CMR for NZQA Whakaruruhau Environment Māori, Whakaruruhau Wahine, Whakaruruhau Reo Māori Media, Whakaruruhau Tikanga, Whakaruruhau Whenua [Ref: 0166]

Revision of NZQA Māori Qualifications Services CMR

NZQA Māori Qualifications Services has completed the revision of the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) above.

Date new version published October 2013

The next CMR review is planned to take place during 2016.

Summary of Revision

Standards currently classified in the domains of the General Education Māori subfield will be reclassified to appropriate subfields within Field Māori to allow the General Education Māori subfield to expire. The reclassification will take place in December 2013. CMR 0166 has been revised to take into account the requirements for consent to assess for the standards that will be reclassified in subfields covered by this CMR.

Compliance with new requirements

Requirements for consent to assess will apply with effect from October 2013.

Moderation system requirements will apply with effect from October 2013.

Organisations with consent to assess will be expected to be able to demonstrate compliance with the CMR from April 2014.

Main changes

CMR for NZQA Whakaruruhau Environment Māori, Whakaruruhau Wahine, Whakaruruhau Reo Māori Media, Whakaruruhau Tikanga, Whakaruruhau Whenua [Ref: 0166]

CMR for NZQA Whakaruruhau Environment Māori, Whakaruruhau Mana Wahine, Whakaruruhau Reo Māori Media, Whakaruruhau Tikanga, Whakaruruhau Whenua [Ref: 0166]

Terminology was updated throughout the CMR.

Requirements for Consent to Assess (RCA)

Industry or sector-specific requirements for consent to assess

· Criteria 5 and 7 have been amended to clarify requirements.

Moderation Requirements (MR)

The moderation requirements have been updated to more comprehensively describe the moderation system and requirements for reporting, funding, non-compliance, and appeals.

The Moderation system section was amended to clarify:

· Responsibilities of NZQA business units, moderators, schools and Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs)

· Moderation plans for schools and TEOs and submission dates

· How moderation occurs and the materials required for moderation.

The Reporting section was amended to provide more information about moderation reports, annual summary of moderation outcomes letters to schools, and the annual National External Moderation Results report for TEOs.

The Funding section was amended to indicate that NZQA may charge for any additional activities required to address issues identified through moderation. Activities such as pre-assessment moderation, additional moderation, visits to TEOs to discuss assessment or moderation issues will be charged at $150/hr (GST excl).

The Non-compliance with moderation requirements section was amended to clarify actions that may be taken by NZQA.

The Appeals section was amended to provide contact details and more information about the process for schools and TEOs wishing to appeal a moderation decision.