, hapū, iwi and Government goals.

We work with industry, employers, professional groups, Whakaruruhau and other stakeholders to develop assessment standards that are nationally recognised and fit for purpose. NZQA has two standard setting bodies (SSB) responsible for the quality and credibility of the assessment standards that are submitted to NZQA for listing.

Māori Qualifications Services

Mātauranga Māori standards and qualifications have been developed with a Māori world view and in consultation with whānau, hapū, and iwi; and with the guidance and expertise of Whakaruruhau, Governance and Working Groups.

Mana Wahine	Te Ara Hou ki te Ora
Manaaki Marae	Te Ara Nunumi - Bereavement Pathways Māori
Māori Business and Management	Te Mātauranga me te Whakangungu
Māori Performing Arts	Tikanga
Ngā Mahi a te Whare Pora	Tourism Māori
Reo Māori	Whakairo
Reo Māori Media	Whānau Ora
Taonga Pūoro

National Qualifications Services

Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training	Generic Design*
Business*	Inclusive Education* (formerly Special Education)
Business Administration*	Legal Studies
Cervical Screening*	Literacy and Numeracy
Communication Skills*	Mathematics in the Workplace*
Computing*	Micro and Macro Economics
Core Generic	Music Technology
Early Childhood Education*	Niue Arts & Crafts
English for Academic Purposes	Science
English Language	Sociology
Financial Capability	Supported Learning
Foundation and Bridging	Vagahau Niue

* Standard setting responsibilities transferred to Workforce Development Councils (WDC) October 2021

Suite	WDC transferred to
Business (including Business Administration)	Ringa Hora - Services
Cervical Screening	Toitū te Waiora – Community Health Education and Social Services (CHESS)
Computing	Toi Mai - Creative, Cultural, Recreation and Technology
Early Childhood Education	Toitū te Waiora – Community Health Education and Social Services (CHESS)
Generic Design	Toi Mai - Creative,Cultural, Recreation and Technology
Inclusive Education	Toitū te Waiora – Community Health Education and Social Services (CHESS)
Mathematic in the Workplace (Trigonometry standard)	Waihanga Ara Rau – Construction and Infrastructure

Reviews being undertaken in 2021

Adult Education and Training and Generic Education and Training – Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education; Delivery of Adult Education and Training; Design and Development of Adult Education and Training; Assessment of Learning
Communication Skills – Interpersonal Communications, Reading, Writing
Computing – Computer Support, Generic Computing, Software Development – Programming
Early Childhood Education – Early Childhood: Educational Theory and Practice; Early Childhood: Family, Whānau, Community, and Society; Early Childhood: Professional Practice
Foundation and Bridging
Niue Arts and Crafts – Niue Arts, Niue Crafts, Niue Music
Pacific Studies – Cook Islands Tradition and Culture, Niue Tradition and Culture, Pacific Change and Development, Pacific Indigenous Knowledge, Pacific Societies
Sociology
Supported Learning
Trigonometry

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The assessment standard review structure

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Contact

For further information, please email either National Qualifications Services or Māori Qualifications Services.