In 2024, tertiary providers will have an opportunity to submit assessment activities, that they have developed, to NZQA to be quality assured at no cost.
The assessment activities must be based on an NZQA managed unit standard, i.e. Māori Qualifications Services or National Qualifications Services systems standard.
Providers may submit up to three assessment activities to be quality assured and may only submit one activity per standard. The activities can be for a single standard or part of an integrated assessment in English or te reo Māori.
The assessment activities can be submitted from 22 January 2024 to 28 March 2024.
The assessment materials must:
- Meet all the requirements of the standard, and
- Allow ākonga to meet all requirements of the standard.
The assessment conditions must be appropriate to the standard.
The assessment schedule should include statements that:
- Clearly describe performance levels (quality and quantity) that meet the requirements of the standard at each level of achievement (as appropriate to the standard)
- Give examples of ākonga responses that meet the requirements of the standard at each level of achievement (as appropriate to the standard)
A Tertiary Assessment Materials Quality Assurance Report will be completed by NZQA and include one of two ratings – ‘the assessment material meets the requirements of the standard’ or ‘the assessment material requires modification’. The report may take up to 30 working days to complete and be sent to the provider.
Where the assessment activity requires modification, NZQA will advise the applicant of the need for the modification and explain why the modification is needed. Tertiary providers may submit the modified material for a further and final quality assurance check.
Where the assessment activity meets the requirements of the standard, NZQA will record the result and note it for external moderation.
Submission process
Tertiary providers wanting to submit assessment activities for pre-assessment moderation should complete the below form and, along with the material, email it to tertiary@nzqa.govt.nz
Request for Tertiary Assessment Moderation Quality Assurance Form [PDF, 364 KB]
If you have any queries regarding pre-assessment of assessment activities, email them to tertiary@nzqa.govt.nz