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SAQA Te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Awherika ki te Tonga. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o SAQA)   SAQA South African Qualifications Authority. (Go to the SAQA website)
SCOTBAC Baccalaureate o Kotirana.   SCOTBAC Scottish Baccalaureate.
SCOTVEC Te Rūnanga mō te Mātauranga ā-Mahi o Kotirana.    SCOTVEC Scottish Vocational Education Council.
SCUNQ Te whakarōpūtanga o ngā paerewa me ngā tohu mātauranga ā-motu. Ka taka mai ngā marau, maraua akoranga me ngā kokonga akoranga. (Tirohia hoki whakarōpūtanga; he kōrero anō kei te paetukutuku o NZQA)   SCUNQ standard classification of units and national qualifications. Includes fields, sub-fields and domains. (See also classification; more details on the NZQA website)
SFC Tiwhikete Pae Ono.   SFC Sixth Form Certificate.
SPANZ Te Rōpū o ngā Tumuaki Kura Tuarua o Aotearoa. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o SPANZ) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z SPANZ Secondary Principals' Association of New Zealand. (Go to the SPANZ website) Back to A-Z menu
SPBEA Te Poari mō te Aromatawai i te Mātauranga o te Moananui ā-Kiwa.   SPBEA South Pacific Board for Educational Assessment.
SQA Te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Kotirana. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o SQA)   SQA Scottish Qualifications Authority. (Go to the SQA website)
SSC Te Komihana o ngā Tari Kāwanatanga. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o SSC)   SSC State Services Commission. (Go to the SSC website)
STA Te Whakarōpūtanga Kaitiaki Kura o Aotearoa. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o te STA)   STA School Trustees Association. (Go the the New Zealand STA website)
STAR Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource, tētahi kaupapa nā Te Tāhuhu o Te Mātauranga (Tirohia te paetukutuku o MoE mō te roanga atu o ngā kōrero) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z STAR Secondary Tertiary Alignment Resource, a Ministry of Education initiative. (See the MoE website for more information) Back to A-Z menu
TAFE Mātauranga Hangarau, Mātauranga Teitei ake (Ngā Kuratini o Ahitereiria).   TAFE Technical and Further Education (= Australian Polytechnic).
Tahua Tāpiri Te whakapotonga e mōhiotia ana mō te Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me ngā Karahipi. Ka tae atu hoki ki ngā tukunga me ngā utu ka whakawhiwhia mō taua tohu mātauranga.  
Bursaries
common abbreviation for University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships. Also the awards and payments gained within that qualification.
Tahua Tāpiri A me te B He utu moni mō te akoranga kura tuatoru, tukua atu ai i runga i ngā māka i whakawhiwhia i ngā whakamātautau Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me te Karahipi. Ka tukua te Tahua Tāpiri A mō ngā māka tapeke nui atu i te 300; ka tukua te Tahua Tāpiri B mō ngā māka tapeke 250 ki te 299.  
A and B Bursaries

cash payments toward tertiary study, awarded based on marks gained in University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships. An A Bursary is awarded for totals of 300 or more; a B Bursary is awarded for totals of 250 to 299.

TAM Aromatawai me te Whakaōrite Kura Tuatoru, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA.   TAM Tertiary Assessment and Moderation, a NZQA business unit.
(Te) Taumata Mātauranga ā-Motu Kua Taea Ko ngā tohu mātauranga ā-motu i runga i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga, ko tōna pūtake he whiwhinga mai i ngā paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae katoa; E rēhitatia ana i ngā kaupae 1 ki te 3, ā, e wātea ana ki ngā tāngata ka aromatawaitia mā roto i tētahi kaituku kua whakamanatia. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
National Certificate of Educational Achievement
national qualifications on the National Qualifications Framework based on credits from all unit and achievement standards; NCEAs are registered between levels 1 and 3, and are open to anyone assessed through an accredited provider.
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taunaki mōhio

