Qualifications Division

The Qualifications Division is responsible for:

• tertiary qualifications – records, assessment support material and moderation
• working with tertiary providers to ensure their internal assessments are at the national standard
• developing and maintaining unit standards and national qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework that are in areas of government priority and generic in nature, or in Field Māori
• maintaining the national Record of Achievement
• secondary qualifications – setting, preparing and marking secondary school examinations, liaising with secondary schools on assessment matters, moderation of internal assessment
• quality assuring secondary schools and other secondary providers
• providing a qualifications recognition service for people from overseas wishing to live, work or study in New Zealand.

Teams within the Qualifications Division include:

• Course Endorsement
• Data & Data Analysis
• Qualification Development & Tertiary Moderation
• Qualification Recognition Services
• School Quality Assurance & Liaison
• Secondary Examinations
• Secondary Operations & Support
• Secondary Moderation
• Qualifications Policy & Projects