How the comparison works
NZQA and the United Arab Emirates National Qualification Authority have completed an initial mapping exercise. This compared the number of levels, level descriptors, domains and learning outcomes at each level on the qualification frameworks of both countries.
This exercise did not conclude that individual qualifications on the two frameworks, and the quality assurance systems, can be comparable.
Stakeholders and international experts did not endorse the results, so the comparison cannot be used for qualification recognition.
Comparing the levels of both frameworks
|
United Arab Emirates Qualifications Framework (NQF) |
New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) |
| 10 | 10 |
| 9 | 9 |
| 8 | 8 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 6 | 6 |
| 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 |
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Next steps
We need to:
- understand how each level is similar or different
- compare examples of qualifications at each level.