E hāngai ana ki te aromatawai. Kia rite te taunaki mōhio ki ēnei e whai ake nei

  • pono - ka hāngai te aromatawai ki te tikanga matua, kia aro atu ki ngā whakaritenga ka āta whakahuatia i te paerewa
  • te anga tika atu o te aromatawai - ka hāngai ngā ngohe aromatawai ki ngā āhuatanga tūturu o te mahi
  • āpono - ka ngākau titikaha te kaiaromatawai ko ngā mahi e aromatawaitia ana he mahi nā te kaitono - kia kaua e whai wāhi mai te mahi, te āwhinatanga rānei o ētahi atu tāngata
  • rawaka - mā te taunaki mōhio e tau ai kua tutuki ngā paearu katoa, ā, ka mahia anō te mahi i runga anō i te paerewa.
  evidence Refers to assessment. Evidence must be
  • valid - assessment will be fit for purpose, so that assessment focuses
    on the requirements specified in unit standards
  • direct - assessment activities will be as similar as possible to the conditions of actual performance
  • authentic - the assessor will be confident that the work being assessed is attributable to the person being assessed - outside assistance must not distort the assessment
  • sufficient - the evidence will establish with confidence that all criteria
    have been met and that performance to the required standard could be repeated with consistency.
Taura Here Te whakapotonga o te Taura here Tohu Mātauranga.   Framework shortening of National Qualifications Framework.  
(Te) Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa Huia katoatia, ko ngā tohu mātauranga katoa kua rēhitatia huri noa i te motu, ngā paerewa me ngā paerewa paetae, me ngā hononga tahi o ēnei. (He kōrero anō)  
National Qualifications Framework
collectively, all nationally registered qualifications, unit standards and achievement standards, together with the relationships among these. (More details)
(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.   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 the Qualifications Authority for the purpose of the administration of all NZQA rules and procedures.
TEC Te Amorangi Mātauranga Matua. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o TEC) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z TEC Tertiary Education Commission. (Go to the TEC website) Back to A-Z menu
TEFA Whetereihana Mātauranga ā-Hangarau o Ahitereiria. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o TEFA)   TEFA Technology Education Federation of Australia. (Go to the TEFA website)  
TEFANZ Te Rauika Tītohu Kaiako o Aotearoa. (Haere ki te paetukutuku o TEFANZ)   TEFANZ Teaching Education Forum of Aotearoa New Zealand. (Go to the TEFANZ website)
(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.   quality management system a system of clearly defined organisational structures, processes, responsibilities and resources used to assure quality.  
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 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 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. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z quality management coherent management activity that ensures quality policies and objectives are set, implemented and evaluated. Back to A-Z menu
tīpako
Tētahi hua o te ako i roto i tētahi paerewa i runga i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga; huia katoatia ka noho ko ngā tīpakotanga te taitara o te paerewa.
element a learning outcome within a standard on the National Qualifications Framework; collectively the elements constitute the title of the standard.  
Tiwhikete Pae Ono Te tohu mātauranga kura tuarua i unuhia ai i te tau 2003, ko te tikanga i uru ai ngā āonga tau 12 o te kura. Ko te 4 haora ia wiki te itinga rawa o ngā mahi ka whakahaeretia i whakaritea mō ia kaupapa ako. I te tau 2003, ka tuku kē te nuinga o ngā kura i te NCEA taumata. Ka āhei hoki ngā kura te tuku i tētahi Tiwhikete Pae Ono (whakawhiti) i te tau 2003 me te tau 2004 hei whakakī i te wāhi ki te NCEA taumata 2, hei tāpiri atu ranei ki te NCEA taumata 2.   Sixth Form Certificate secondary school award withdrawn in 2003, generally taken by learners in year 12 (form 6) of school. Required at least four hours of supervised study per week in each subject. In 2003, most schools offered NCEA level 2 instead of Sixth Form Certificate. Schools could also offer a transitional Sixth Form Certificate in 2003 and 2004 instead of or in addition to NCEA level 2.
Tiwhikete Pae Ono (whakawhiti) He tuku ka wātea i te tau 2003 me 2004, he rerekē ki te Tiwhikete Pae Ono mā te karangatanga 'transitional' nā te mea e kore e taea te hoki ki ngā tukunga iho kura tiwhikete o tērā tau hei pūtake mō ngā tohu taumata. Ka āhei ngā kura te tuku i aua akoranga anō pērā i ngā tau o mua, engari kāore e whakaaetia he akoranga hou.   Sixth Form Certificate (transitional) award available in 2003 and 2004, distinguishable from the Sixth Form Certificate by the term 'transitional' because it will not be possible to base school grade pools on the previous year's School Certificate results. Schools can offer the same courses with the transitional certificate, and no new courses will be approved.
TKI Te Kete Ipurangi. (Haere ki te paetukutuku TKI)   TKI Te Kete Ipurangi. (Go to the TKI website)
TKR Te Kohanga Reo. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z TKR Te Kohanga Reo. Back to A-Z menu
TNA Tātaritanga o te whakangungu ka hiahiatia.   TNA training needs analysis.  
Tohu Ākonga Tuatahi Ko ngā Tohu Ākonga Tuatahi ngā tohu hou mō te kairangi mō ngā konga kura tuarua. Ka whakakapi ēnei tohu i ngā tohu Ākonga Tuatahi I Te Tahua Tāpiri.   Top Scholar awards monetary prizes awarded to top achievers in University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships qualification. There are prizes for candidates who gain top marks in each subject and for the top overall male and female candidates and Maori and Pacific Islands male and female candidates.
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 assured qualification a qualification that is approved by any of the recognised quality assurance bodies. (See Register for more details)
Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa Tētahi tohu mātauranga e whakaaetia ana huri noa i te motu, ehara tōna pūtake i ngā whiwhinga mai i ngā paerewa o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō ētahi kōrero anō)  
New Zealand qualification
qualification of national standing that is not based on credits from standards on the National Qualifications Framework. (See Register for more details)
 
