If you were developing a programme that led to a qualification listed on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF), the Education and Training Act required the programme to be approved by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA).
Prior to submitting a programme to NZQA, endorsement from the relevant Workforce Development Council (WDC) was required for qualifications within its coverage.
If you intended to deliver a programme, you also needed to be accredited as an approved provider. More information about programme approval and accreditation was available via NZQA’s website here.
Information about the ISB now responsible for programme endorsement will be provided once confirmed.
Hanga-Aro-Rau provided guidance to education providers throughout the programme development process. Providers were encouraged to engage early so that any changes to rules, regulations, specifications or conditions relating to the qualification could be identified and addressed.
Once a programme was finalised, and before submission to NZQA, endorsement from Hanga-Aro-Rau was required.
Programme guidance information for selected qualifications was made available on this website.
Hanga-Aro-Rau was committed to supporting the development of high-quality, industry-aligned programmes. Our endorsement considerations differed from NZQA approval criteria and focused on meeting both industry and learner needs, while also contributing to an education system that honoured Te Tiriti o Waitangi and supported Māori-Crown relations.
We focused on six considerations:
Read the full details of these considerations.
As part of the NZQA programme approval process for new programmes and Type Two changes, providers were required to submit a letter of endorsement from the relevant WDC.
Type One changes did NOT require a letter of endorsement.
For a new programme, providers were required to complete a New Programme Endorsement Form, including information about:
Once Hanga-Aro-Rau was satisfied that the programme met all endorsement requirements, a letter of endorsement was issued to support the NZQA approval application. This letter was valid for six months.
Type One changes do not require WDC endorsement.
For Type Two changes to an already approved programme, providers were required to submit:
Once requirements were met, a letter of endorsement was issued to accompany the NZQA application.
There was no fee for Hanga-Aro-Rau to review and provide programme endorsement, and requests were processed within 20 working days.
Contact details for future endorsement enquiries will be added to this page once the new ISB has been confirmed.
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