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QAD QAD
Quality Assurance Division, a NZQA division.
Te Wāhanga Whakaū Kounga, he wāhanga o Te Mana Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.
QRS QRS
Qualification Recognition Services, a NZQA business unit that evaluates:
- International Qualification Assessments (IQA)
- Overseas Study Assessment (OSA).
Te Ratonga Aromātai Tohu Mātauranga, he kōwae kaipakihi nā NZQA.
Qualification Tohu, tohu mātauranga
A formal certification that shows a learner has achieved specific learning outcomes to the required standard.
He tohu ka whakaaturia kua tutuki i tētahi ākonga ētahi putanga ako ake ki te taumata tika.
Quality assurance Whakaū i te kounga
Refers to the quality assurance framework which consists of initial entry processes for programme approval and accreditation registration of PTEs, and consent to assess; self-assessment by TEOs; external evaluation and review; and responses to non-compliance with the Education and Training Act 2020
Education and Training Act 2020 (external link) — legislation.govt.nz
He kawenga hei whakaū i te kounga mō ngā tono whakatū hōtaka, te mahere hakamanatanga, te rēhita i ngā kura whakangungu tūmatawhāiti me te whakaae ki ngā aromatawai, arotakenga ā-waho mai i ngā kura amorangi mātauranga; hei kōkiri anō hoki i ngā tūtukinga kore e ai kite Ture Mātauranga me te Whakangungu 2020.
Education and Training Act 2020 (external link)— legislation.govt.nz
Quality assurance body Rōpū whakaū kounga
An organisation that exercises certain powers of NZQA. Current QABs are NZQA and the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee (also known as Universities New Zealand).
Universities New Zealand (external link)— universitiesnz.ac.nz
He rōpū whakaū kounga mō ngā herenga katoa o NZQA. Ko ngā rōpū whakaū kounga o naiānei, ko NZQA me te Kōmiti Tumuaki o Aotearoa (arā ko Ngā Whare Wānanga o Aotearoa).
Universities New Zealand (external link)— universitiesnz.ac.nz
Quality assured qualification Tohu mātauranga kua whakaūngia te kounga
A qualification that is listed on the NZQCF.
Ko tētahi tohu mātauranga kua oti te whakamana e te Taura Here Tohu Mātauranga o Aotearoa.
Quality management system Pūnaha Whakahaere Kounga
An organisation's system for setting quality goals and managing and evaluating their own quality. This usually includes organisational policies, objectives and quality assurance processes.
Ko te pūnaha a tētahi rōpū whakahaere mō te whakatakoto whāinga kounga, mō te whakahaere me te arotake anō hoki i taua kounga anō. Kei roto hoki rānei ko ngā kaupapahere whakahaere, ko ngā tukanga whāinga, tukanga whakaū kounga hoki.