tohu mātauranga ā-motu Tētahi kōwhiringa o ngā whiwhinga mai i te aromatawai i runga i ngā paerewa ā-motu kua whakatauhia e tētahi whakaruruhau; kia whakatūria ngā tohu mātauranga ā-motu e tētahi whakaruruhau kua whakaaetia, ā, kia wātea anō hoki ki ngā whakahaere kua whakamanatia e te rōpū whakaū i te kounga e hāngai mai ana. (Ētahi kōrero anō e pā ana ki ngā tohu mātauranga ā-motu i te Āhurutanga) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
national qualification
a particular combination of credits from assessment against national standards as determined by a national standards-setting body; national qualifications must be established by a recognised national standards-setting body and must be available to all organisations accredited by the relevant quality assurance body. (More on national qualifications in the Register)
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Tohu Paerua Tētahi tohu mātauranga ka whai, ka tāpiri mātauranga me ngā pūkenga ki ō te Tohu Paetahi, ka kaha ake te mahi me te akoranga e hiahiatia ana, he rangahau anō hei whai mā te kaitono. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō ētahi kōrero anō)  
Masters degree
a qualification that builds on the knowledge and skills of a Bachelor degree, requires more demanding and intensive study and includes supervised research. (See Register for more details)
 
Tohu Paetahi He tohu mātauranga kaupae 7 ka whakawhiwhia ina oti pai me te whakatutukitanga i roto i tētahi akoranga, hōtaka rānei, ka tuku i te tirohanga ā-pūnaha, ka takea mai i te rangahau, ki te mātauranga pipiri, ki ōna mātāpono me ōna ariā, ōna whakamahinga me ōna whakapānga, me ngā tikanga tātari me te whakatau raruraru. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga)  
Bachelor degree
a level 7 qualification awarded after satisfactory completion of and achievement in a course or programme that provides a systematic, research-based introduction to a coherent body of knowledge, its underlying principles and concepts, associated usages and applications, and analytical and problem-solving techniques. (See Register)
tohu paetahi, paerua (degree) He tohu mātauranga ka tukua i muri i te whakaotinga me te whakatutukitanga i tētahi hōtaka akoranga whatutoto. Ko tōna tikanga ka tukua e ngā tāngata i roto i te mahi rangahau ka whakaputaia ngā mātāpono whānui me te mātauranga taketake hei pūtake mō te mahi mā te kaitono anō hei whai. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga)  
degree
a qualification awarded after satisfactory completion of and achievement in a programme of advanced study taught mainly by people engaged in research and which emphasises general principles and basic knowledge as the basis for self-directed work. (See Register)
tohu/tiwhikete He tuhinga e tohu ana kua whakawhiwhia he tohu mātauranga. (Tirohia anō hoki Rēhita me Pōkaitahi ā-motu)  
certificate
a document that signifies a qualification has been awarded. (See also Register and National Certificate)
Tohunga m?tauranga tētahi tangata, ka pāhekoheko ki NZQA, ā, i roto ia i t ētahi tūranga mahi i te rāngai mātauranga, tae atu ki ngā pouako, ngā kaiwhakaako, ngā kaimāka, ngā kaitono a ngā tūmuaki, ngē kaiaromatawai, ngā kaiwhakahaere whare whakamātautau, ngā kaiwhakaōrite, ngā kaitohutohu whakangungu me ngā kaiaromatawai wāhi mahi.   education professional a person who interacts with NZQA and belongs to the education profession in some capacity, examples include teachers, tutors, markers, principal nominees, assessors, exam centre managers, moderators, training advisors and workplace assessors.
(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.  
performance indicators
statements against which the performance of an organisation or system is assessed.
TOP te hōtaka huarahi whakangungu. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z TOP training opportunities programme. Back to A-Z menu
TQM Te whakahaere i te kounga katoa.   TQM total quality management
TRB Te Poari Rēhita Pouako (ko te Rūnanga Pouako o Aotearoa ināianei.) (Haere ki te paetukutuku o NZTC)   TRB Teacher Registration Board (now the New Zealand Teachers Council.) (Go to the NZTC website)
(te) tuhi pūrongo Te tuku kōrero e pā ana ki te ahunga whakamua me ngā whakatutukitanga o tētahi ākonga.   reporting supplying information on the progress and achievements of a learner.  
tukunga Ngā āhuatanga o te akoranga ka tukua, tae atu ki te mōhiotanga me te horopaki o te hōtaka, ngā rauemi, ngā kaimahi, ngā rautaki o te whakaako me te ako me ngā ngohe aromatawai.  
delivery
the various aspects of a provided learning experience, including the content and context of the programme, resources, staff, teaching and learning strategies and assessment activities.
tukunga iho tuatahi Ngā tukunga iho ka tonoa ki ngā ākonga i te Hui-tanguru o ia tau ka āhei te arotake/whakaaro anō.   interim results results provided to learners in January that are subject to review/reconsideration.  
UB Ngā Tahua Whare Wānanga. (Tirohia Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me te Karahipi Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z UB University Bursaries. (See University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarship) Back to A-Z menu
UEBS Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me te Karahipi.   UEBS University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarship.
(te) urunga Ngā whakaritenga mō te tiwhiketetanga  kua whakatūngia e tētahi whakaruruhau e tētahi kaituku mātauranga. (Tirohia hoki te Āhurutanga)  
qualification
requirements for certification established by a recognised standards-setting body or an education provider. (See also the Register)
VEETAC Te Komiti mō te Mātauranga ā-Mahi me te Tuku Whakamaherehere Whakangungu (Ahitereiria).   VEETAC Vocational Education Employment and Training Advisory Committee (Australia).
wānanga Tētahi whakahaere kua whakaaetia e te Karauna hei wānanga i raro i te Menamana Ture Mātauranga 1990, wāhanga 162.   wānanga an organisation recognised as a wānanga by the Crown under the Education Amendment Act 1990, section 162.  
(te) whai wāhitanga mai o te whiwhinga (credit inclusion) tirohia te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z

credit inclusion

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whāinga Tētahi hua ka whakatakotoria hei whai i roto i tētahi hōtaka.  
aim
a goal that is set for a programme.
whāinga paetae Te hua o te ako e ōrite ana ki ngā whāinga o tētahi hōtaka, tētahi akoranga rānei.  
achievement objective

a desired learning outcome that is consistent with the aims of a programme or course.

