Quality assurance and registration of unit standards

The information in this section is designed to assist standard setting bodies (SSBs) with the Framework Registration quality assurance process for unit standards. You can skip to a specific section by selecting one of the following headings.

Registration Criteria
Documentation requirements
Formatting guide and template for unit standards
Submission of new unit standards
Submission of reviewed unit standards
Submission for revision and/or rollover of unit standards
Resources
Framework Registration Style Guide
Guidance and Examples for NQF Unit Standards
Macrons in unit standard documents

Registration Criteria

SSBs are responsible for the quality of standards submitted for registration on the NQF. The Framework Registration quality assurance process involves an evaluation of the standards against the registration criteria and a compliance check to ensure that any issues raised in the evaluation have been addressed.

The Registration Criteria for National Qualifications Framework Unit Standards focus on standards being fit for purpose, assessable, and capable of consistent interpretation, as well as general editorial and formatting matters.

Registration Criteria for National Qualifications Framework Unit Standards (Version 2, NZQA, October 2005)
Download	MS Word or Adobe PDF

Documentation requirements

Applications for registration must be accompanied by the documents set out below.

The documentation requirements depend on the type of submission. The different categories are New, Review, Revision, and Rollover. For more information on these categories see Review Process for NQF standards and qualifications.

Formatting guide and template for unit standards	MS Word	Adobe PDF
Unit standards must be submitted in the format set out in the template. The standard of formatting required is set out in the Formatting Guide - it indicates where text and tabs are to be placed, spacing, and how text is to be displayed.
Unit Standard Template
Formatting Guide for Unit Standards
Submission of new unit standards
Hard and electronic copies of the new unit standards
Application for Registration of New and Reviewed Unit Standards
Checklist for the Evaluation of Unit Standards
Submission of reviewed unit standards
Hard and electronic copies of the reviewed unit standards
Hard copy of the registered versions of the unit standards annotated (by hand or electronically) to indicate the changes
Application for Registration of New and Reviewed Unit Standards
Checklist for the Evaluation of Unit Standards
Hard and electronic copies of a completed Unit Standard Review Report using this template
Submission for revision and/or rollover of unit standards
Hard and electronic copies of the revised unit standards
Hard copy of the registered versions of the unit standards annotated (by hand or electronically) to indicate the changes
(Or) no copies required for rollover only
Application for Revision and/or Rollover of Unit Standards
Hard and electronic copies of a completed Unit Standard Revision Report using this Template
(Or) completed Unit Standard Rollover Report using this Template

Resources

Framework Registration Style Guide

This style guide deals with matters of punctuation and expression and has been provided here to assist in the writing of unit standards and associated reports and documents.

Framework Registration Style Guide
Download	MS Word or Adobe PDF

Guidance and Examples for NQF Unit Standards

This publication provides guidance and examples for compiling and presenting the contents of unit standards.

The sections set out in this publication correspond to the same sections in the Registration Criteria for National Qualifications Framework Unit Standards.

Each section contains

an extract of the registration criteria that apply - the criteria appear in the grey boxes
guidance on applying the registration criteria in practice, and

examples of acceptable expression, format, and composition.

Guidance and Examples for NQF Unit Standards
Download	MS Word or Adobe PDF

Macrons in unit standard documents

SSBs that need to include macrons in unit standards can download a Māori Keyboard driver from the downloads section of the Microsoft New Zealand website.

Framework Registration maintains the documents available from these pages and SSBs are encouraged to download up-to-date documentation as required. Please email Framework Registration for hard copies.

If you cannot find what you are looking for on these pages please contact us on telephone 04 463 3267 or email Framework Registration.

Page updated: 16 May 2006