New Zealand Qualifications Authority
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For Education Organisations

What is quality audit?

This section answers these questions:

NZQA monitors the performance of tertiary education organisations (TEOs) through regular quality audits. A quality audit enables NZQA to check on the quality of education and training being delivered. The audit evaluates the organisation’s performance in relation to a quality standard. The standard that applies depends on the type of education organisation, as listed below.

Type of TEO
Quality standard

Private training establishment (PTE), government training establishments (GTE), wānanga

Quality Assurance Standard One for PTEs, GTEs and Wānanga

Industry training organisation (ITO)

QA Standard for Industry Training Organisations

Adult education provider (ACE)

Quality Assurance Arrangements for Providers of Adult and Community Education

Course owners

Quality Assurance Standard for Course Owners

Foundation Learning

Foundation Learning Quality Assurance

 

 

Page updated: 07 August 2007