(te) whakaaetanga o ngā āheinga o ināianei Tirohia te whakaaetanga o ngā akoranga o mua   recognition of current competencies see recognition of prior learning
(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) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z 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) Back to A-Z menu
(te) whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga Te hātepe e whakaaetia ai ngā whiwhinga mai i tētahi tohu mātauranga ki tētahi anō, engari kāore mō te katoa o te pūnaha o taua tohu mātauranga (arā ka whai wāhi ngā whiwhinga mō tētahi tohu mātauranga kua whakaritea, kāore mō te katoa o ngā tohu mātauranga i tērā pūnaha) Kei te mōhiotia hoki hei whiwhinga kua tutuki kē, te whai wāhitanga mai o te whiwhinga rānei. (He kōrero anō)  
credit recognition
a process through which credits from one qualification are recognised for another qualification but where the credits are not included within the whole system of the second qualification (ie the credits count for a specified qualification only, not all qualifications in a system). Also known as credit exemption or credit inclusion. (More details)
(te) whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga kua tutuki kē (credit exemption) Tirohia te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga.  
credit exemption
(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)   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)
whakaarohanga āroharoha He hātepe e puta ai he tukunga iho mō ngā kaitono whakamātautau ahakoa kāore e oti tētahi wāhanga, te katoa rānei o tētahi aromatawai nā te māuiui, nā te aha rānei. I mōhiotia hei tiwhikete rata (aegrotat) i mua.  
compassionate consideration
a process that generates a result for examinations candidates even though all or part of an assessment has been missed due to illness or other reasons. Formerly known as aegrotat.
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whakahaere He kura, kāreti mātauranga, kuratini, whare wānanga, wānanga rānei (nā te Ture Mātauranga 1989, te whakamārama, Wāhanga 159 (1)).  
institution
a school, college of education, polytechnic, university or wānanga (definition from the Education Act 1989, Section 159 (1)).
whakahaere whakangungu ahumahi He whakahaere kua whakaaetia i raro i te Ture Whakangungu Ahumahi 1992 ka noho haepapa mō te whakatakoto paerewa me te whakarite tukunga o te whakangungu ahumahi ki tōna ahumahi; e mōhiotia ana hei ITO. Ka whakamanatia ngā ITO hei rēhita kaiaromatawai. Mō te katoa o te rārangi o ngā ITO kua rēhitatia, tirohia te paetukutuku o Te Amorangai Mātauranga Matua. Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
industry training organisation
a body recognised under the Industry Training Act 1992 as having responsibility for setting standards and arranging the delivery of industry training for the sector it represents; commonly known as an ITO. ITOs can become accredited to register assessors. For a full list of registered ITOs, see the Tertiary Education Commission website.
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whakahaunga Ngā mōhiotanga, ngā pūkenga me ngā mātauranga ka aromatawaitia i roto i tētahi tohu mātauranga, i tētahi whakamātautau rānei.  
prescription
the content, skills and knowledge to be assessed in a qualification or examination.
whakamana Te hātepe whakaū i te kounga o ngā akoranga me ngā hōtaka i runga i ngā paearu kua whakatauhia. (Tirohia hoki te akoranga kua whakamanatia)  
approval
a process of quality assuring courses and programmes against an established criteria. (See also approved course)
 
whakamanatanga Te mana ka whakawhiwhia inā whakaatu mai ai tētahi whakahaere i tōna kaha ki te tuku i tētahi akoranga kua whakaaetia ki te aromatawai rānei i runga i ngā paerewa i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.  

accreditation

the status awarded when an organisation has shown it is capable of delivering an approved course or assess against standards on the National Qualifications Framework.
 
