Revised Registration Criteria for NQF Qualifications
Version 3 (November 2006)
The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has revised and reissued the Registration Criteria for National Qualifications Framework Qualifications following consultation with standard setters and other stakeholders.
The criteria have been revised in order to provide a more coherent approach to qualification reviews.
Review categories for qualifications have been introduced to provide guidance about when a new (replacement) qualification should be registered instead of a new version. The new review categories involve an assessment of whether the review has resulted in a qualification that recognises a significantly different skill set.
The new review categories are laid out in Section 11, Revision and Review of Qualifications, in the Registration Criteria for National Qualifications Framework Qualifications
In version 3 of the Registration Criteria, the opportunity was also taken to include:
- Guidance for the inclusion of qualification prerequisites (Section 4)
- An explanation of specified dates in transition arrangements (Section 13)
- An explanation of the NZ Standard Classification of Education - Field of Study (NZSCED) classification for the qualification (Section 17)
For hard copies of the revised registration criteria please contact Samantha Walker on telephone 04 463 3267 or Framework Registration.
Page updated: 21 November 2006