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OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (Go to the OECD website)		OECD	Te Whakahaere mō te Mahi Tahi me te Whanaketanga ā-Ohanga. (Haere ki te paetukutuku OECD)
OFSTED	Office for Standards in Education (UK). (Go to the OFSTED website)		OFSTED	Te Tari mō ngā Paerewa Mātauranga (UK). (Haere ki te paetukutuku o OFSTED)
OSH	occupational safety and health.		OSH	Te Ratonga Oranga.
outcome	see learning outcome.		hua	tirohia hua o te ako.
panel leader	the single pair of eyes with the overall responsibility for leading a panel of markers, setting the standard of marking for external assessments, the quality of marking across the panel and writing the Panel Leader's Report.		kaiārahi kāhui	Ko te tangata ka noho haepapa, ā, māna anō hei ārahi i te kāhui māka, māna anō hoki hei whakatakoto te taumata o te māka i ngā aromatawai ā-waho, te kounga o te māka huri noa i te kāhui me te tuhinga o te Pūrongo a te Rangatira o te Kāhui.
PCET	Post-compulsory education and training.		PCET	Te Mātauranga me te Whakangungu (Post-compulsory education and training).
PDS	Provider Development and Support, a NZQA business group.	Back to A-Z menu	PDS	Te Tautoko me te Whanake Kaituku Mātauranga, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
peer assessment	assessment of individual performance undertaken by fellow learners.		aromatawai ā-hoa	Te aromatawai i te mahi o tētahi ākonga nā ōna hoa āko.
performance criteria	Performance criteria specify the quality of the critical evidence required to meet the outcomes in the elements. Collectively, they provide the standards against which elements are assessed.		(ngā) paearu mahi	Mā te Paearu mahi e whakatau te kounga o te taunaki mōhio e hiahiatia ana ki te whakatutuki i ngā hua o ngā tīpakonga. Huia katoatia, koira ngā paerewa e aromatawaitia ai ngā tīpakonga.
performance indicators	statements against which the performance of an organisation or system is assessed.		(ngā) tohu whakaatu i te āhua o te mahi	Ngā tauākī e aromatawaitia ai te kaha o te mahi o tētahi whakahaere, tētahi pūnaha rānei.
PoBoC	payment on behalf of the Crown.		PoBoC	He utu nā te Karauna.
portfolio	a learner's personal collection of evidence of achievement; also a method of gathering evidence.	Back to A-Z menu	kōpaki	Te kohinga o ngā taunaki whakatutukitanga o tētahi ākonga; he huarahi kohi taunaki hoki.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
PPTA	Post Primary Teachers' Association. (Go to the PPTA website)		PPTA	Te Wehengarua. (Haere ki te paetukutuku PPTA)
prescription	the content, skills and knowledge to be assessed in a qualification or examination.		whakahaunga	Ngā mōhiotanga, ngā pūkenga me ngā mātauranga ka aromatawaitia i roto i tētahi tohu mātauranga, i tētahi whakamātautau rānei.
Principal's Nominee	A staff member nominated by the principal of a school, who carries out duties and responsibilities on behalf of the school and liaises with NZQA for the purpose of the administration of all NZQA rules and procedures.		(Te) Tautapa a te Tumuaki	Tētahi kaimahi ka waitohutia e te Tumuaki o te kura, hei mahi i ngā mahi, hei pīkau hoki i ngā kawenga mō te kura, ā, hei takawaenga me NZQA e pā ana ki te whakahaerenga o ngā kaupapa me ngā manatūnga a NZQA.
private training establishment	non-state-owned organisation, registered with NZQA, that provides post-school education and training. Often known as a PTE.		whare whakangungu tūmataiti	He whakahaere ehara n?ā te karauna, kua r ēhitatia ki NZQA, ka tuku i te mātauranga me te whakangungu i muri i te kura. E mōhiotia ana hei PTE.
