Moderation of NZ Diploma in Business

The New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus) is a nationally-recognised qualification, owned and administered by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).

Internal moderation

TEOs accredited to offer courses based on NZDipBus prescriptions undertake assessment according to their own academic rules and procedures. As part of their quality management systems, TEOs must have internal pre- and post-assessment moderation processes in place. Internal moderation processes may include moderation by an external industry person or other TEO.

The purpose of internal moderation is to ensure assessment materials are fair and valid, and that assessor decisions are consistent.

National external moderation

The NZDipBus national external moderation system is managed by NZQA. Its purpose is to:

• identify the extent to which TEO assessment materials for each prescription meet prescription requirements and provide fair and valid assessment opportunities for learners
• identify how fairly and consistently assessors have marked learner work
• provide specific feedback to TEOs and general feedback to the sector on the moderation outcomes.

The process is a quality assurance mechanism to ensure that appropriate standards are maintained across all TEOs, giving qualification stakeholders (learners, employers and the business community) confidence that the qualification has integrity.

To review available reports, see National external moderation summary reports.

For information about appeals of moderation decisions, see Moderation appeals.

Information and forms

The following information and forms are for organisations offering the NZDipBus.