Online programme approval and accreditation application

Section 1:

Contact details

Enter the name of the key contact person for this application.

If NZQA requires more information, this is the person they will contact. An email address is required because auto-generated communications will be sent there.

Section 2:

Course overview

Enter the details of the programme being applied for. These details may be amended throughout the application process and will provide a record of the approved course.

Title: The title of the programme must provide an accurate indication of the subject area. Refer to Sections 2 and 3 of the Guidelines and the information on designators and qualifiers.

Type: For an explanation of the types of course, go to Section 5 of the Register policy.

Level: If the programme does not lead to national qualification, you can check the level in Appendix A of the Register policy.

NZQF and non-NZQF credits: Note when filling out this section that one credit represents 10 notional hours of learning. See Sections 2 and 3 of the Guidelines for more information.

Aim: The aim should be appropriate to the nature and level of the qualification to which the programme leads. See Sections 2 and 3 in the Guidelines and the Register policy for more information.

Content: In this section, you should describe the content of the programme. This could include component titles or similar.

Outcome: The course outcome should summarise the learning of the programme. See Sections 2 and 3 of the Guidelines for more information.

Entry requirements: Entry requirements should be appropriate to the level of study. See Sections 2 and 3 of the Guidelines for more information.

At the end of this section there is a choice of two boxes that can be checked. These are optional and should only be checked if the proposed course leads to one of the registration types.

Section 3:

Assessment standards

All assessments require standards. In this section, the information required relates to unit standards or New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus) prescriptions only. Searches for NZDipBus prescriptions can only be made by prescription title. If the course is local, further information is necessary about the assessment in the course documentation.

Section 4:

Qualifications

This section asks you to identify the qualifications the proposed programme leads to. Qualifications can be national qualifications or local qualifications. See Section 1 and 2 of the Register policy. Note that any programme under 40 credits will not be considered a qualification.

If the programme relates to a national qualification, all you need to do is search for it. If the programme leads to a local qualification, the process for approval to develop, followed by approval to list a new qualification, must have been undertaken.

Go back to the programme overview section to populate the information about content, outcome and entry. These details may be amended throughout the application process and will appear on KiwiQuals once the programme is approved.

Section 5:

Delivery and assessment

This section is about delivery mode and methods, and assessment methods. For delivery mode, choose one of the following:

• Face-to-face
• Distance, or
• Blended

Examples of delivery methods are classroom, lecture, tutorial, workshop, fieldwork, work-based, distance and online

Examples of assessment methods are open book test, written assignment, oral presentation, and practical observation

You will also need to include a section relating to delivery mode and methods (section 2) and assessment methods (section 3) in the programme documentation.

Section 6:

NZQF accreditation

This section allows you to check that you have included the correct unit standards. If you need to make any changes, go back to Section 3 Assessment Standards.

Section 7:

Course documents

You must supply the two types of documents mentioned below. These documents must demonstrate that your application meets the gazetted Guidelines, and are essential before an analysis can be made.

Course documentation:

This refers to sections 1-7 of the gazetted Guidelines and is where you should supply additional information (not already covered in the application form) to demonstrate the application meets those criteria.

Supplementary Evidence:

This refers to any further supplementary evidence you may wish to supply such as programme brochures, student or course handbooks, job descriptions, stakeholder letters of support, MOUs with other providers, documentation about work-based arrangements etc.

You can upload your documents electronically. Documents uploaded electronically must be converted to .pdf first.

Section 8:

Comments

Please add any comments about the programme or process here.

Submitting your application

Before submitting your application you will be asked to review the full application form. Please note that all sections of the application form will appear even if they are not applicable to the application to be submitted.

You are now ready to submit your application. Before you do, check:

• The two types of documents requested in Section 7 have been attached to your application or are ready to be posted to NZQA; and
• You have accreditation for any unit standards that are included in the programme.

Finished!

When you click Submit Application, your application will appear in the TEO applications table. You can View your completed application, or Withdraw your completed application until such time that an outcome has been reached.