programme	term used to encompass courses of study and/or research activity.	Back to A-Z menu	hōtaka	Tētahi karangatanga e pā ana ki ngā akoranga me/ ngā mahi rangahau rānei.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
protected terms	organisational and qualifications titles that cannot be used without authority: including university, polytechnic, college of education; degree, Bachelor, Master, doctor, National/New Zealand Certificate, National/New Zealand Diploma.		ingoa manatā	Ngā taitara ā-whakahaere, ā-tohu mātauranga hoki e kore e taea te whakamahi ki te kore e whakamanatia: tae atu ki ngā whare wānanga, kuratini, kāreti mātauranga; tohu mātauranga whare wānanga (degree), Tohu Paetahi, Paerua, Kairangi, Pōkaitahi ā-Motu/o Aotearoa, Pōkaitahi ā-Motu/o Aotearoa.
provider	an individual or organisation supplying education and/or training and/or assessment services; includes schools, polytechnics, colleges of education, private training establishments, government training establishments, wānanga and workplaces.		kaituku mātauranga	Tētahi tangata, whakahaere rānei ka tuku i ngā ratonga mātauranga me/te whakangungu rānei me te aromatawai /ratonga aromatawai rānei; tae atu ki ngā kura, kuratini, kāreti mātauranga, whare whakangungu tūmataiti, whare whakangungu kāwanatanga, wānanga me ngā wāhi mahi.
provisional entrance	a means of entrance to university for New Zealand citizens and permanent residents under 20 years of age who have left school on completion of year 12. With the phasing in of the National Certificate of Educational Achievement the nomenclature used by the universities is changing to discretionary entrance. (For details see the NZVCC website)		whakauru takitaro	Tētahi huarahi whakauru ki te whare wānanga mō ngā kirirarau me ngā tāngata noho tūturu o Aotearoa i raro i te 20 tau te pakeke kua oti te tau 12, ā, kua mutu i te kura. Nā te āta whakaurutanga o te Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu Kua Taea kua huri ngā whare wānanga ki te whakamahi i te kupu whakauru matawhāitihanga. (Mō ētahi kōrero anō, tirohia te paetukutuku NZVCC)
PSA	Public Service Association. (Go to the New Zealand PSA website)		PSA	Te Uniana mō te Rāngai Kāwanatanga. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o te PSA)
PTE	private training establishment.	Back to A-Z menu	PTE	whare whakangungu tūmataiti.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
QAD	Quality Assurance Division, a NZQA business unit. (See the NZQA website for more details)		QAD	Ngā Mahi Kounga Wāhanga, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA. (Tirohia te paetukutuku o NZQA mō te roanga ake o ngā kōrero)
QRS	Qualification Recognition Services, a NZQA business unit. (More details)		QRS	Te Ratonga Aromātai Tohu Mātauranga, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA. (He kōrero anō)
QMS	quality management systems.		QMS	Ngā pūnaha whakahaere i te kounga.
qualification	requirements for certification established by a recognised standards-setting body or an education provider. (See also the Register)		(te) urunga	Ngā whakaritenga mō te tiwhiketetanga kua whakatūngia e tētahi whakaruruhau e tētahi kaituku mātauranga. (Tirohia hoki te Āhurutanga)
qualification developer	an organisation that develops qualifications that are submitted for approval to a quality assurance body; the development process must involve and have the support of the appropriately recognised expert bodies related to the subject title and major content of the qualification.		kaihanga tohu mātauranga	tētahi whakahaere ka whakawhanake i ngā tohu mātauranga ka tāpaetia ki tētahi rōpū whakaū i te kounga mā taua rōpū anō hei whakamana; me matua whai wāhi i te hātepe whakawhanake, te tautoko o ngā rōpū kua mōhiotia he tohunga i roto i te taitara o te kaupapa ako me te mōhiotanga matua o te tohu mātauranga
quality assurance	a collective term used for activities used to ensure that business is carried out effectively and efficiently.	Back to A-Z menu	whakaū i te kounga	Tētahi karangatanga whānui ka whakamahia mō te whakapūmau i te tika me te whai hua o ngā mahi.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
quality assurance body	a body that has legislated or delegated authority for quality assurance functions. Such organisations include the Committee on University Academic Programmes (CUAP) of the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee (NZVCC), the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA), the ITP New Zealand - Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand and the Colleges of Education Accreditation Committee (CEAC). (See Register for more details)		rōpū whakaū i te kounga	Tētahi rōpū e whai mana ana i raro i te ture, kua tautapaina rānei ki te whakaū i te kounga. Ka tae atu ki ngā rōpū pērā ki te te Komiti mō ngā Hōtaka Mātauranga Whare Wānanga (CUAP) o te Te Komiti Whare Wānanga o ngā Kaiwhakahaere Matua o Aotearoa (NZVCC), te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa (NZQA), te Te Aka Haumi o ngā Kuratini o Aotearoa (ITP New Zealand) me te Komiti Whakamanatanga o ngā Kāreti Mātauranga (CEAC). (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō ētahi kōrero anō)
quality assured qualification	a qualification that is approved by any of the recognised quality assurance bodies. (See Register for more details)		tohu mātauranga kua whakaūngia te kounga	tētahi tohu mātauranga kua oti te whakamana i tētahi o ngā rōpū whakaū i te kounga. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō ētahi kōrero anō)
quality audit	an independent examination of a management system to see whether activities are effective in achieving an organisation's goals and objectives.		tino kounga o te tātari	Te whakamātau motuhake i tētahi pūnaha whakahaere kia kitea ai te whai hua o ngā mahi o reira ki te whakatutuki i te kounga o ngā whāinga.
