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OECD Te Whakahaere mō te Mahi Tahi me te Whanaketanga ā-Ohanga. (Haere ki te paetukutuku OECD)   OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (Go to the OECD website)
OFSTED Te Tari mō ngā Paerewa Mātauranga (UK). (Haere ki te paetukutuku o OFSTED)   OFSTED Office for Standards in Education (UK). (Go to the OFSTED website)  
ōrite E hāngai ana ki te aromatawai. E ōrite ana te aromatawai ina rite te wāhi, ka whakatau pērā anō te kaiaromatawai, ā, ka ōrite hoki aua whakataunga ki ngā whakataunga a ētahi kaiaromatawai.   consistent refers to assessment. Assessment is consistent where, given similar circumstances the assessor would make the same judgement again and the judgement will be similar to judgements that other assessors would make.

OSH

Te Ratonga Oranga.   OSH occupational safety and health.
(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 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.
(te) paearu o te aromatawai He tauākī hei aromatawai i te taumata o te mahi o tētahi tīpako/hua. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z assessment criteria statements against which the standard of performance of an element/outcome is assessed. Back to A-Z menu
paerewa

(i) ngā hua o te ako kua āta tautuhitia, me ngā paearu paearu mahi, aromatawai rānei, ngā tauira whakamārama, whakapā hoki tae atu ki ngā hātepe whakaū i te kounga. (Tirohia hoki paerewa me te paerewa paetae)

(ii) ngā paearu ā-whakahaere, ā-pūnaha rānei tae atu ki ngā tohu whakaatu i te āhua o te mahi.

  standards

(i) defined learning outcomes, together with performance or assessment criteria examples of their interpretation and application, and associated quality assurance processes. (See also unit standard and achievement standard)

(ii) defined organisational or systems criteria, together with performance indicators.

 
paerewa Koia nei te huinga o ngā hua o te ako kua rēhitatia e pā ana ki ngā paearu mahi, tae atu hoki ki ngā mōhiotanga hangarau, whakahaere hoki e tautoko ana i te tukunga me te aromatawai. Kua rēhita ngā paerewa katoa i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga, ka tohaina he kaupae me ētahi whiwhinga, ā, ka whai wāhi ki tētahi Pōkaitahi ā-motu, Pōkairua rānei.   unit standard a nationally registered, coherent set of learning outcomes and associated performance criteria, together with technical and management information that supports delivery and assessment. All unit standards are registered on the National Qualifications Framework, assigned a level and a credit value, and may contribute to the award of a National Certificate or Diploma.
paerewa ā-motu Ko ngā paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae kua rēhitatia i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga.   national standards unit standards and achievement standards registered on the National Qualifications Framework.  
paerewa paetae Te huinga o ngā hua o te ako kua rēhitatia e pā ana ki ngā paearu mahi, tae atu hoki ki ngā mōhiotanga hangarau, whakahaere hoki e tautoko ana i te tukunga me te aromatawai; e āta whakahua ana i ngā paerewa paetae i ngā taumata e toru o te mahi me te tikanga aromatawai, tae atu pea ki te aromatawai ā-motu i waho. (Whakatairite ki ngā paerewa) Kei te paetukutuku NCEA te roanga ake o ngā kōrero.  
achievement standard
a nationally registered, coherent set of learning outcomes and associated assessment criteria, together with technical and management information that supports delivery and assessment; achievement standards specify three different standards of performance and the method of assessment, which may include national external assessment. (Compare with unit standards) More details on the NCEA website.
PCET Te Mātauranga me te Whakangungu (Post-compulsory education and training). Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z PCET Post-compulsory education and training. Back to A-Z menu
PDS Te Tautoko me te Whanake Kaituku Mātauranga, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA.   PDS Provider Development and Support, a NZQA business group.  
PoBoC He utu nā te Karauna.   PoBoC payment on behalf of the Crown.
Pōkaitahi ā-motu Tētahi tohu mātauranga i runga i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga ka whakaae i ngā pūkenga me te mātauranga e rite ana ki ngā paerewa ā-motu (ngā paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae); ka rēhitatia ngā Pōkaitahi ā-motu i waenga i ngā kaupae 1 me 4, ā, ko te itinga rawa e hiahiatia ana he 40 whiwhinga i te kaupae e rēhitatia ana te tohu mātauranga i runga ake rānei. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō ētahi kōrero anō)  
National Certificate
a qualification on the National Qualifications Framework that recognises skills and knowledge that meet nationally endorsed standards (unit and achievement standards); National Certificates are usually registered between levels 1 and 4, and require a minimum of 40 credits at or above the level at which the qualification is registered. (See Register for more details)
Pōkaitahi Karahipi o Aotearoa Ko te Pōkaitahi Karahipi o Aotearoa ka tukua ki ngā ākonga kua tutuki i ngā paerewa karahipi i te itinga rawa o ngā kaupapa ako e toru, i roto i ngā tau e toru. He kōrero anō   New Zealand Scholarship Certificate the New Zealand Scholarship Certificate will be awarded to students who have achieved the scholarship standards in at least three subjects, within a 3 year period. More
Pōkaitahi Ringarehe (Tirohia te whārangi Pōkaitahi Ringarehe i tēnei paetukutuku)   Trade Certificate (See the Trade Certificate page on this website)
Pōkairua ā-motu Tētahi tohu mātauranga i runga i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga ka whakaae i ngā pūkenga me te mātauranga e rite ana ki ngā paerewa ā-motu (ngā paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae); Ka rēhitatia ngā Pōkairua ā-motu i waenga i ngā kaupae 5 me 7. Mā ngā whiwhinga 72 o runga e whakatau te kaupae ka rēhitatia te tohu mātauranga, ā, kia 120 whiwhinga ngā whiwhinga ka whai wāhi ki te tohu mātauranga i te kaupae 4 teitei ake rānei. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō ētahi kōrero anō) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z