(te) whakaōrite ā-roto
(he tauira hou o te mea kua pānui kētia)
Tētahi hātepe ā-roto e whakapūmau ana he tika, he pono, he rite ngā ngohe aromatawai o tētahi whakahaere puta noa i āna kaiaromatawai me ōna wāhi ako. Ka whai wāhi ki tēnei te ārohi whakawāwā me te whakatūturu o ngā rawa aromatawai mō tētahi paerewa e aromatawai ā-rototia ana   internal moderation an internal process confirming an organisation's assessment activities are fair, valid and consistent across all assessor s and throughout all its sites
(te) whakaōrite ā-waho tētahi hātepe ā-waho e whakapūmau ana he tika, he pono, he rite ngā ngohe aromatawai o tētahi whakahaere. Ka whai wāhi ki tēnei te tuku atu i ētahi tauira o ngā mahi ākonga mō tētahi paerewa kua kōwhiri kētia i mua, kia whakatūturutia e tētahi kaiwhakaōrite motuhake ā-waho   external moderation an external process confirming an organisation's assessment activities are fair, valid and consistent. Involves the submission of samples of student work for a pre selected standard being verified by an independent external moderator  
(te) whakaōritetanga tētahi hātepe e whakapūmau ana he tika, he pono ngā ngohe aromatawai o tētahi whakahaere, he rite hoki ki te paerewa e hiahiatia ana puta noa i tētahi huinga kaiaromatawai whakahaere aromatawai rānei Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
moderation
the process of confirming an organisation's assessment activities are fair, valid and consistent with the required standard across a number of assessors or assessing organisations
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whakarōpūtanga He tikanga e karangatia ai he tohu mātauranga. Ko te Rēhita ka whakamahi i te pūnaha Whakarōpū Mātauranga o Aotearoa (NZSCED); ka kōwhiri ngā kaihanga tohu mātauranga me ngā kaituku mātauranga i tētahi karangatanga NZSCED mō ā rātau tohu mātauranga; me whakamana ngā rōpū whakaū kounga i ngā taitara o ngā tohu mātauranga i mua i te karangatanga. Ko te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga ka whakamahi i te pūnaha standard classification of units and national qualifications (SCUNQ) i NZSCED. (He kōrero anō kei te paetukutuku NZQA me te Āhurutanga)  
classification
a way of categorising a qualification. The Register uses the New Zealand standard classification of education (NZSCED) system; qualification developers and education providers nominate a NZSCED classification for their qualifications; quality assurance bodies must approve qualification titles before they can be classified. The National Qualifications Framework uses the standard classification of units and national qualifications (SCUNQ) system and NZSCED system. (More details on the NZQA website and in the Register)
whakaruruhau Tētahi karangatanga whānui e pā ana ki ngā whakahaere whakangungu ahumahi me ngā rōpū tuku whakamaherehere; kua whakaaetia ēnei rōpū e NZQA hei tohunga huri noa i te motu i tētahi marau pū hei whakatakoto paerewa mō ngā tohu mātauranga ā-motu.    standard-setting bodies a collective term that covers industry training organisations and advisory groups; these organisations are recognised by NZQA as nationally representative of experts in a particular field for the purposes of establishing standards for national qualifications.
(te) whakatōpū whiwhinga te kohikohi whiwhinga mō ngā tohu mātauranga.  
credit accumulation
the collecting of credits towards qualifications.
(te) whakatūturu te māka whakarite o ētahi tauira e waru, iti iho rānei o ngā mahi ākonga kua aromatawai ā-rototia, e tētahi atu tangata i te kaimāka tuatahi   verification check marking of up to eight samples of internally assessed student work by someone other that original marker  
