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IAEA

International Association for Educational Assessment.

International Association for Educational Assessment (external link) — iaea.info

IB IB

International Baccalaureate.

International Baccalaureate Organisation (external link) — ibo.org

International Baccalaureate.

International Baccalaureate Organisation (external link) — ibo.org

Institution He whare takiura

An institution generally refers to Te Pūkenga and its subsidiaries, university or wānanga (definition in section 10 the Education and Training Act 2020).

Section 10 the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) — Legislation.govt.nz

E kīia nei ko Te Pūkenga o Aotearoa, ko ōna turuki hoki, ko ngā wānanga me ngā whare wānanga (nā te Pire Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020, Wāhanga 10).

(external link)Section 10 the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) (external link) — Legislation.govt.nz

Interim results Tukunga iho tuatahi

Results provided to learners in January that are subject to review/reconsideration.

Ko ngā tukunga iho ka tonoa ki ngā ākonga i te Hui-tanguru o ia tau ka āhei te arotake/whakaaro anō.

Internal assessment Aromatawai ā-roto

All those assessments where the assessment judgement is made within a learning institution.

Ko aua aromatawai ka whakawākia katoatia i roto i te whakahaere mātauranga.

Internal moderation (Te) whakaōrite ā-roto

An internal process confirming an organisation's assessment activities are fair, valid and consistent across all assessors and throughout all its sites.

Ko tētahi hātepe ā-roto e whakapūmau ana he tika, he pono, he rite ngā ngohe aromatawai o tētahi whakahaere puta noa i āna kaiaromatawai me ōna wāhi ako.

International Qualifications Assessment (IQA) Aromatawai Tohu nō Rāwāhi

International Qualifications Assessment (IQA) is a full assessment of qualifications gained outside New Zealand.

This tells the applicant which New Zealand qualifications are similar to those they have gained. This is done by comparing their qualification with those on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF). The IQA will also tell the applicant the level of learning outcome their qualification represents on the NZQF.

If NZQA cannot match their qualification to a New Zealand qualification, their qualification will be compared to a level on the NZQF.

International Qualifications Assessment (IQA) (external link)

New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) (external link)

He aromatawai matua te Aromatawai Tohu nō Rāwāhi o ngā tohu mātauranga o waho o Aotearoa.

Hei whakamōhio i te kaitono he aha ngā tohu ki Aotearoa e ōrite ana ki aua tohu ki rāwāhi. Ka whakaritea ngā tohu nō rāwāhi ki ngā tohu kei raro i te mana o te Te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Ka whakaritea hoki te kaupae hua o te ako mō te tohu nō rāwāhi ki tā Te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.

Ki te kore a Te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa e āhei ana ki te whakarite i te tohu nō rāwāhi ki tētahi tohu nō Aotearoa, ka whakaritea taua tohu ki tētahi kaupapa ki tā Te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.

(external link)International Qualifications Assessment (IQA) (external link) (external link)

(external link)New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) (external link) (external link)

International student He ākonga nō rāwāhi

At any time, a person who is not a domestic student, see section 10 of the Education and Training Act 2020.

Mēnā he ākonga nō whenua kē, tirohia te wāhanga 2 (1) Nā  Ture Mātauranga 1989.

ISO ISO

International Organisation for Standardization.

International Organisation for Standardization (external link) — iso.org

Te Whakahaere ā-Ao mō te Whakaōritetanga.

International Organisation for Standardization (external link) — iso.org

ITENZ ITENZ

Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand is a membership group representing private training establishments.

Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (external link) — itenz.co.nz

He rōpū mematanga hei māngai mō ngā whare whakangungu tūmataiti.

Independent Tertiary Education New Zealand (external link) — itenz.co.nz