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ASSESSMENT AND CERTIFICATION RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS

6.3 Local Advisory Committee

Each teaching institution accredited to offer NZDipBus programmes is required to have one or more Local Advisory Committees for Business Studies. The membership of local advisory committees shall include members of the local business and professional community, members of the teaching staff of the institution (who shall overall not comprise more than one third of the membership), and students enrolled at the teaching institution. Each local advisory committee shall determine its own composition.

The NZDipBus Regulations state the following specific functions of Local Advisory Committees:

  1. making recommendations through the NACBS to NZQA on improvements to the structure and administration of the qualification
  2. reviewing standards and relevance of NZDipBus courses against the needs of the business community
  3. receiving reports of national moderation of assessments and other quality assurance measures and recommending appropriate follow up actions
  4. receiving reports on assessment results and making recommendations to the teaching institution where appropriate
  5. preparing an annual report for the NACBS on the activities of Local Advisory Committees in the form specified.
Local Advisory Committees have an important role in ensuring that industry developments and current practices are reflected in teaching programmes. In particular, they can offer valuable comment on draft versions of revised prescriptions which have been circulated to teaching institutions for comment.


 

Page updated: 23 February 2005