whakaū i te kounga Tētahi karangatanga whānui ka whakamahia mō te whakapūmau i te tika me te whai hua o ngā mahi.   quality assurance a collective term used for activities used to ensure that business is carried out effectively and efficiently.  
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) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z 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) Back to A-Z menu
whakauru whare wānanga Te paerewa i whakatūria i muri i te kōrero tahi me ngā whare wānanga me te Komiti Whare Wānanga o ngā Kaiwhakahaere Matua, ā, e puritia ana e te Mana Tohu Mātauranga hei akoranga tōmua mō te uru atu ki te whare wānanga mō ngā tāngata i raro i te 20 tau te pakeke (i raro i te wāhanga 257, Ture Mātauranga 1989).   university entrance the common educational standard established, after consultation with the universities and the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee, and maintained by the Qualifications Authority as a prerequisite for entrance to university for people who have not attained the age of 20 years (under section 257, Education Act 1989).  
Whakauru Whare Wānanga, Tahua Tāpiri me ngā Karahipi He tohu mātauranga ka whakanohoia e ngā ākonga i te paunga o te tau 13 (pae 7). Ka āhei ngā kaitono te uru ki te whare wānanga, whiwhi tuku moni (A me te B Tahua Tāpiri) ā, ka whakawhiwhia he karahipi mō te whakatutukitanga tiketike i ngā kaupapa ako motuhake. Ko ngā kaitono ka whiwhi i ngā tohu taumata e rima, e ono rānei, ka whiwhi tuku moni hoki i raro i te kaupapa Ngā Tohu Ākonga Toa.   University Entrance, Bursaries and Scholarships qualification usually taken by learners at the end of year 13 (form 7). Candidates can qualify for entrance to university, gain monetary awards (A and B Bursaries) and be awarded scholarships for high achievement in individual subjects. Candidates who gain five or six scholarship grades receive monetary awards as part of the Top Scholar awards.
whakawhitinga Kia āta whakahuatia ngā whakaritenga whakawhiti inā pā te whakaurunga o tētahi tohu mātauranga hou ki ngā tohu mātauranga kua takoto kē. E hāngai ana ngā whakaritenga whakawhiti ki ngā whakaritenga wā poto - wā waenganui ka whakatakotoria kia kore ai ētahi e taumaha i ngā whakarerekētanga ki ngā tohu mātauranga;ka wātea hoki he arawhiti mai i ngā tohu mātauranga tahito ki ngā tohu mātauranga hou mō ngā kaitono o ināianei; ka whakaaetia rānei he wā tika ki ngā kaitono e oti pai ai ngā tohu mātauranga.   transition transition arrangements must be specified whenever the introduction of a new qualification will impact on existing qualifications. Transition arrangements refer to the short-to-medium-term arrangements that are put in place to ensure that no one is disadvantaged by changes made to qualifications; that pathways from the former qualification(s) to the new one(s) exist for all current candidates; or that candidates are granted sufficient time to complete the qualification(s) they embarked upon.  
(te) whakawhiti whiwhinga Te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga ki tētahi tohu mātauranga i whai wāhi ai ki tētahi tohu mātauranga anō. Kia whakaaetia ngā whiwhinga i mua i te whakawhiti. Tirohia hoki te whakaaetanga o te whiwhinga. (He kōrero anō)  
credit transfer
the granting of credit towards a qualification on the basis of credit already earned in another qualification. Credits have to be recognised before they are transferred. See also credit recognition. (More details)
 
