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The mission statement of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority reads: The New Zealand Qualifications Authority will promote improvement in the quality of education and training in New Zealand through the development and maintenance of a comprehensive, accessible and flexible National Qualifications Framework. This booklet sets out why the changes were needed and how the new framework operates. Sections deal with how the framework impacts upon secondary schools, polytechnics, colleges of education, training opportunities programmes, private training establishments, government training establishments, the workplace and the Maori. A 20 minute video, entitled Learning to learn, was prepared in conjunction with this booklet. Both explain how major changes to the qualifications system will impact on the future of New Zealanders at all levels of their careers and study. Both provide an overview of how the framework will operate and how it will provide the catalyst for encouraging further education and training.