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:

Programme 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 programme.

Title: The title of the programme must provide an accurate indication of the subject area.

Type: For an explanation of the types of programme, see Section 3 of the Framework.

Level: This is the level of the qualification(s) to which the programme leads.

Credits: Populate the DAS credits and Total credits fields.

DAS credits relate to the number of credits related to any assessment standards.  If there is no assessment against assessment standards populate the field with ‘zero’.  Total credits relate to the total number of credits for the programme.  This should equal the credit value of the qualification(s) to which the programme leads (including any strands).

Aim: The aim should be appropriate to the nature and level of the qualification to which the programme leads, and to the identified target group of learners.

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

Outcome: The programme outcome should summarise the learning of the programme. See Section 5 of the Guidelines for more information.

Entry requirements: Entry requirements should be appropriate to the level of study.

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 programme leads to one of the registration types.

Section 3:

Assessment standards

In this section, the information required relates to assessment standards only. If assessment standards will be used in the programme list all the assessment standards.

Section 4:

Qualifications

This section asks you to identify the qualification(s) the proposed programme leads to.

All you need to do is search for the appropriate qualification(s).

Section 5:

Delivery and assessment

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

• Face-to-face
• Distance
• Blended

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

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

Section 6:

NZQF consent to assess

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

Section 7:

Programme documents

You must supply the two types of documents mentioned below. These documents must demonstrate that your application meets the evaluation questions for programme approval and accreditation, and are essential before an application can be evaluated.

Evaluation question for programme approval:

How well does the programme design match the qualification outcomes and strategic purpose?

Evaluation question for accreditation:

To what extent does the education provider have the ongoing capability and resources to support sustained delivery of the approved programme?

1. Programme documentation:

You must provide a document that includes:

• Good evidence the programme matches the strategic purpose and requirements of the qualification
• Good evidence that the programme enables learners to achieve the qualification outcomes
• Good evidence the programme is made up of learning outcomes structured in a coherent way to achieve the qualification outcomes and addresses the relevant needs of learners
• Good evidence the programme is acceptable to the relevant communities and key stakeholders
• Good evidence the education organisation has the capability and resources to provide the programme
• Good evidence that the education organisation can manage the impacts of any specific programme requirements
• Good evidence of formal arrangements with the programme owner where this is required.

2. Supplementary Evidence:

This refers to the self-assessment report as well as any further supplementary evidence you may wish to supply following guidance in sections 5 and 6 of the Guidelines.

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 documents requested in Section 7 have been attached to your application; and
• You have consent to assess for any assessment standards that are included in the programme, or have applied for consent to assess.

Finished!

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