New Zealand Qualifications Authority

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New Zealand Qualifications Authority
Māori : Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa
Jurisdiction Quality assurance of qualifications
legal form Crown Entity
Headquarters Wellington
Establishment date 1989
Ministry Minister of Education and the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment
minister Steven Joyce
Employee 438
Status: 2014
budget NZ $ 81.572 million
as of 2014
Website : www.nzqa.govt.nz
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The New Zealand Qualifications Authority ( NZQA ) ( Māori : Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa ) is a Crown Entity (special state company as an authority) of the New Zealand state.

tasks

Established in 1989 with the Education Act 1989 , the agency is responsible for the administration and quality assurance of school, university and professional qualifications and degrees in New Zealand.

The NZQA administers all qualifications acquired in secondary schools in New Zealand and divides them into three different levels via the National Certificate of Educational Achievement ( NCEA ) and defines professional and educational qualifications via six different so-called certificate levels , with level 1 being the lowest and the level 6 being the highest level of qualification. The agency also maintains a list of foreign qualifications and educational institutions that have already been recognized in New Zealand. If a qualification obtained outside New Zealand is not in the authority's database, the authority will conduct a fee-based examination of the qualification and recognize a qualification comparable to the New Zealand quality standard.

As of 2014, the NZQA worked as an example with 488 schools from New Zealand and some Pacific states and managed almost 1.35 million qualification data from around 255,000 students.

organization structure

The NZQA is divided into three business areas:

  • Assessment - appraisal, classification of qualifications and degrees
  • Quality Assurance - quality assurance of school, university and professional qualifications and degrees
  • Strategic and Corporate Services - Strategic and corporate services

Each division is led by a Deputy Chief Executive and supported by the Office of the Chief Executive , which is responsible for:

  • Executive support to the Chief Executive and Board - Support the Managing Director and the Executive Board
  • Communications - communication
  • Ministerial liaison - ministerial affairs

covers.

An additional deputy manager is responsible for Māori matters.

literature

  • New Zealand Qualifications Authority [NZQA] (Ed.): Annual Report 2013–2014 . September 2014, ISSN  1172-823X (English, online [PDF; 821 kB ; accessed on January 5, 2015]).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet , accessed January 5, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Annual Report 2013–2014 . 2014, p.  23 (English).
  3. ↑ Annual Report 2013–2014 . 2014, p.  48 (English).
  4. ^ Education Act 1989 . New Zealand legislation , accessed January 5, 2015 .
  5. ↑ What is NCEA? . (PDF 831 kB) New Zealand Qualifications Authority , accessed on May 3, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Certificate . New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) , accessed January 5, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Annual Report 2013–2014 . 2014, p.  17 (English).
  8. ↑ Our structure . New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) , accessed January 5, 2015 .