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OECD OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (external link) — oecd.org

Te Whakahaere mō te Mahi Tahi me te Whanaketanga ā-Ohanga.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (external link) — oecd.org

OSH OSH

Occupational Safety and Health.

Te Ratonga Oranga.

Outcome Hua

See learning outcome.

Tirohia hua o te ako.

Outcome statements Putanga Whakatau

The outcomes achieved from the learning process of a qualification and the knowledge skills and attributes of a graduate. Each outcome statement must include information on graduate profiles, education and employment pathways.

Ko ngā putanga ako ēnei e kitea ana i roto i ngā tukanga ako mō ia ākonga. Kei ia putanga whakatau te hononga ki ngā pūrongo ako, huarahi ako me ngā huarahi whai mahi.

Overseas Study Assessment Aromatawai Whakaakoranga ki Rāwāhi

This is for New Zealanders planning to study overseas for a level 7 or post-graduate qualification, they can apply for:

  • an interest-free student loan for this course of study;
  • an exemption from paying any interest on their current student loan.

Under section 452 of the Education and Training Act 2020, they need to supply Inland Revenue (IRD) with confirmation from NZQA that their study is comparable to levels 7, 8, 9 or 10 of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework. If currently studying overseas, they need to provide evidence to IRD that they have been enrolled full-time in their course.

Section 452 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) — legislation.govt.nz

He hātepe tēnei mō ngā tāngata nō Aotearoa e ako ana ki rāwāhi ki te whiwhi tohu kei te kaupae 7, kei te tohu paerua rānei.  E āhei ana te tono mō:

  • tētahi pūtea tārewa huamoni kore mō te akoranga;
  • tētahi whakawāteatanga hei utu huamoni ki te pūtea tārewa mohoa.

I te wāhanga 452 o te Pire Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020, me mātua whakamōhio atu te ākonga i te Tari Tāke o Aotearoa e ai ki te akoranga, ā, me taunaki hoki i te whakaaetanga o NZQA e ai ki te whakatairitenga o ngā taumata ki te 7, 8, 9, 10 o te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa. Mēnā, kei te ako te ākonga i rāwāhi i tēnei wā, me taunaki hoki i ngā haora o te akoranga ki te Tari Tāke o Aotearoa.

Te wāhanga 452 o te Pire Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020 (external link) — legislation.govt.nz