quality management	coherent management activity that ensures quality policies and objectives are set, implemented and evaluated.		tino kounga o te whakahaere	Te whakamātau motuhake i tētahi pūnaha whakahaere kia kitea ai te whai hua o ngā mahi o reira ki te whakatutuki i te kounga o ngā whāinga.
quality management system	a system of clearly defined organisational structures, processes, responsibilities and resources used to assure quality.	Back to A-Z menu	(te) tino kounga o te pūnaha whakahaere	Tētahi pūnaha o ngā anga, ngā hātepe, ngā kawenga me ngā rauemi ā-whakahaere kua tautuhitia hei whakaū i te kounga.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
RCC	recognition of current competency. (See recognition of prior learning)		RCC	te whakaaetanga o ngā āheinga o ināianei. (Tirohia te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua)
range	Range statements provide clarification of the standard, or an outline of the critical evidence to be considered in assessment, to ensure that standards have been met. They may also provide context and clarify limits. Range statements can apply to all outcomes in the standard, an element outcome, or a performance criterion.
huinga	Mā te tauākī huinga e tautuhi ai te paerewa, he whakarāpopotonga rānei o te taunaki mōhio ka whakaaroarotia i roto i te aromatawainga, e pūmau ai kua tutuki ngā paerewa. Ka tuku i te horopaki, ā, ka tautuhi anō hoki i ngā here. Ka pā ngā tauākī huinga ki ngā hua katoa o te paerewa, te hua o tētahi tīpakonga, ki tētahi paearu mahi kotahi rānei.
recognition of current competencies	see recognition of prior learning		(te) whakaaetanga o ngā āheinga o ināianei	Tirohia te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua
recognition of prior learning	assessment that makes use of indirect evidence of achievement and/or evidence from activities that are undertaken without first requiring additional learning; often called recognition or assessment of current competencies; the term 'recognition' is meant to imply that skills and knowledge will be recognised by some form of assessment against established criteria. (More details)		(te) whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua	Te huarahi aromatawai ka whakamahi i te taunaki mōhio kāore i oti i mua i te kaiaromatawai, kua kiia e tētahi atu tangata he mahi nā te kaitono me/he taunaki mōhio rānei e ahu mai ana i ngā ngohe, ka mahia me te kore o te akoranga tāpiri i mua; i ētahi wā, karangataia ai "te whakaae, te aromatawai rānei i te āheinga o ināianei"; ko te tikanga o te karangatanga 'whakaaetanga', ka whakaaetia ngā pūkenga me te mātauranga mā te aromatawai i runga i ngā paearu kua whakaritea. (He kōrero anō)
reconsideration	reconsiderations apply to externally assessed written examinations only. Candidates may apply for a reconsideration if they believe that a paper has not been marked correctly. A candidate applying for a reconsideration cannot apply for a review of the same standard/University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarship subject. (See the NCEA Rules and Procedures for more information)		(te) whakaaro anō	Ko te whakaaro anō e pā ana ki ngā whakamātautau ā-tuhi ka aromatawaitia i waho anake. Ka āhei ngā kaitono te inoi mō te whakaaro anō ki te whakapono rātau kāore i tika te māka i te puka whakahoki. Ko te kaitono e inoi ana mō te whakaaro anō, e kore e āhei te tono mō te arotake o taua paerewa anō/kaupapa ako Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me te Karahipi anō. (Tirohia ngā Ture me ngā Manatūnga NCEA mō ētahi kōrero anō)
Record of Achievement	an individual learner's transcript of unit standards and achievement standards credited and national qualifications completed, provided by NZQA from a national database. (More details.)	Back to A-Z menu	Pūrongo Ako	Te rārangi o ngā paerewa, ngā paerewa paetae me ngā tohu mātauranga kua tutuki i tētahi ākonga, ka tukua e NZQA mai i tētahi pātengi raraunga ā-motu. (He kōrero anō.)	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