National Diploma

a qualification on the National Qualifications Framework that recognises skills and knowledge that meet nationally endorsed standards (unit and achievement standards); National Diplomas are registered between levels 5 and 7. The top 72 credits define the level at which the qualification can be registered and at least 120 of all credits contributing towards the qualification must be at level 4 or above. (See Register for more details)
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pokapū whakamātautau Te wāhi ka whakahaeretia ngā whakamātautau ā-waho. Ko ngā kaituku mātauranga ka whakatau kua nui ā rātau whakauru kaitono mō tētahi whakamātautau ā-waho, ka tautapaina hei pokapū whakamātautau. I ngā wahi ka kore he wāhi tika mō ngā kaitono hei noho i ngā whakamātautau a te mana Tohu Mātauranga, ka nohoia ngā whakamātautau i tētahi pokapū ka whakatūria mō taua kaupapa anō.   examination centre a site where external examinations take place. Providers that confirm sufficient numbers of candidate entries in a written external examination will be designated as examination centres. Where no suitable external examination centre is available for candidates to sit Qualifications Authority examinations, the examinations may be sat at a specially established centre.
PPTA Te Wehengarua. (Haere ki te paetukutuku PPTA)   PPTA Post Primary Teachers' Association. (Go to the PPTA website)
PSA Te Uniana mō te Rāngai Kāwanatanga. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o te PSA)   PSA Public Service Association. (Go to the New Zealand PSA website)
PTE whare whakangungu tūmataiti.   PTE private training establishment.  
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 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
QAD Ngā Mahi Kounga Wāhanga, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA. (Tirohia te paetukutuku o NZQA mō te roanga ake o ngā kōrero)   QAD Quality Assurance Division, a NZQA business unit. (See the NZQA website for more details)
QRS Te Ratonga Aromātai Tohu Mātauranga, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA. (He kōrero anō)   QRS Qualification Recognition Servicess, a NZQA business unit. (More details)
QMS Ngā pūnaha whakahaere i te kounga.   QMS quality management systems.
rawaka E hāngai ana ki te taunaki mōhio o te aromatawai. Mā te rawaka o te taunaki mōhio e tau pai ai kua tutuki katoa ngā paearu, ā, ka taea te mahi te mahi anō ki te paerewa e hiahiatia ana.   sufficiency refers to evidence of assessment. Sufficient evidence will establish with confidence that all criteria have been met and that performance to the required standard could be repeated with consistency.  
RCC te whakaaetanga o ngā āheinga o ināianei. (Tirohia te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua)   RCC recognition of current competency. (See recognition of prior learning)
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) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z 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) Back to A-Z menu
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 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)
RoA Pūrongo Ako.   RoA Record of Achievement.
rōpū Ngā whakarōpūtanga ā-kura tuarua e mahi ngātahi ana ki te tuku akoranga e hāngai ana ki te mahi.   consortium groupings of secondary schools working collaboratively to deliver typically vocational courses.
rōpū whai painga He tāngata e whai painga mai ana i ngā hua o te tohu mātauranga, me ngā paerewa, ngā paerewa paetae rānei o roto. Ko ngā tāngata o tēnei karangatanga he ākonga, he tauira, he tāngata matatau, he rōpū ngaio, he kaiwhakawhiwhi mahi, he kaituku mātauranga rānei i roto i tētahi whakaruruhau whakarite paerewa.   user group those who gain direct or indirect benefit from a qualification and its component unit standards or achievement standards; generally includes students, qualified individuals, professional associations and employers; users may be represented, along with providers, in a standards-setting body.
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 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)
RPL Te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z RPL recognition of prior learning. Back to A-Z menu

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