Guidelines, criteria and regulations for the registration of units and qualifications for national certificates and national diplomas

The National Qualifications Framework offers an opportunity to enhance the quality of education and training. The quality management system for nationally recognised qualifications includes registration of units and qualifications to ensure that standards are set which are relevant, up to date and acceptable for major user groups. This booklet refers to the registration of qualifications and the registration of units on the National Qualifications Framework.

Appendices give: examples of unit standards, levels definitions, determining unit credit, regulations for the naming and issuing of nationally recognised qualifications, NZQA classification for unit standards and national qualifications, accreditation, application forms for unit and qualification registration and a glossary.

The National Qualifications Framework offers an opportunity to enhance the quality of education and training. The quality management system for nationally recognised qualifications includes registration of units and qualifications to ensure that standards are set which are relevant, up to date and acceptable for major user groups. This booklet refers to the registration of qualifications and the registration of units on the National Qualifications Framework.

Appendices give: examples of unit standards, levels definitions, determining unit credit, regulations for the naming and ...  [+] Show more