(the) Register	the New Zealand Register of Quality Assured Qualifications (commonly know as the Register) is a list of all quality assured qualifications in New Zealand. The Register has ten levels and comprises qualifications that are registered in accordance with an agreed set of title definitions. (Go to the Register)		(te) Āhurutanga	ko te Rēhita o Aotearoa o ngā Tohu Mātauranga kua Whakaūngia te Kounga (e mōhiotia ana ko te Āhurutanga) he rārangi o ngā tohu mātauranga kua whakaūngia te kounga i Aotearoa. Tekau ngā kaupae o te Āhurutanga, ā, kei reira ngā tohu mātauranga kua rēhitatia i runga anō i tētahi huinga o ngā whakamāramatanga ā-taitara kua whakaaetia. (Haere ki te Āhurutanga)
registered assessor	an assessor registered by an accredited national standards-setting body to assess learners. Assessment usually take splace in the workplace.		kaiaromatawai kua rēhitatia	tētahi kaiaromatawai kua rēhitatia e tētahi whakaruruhau kua whakamanatia hei aromatawai i ngā ākonga. Ka whakahaeretia te aromatawaitanga i te wāhi mahi.
registration (of establishments)	a process for ensuring that a private or government training establishment is able to provide a sound and stable learning environment; establishments are required to be registered before they can be accredited. (More details)		rēhitatanga (o ngā whakahaere)	Tētahi hātepe e hua ai ka āhei tētahi whare whakangungu tūmataiti tētahi whare whakangungu kāwanatanga rānei te tuku i tētahi wāhi ako pūmau, pai hoki; kia rēhitatia ngā whakahere i mua i te whakamanatanga. (He kōrero anō)
registration (of unit standards, achievement standards and qualifications)	a process that ensures unit standards, achievement standards and national qualifications have received appropriate national endorsement and meet the technical requirements of NZQA; the process concludes when these are entered onto the Framework database; standards and qualifications are reviewed periodically. (More details)		rēhitatanga (o ngā paerewa, ngā paerewa paetae, me ngā tohu mātauranga)	Tētahi hātepe ka whakapūmau, kua mana ngā paerewa me ngā tohu mātauranga huri noa i te motu, kua rite hoki ki ngā whakaritenga toi o NZQA; ka mutu te hātepe nei ina whakauruhia ana ngā paerewa me ngā tohu mātauranga ki roto i te patengi raraunga o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga; ka arotakengia ā-wā ngā paerewa me ngā tohu mātauranga. (He kōrero anō)
reporting	supplying information on the progress and achievements of a learner.	Back to A-Z menu	(te) tuhi pūrongo	Te tuku kōrero e pā ana ki te ahunga whakamua me ngā whakatutukitanga o tētahi ākonga.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
review	if a candidate believes a mechanical error has been made in the marking of their external assessment material (eg a section of work not marked, the incorrect transfer of grades or marks), he or she can ask for a review. Review requests must be made in writing and within a specified timeframe. Candidates who request a review cannot also request a reconsideration.		arotake	ki te whakapono tētahi kaitono kāore i tika te māka o āna mahi i tāpaetia ai mō te aromatawai ā-waho (hei tauira, kāore i mākahia tētahi wāhanga o āna mahi, i hē te whakawhiti o ngā tohu taumata, o ngā māka rānei), ka āhei ia te tono mō te arotake. Ko te tono arotake, kia matua tuhia, ā, i roto anō hoki i te wā ka whakaritea. Ko ngā kaitono ka tono i te arotake, e kore e taea te whakaaro anō.
RoA	Record of Achievement.		RoA	Pūrongo Ako.
RPL	recognition of prior learning.	Back to A-Z menu	RPL	Te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua.	Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z

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