whare whakangungu kāwanatanga He whakahaere nā te karauna, kō atu i ngā whakahaere mātauranga ka tuku i te mātauranga, te whakangungu, te ratonga aromatawai rānei (arā te Tauā Moana, Te Papa Atawhai); he karangatanga tēnei ka whakamahia e NZQA ina rēhitatia, ina whakamanatia hoki ngā wāhanga whakangungu o ngā whakahaere kāwanatanga. Ka karangatia hoki he GTE.  
government training establishment
state-owned organisation other than an educational institution that provides education, training or assessment services (eg Navy, Department of Conservation); this is a term used mainly by NZQA when registering and accrediting training sections of government organisations. Often referred to as GTE.
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.  
private training establishment
non-state-owned organisation, registered with NZQA, that provides post-school education and training. Often known as a PTE.
whiwhinga He uara tau ka tohaina ki tētahi paerewa i runga i te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga ki tētahi tohu mātauranga i runga i te Āhurutanga e tohu ana i te wā ka hiahiatia e te ākonga ki te whakaatu kua tutuki ngā hua o te ako ka whakaritea. (Tirohia te Āhurutanga mō te roanga atu o ngā kōrero) Hoki ki te rārangi A-Z
credit
a numerical value assigned to a standard on the National Qualifications Framework or a qualification on the Register that represents the estimated time needed for a typical learner to demonstrate that all specified outcomes have been met. (See the Register for a fuller definition)
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