Image is a fan diagram of the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework which is abbreviated to NZQCF.

The fan is split into ten vertical sections, which are separated with white lines. Each section represents a level on the framework, with Level 1 on the left and Level 10 on the right. Micro-credentials have their own stripe underneath these sections.

The NZQCF logo is in a white semicircle at the bottom in the middle. The background is dark teal. The titles of each level are light blue. The contents of each level are teal, with the blank space a different shade of teal. In a dark teal stripe above the semicircle and below the ten segments, is Micro-credential/Pūkenga-Whāiti. This shows that Micro-credentials can be at all levels of the NZQCF.

The contents of each level are as follows:

  • Level 1 contains Certificate/Pōkaitai
  • Level 2 contains Certificate/Pōkaitai
  • Level 3 contains Certificate/Pōkaitai
  • Level 4 contains Certificate/Pōkaitai
  • Level 5 contains Certificate/Pōkaitai and Diploma/Pōkairua
  • Level 6 contains Certificate/Pōkaitai and Diploma/Pōkairua
  • Level 7 contains Diploma/Pōkairua, Bachelor’s Degree/Tohu Paetahi, Graduate Certificate/Pōkaitahi Paetahi, and Graduate Diploma/Pōkairua Paetahi
  • Level 8 contains Bachelor Honours Degree/Tāhū Paetahi, Postgraduate Certificate/Pōkaitahi Tautara, and Postgraduate Diploma/Pōkairua Tautara.
  • Level 9 contains Master’s Degree/Tohu Paerua
  • Level 10 contains Doctoral/Tohu Kairangi

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