About Te Hono o Te Kahurangi (THoTK)
Te Hono o Te Kahurangi (THoTK) is a whare ako framework and methodology NZQA uses for quality assurance in the non-university tertiary sector.
Tertiary education organisations can choose between two evaluative approaches when they send an application to NZQA. They can choose either the Standard approach, or Te Hono o Te Kahurangi.
If your organisation uses kaupapa Māori and teaches mātauranga Māori, Te Hono o Te Kahurangi lets you engage with NZQA using Māori approaches and values. The framework also contains practices that will add to learner success by assuring national consistency.
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Te Hono o Te Kahurangi guidelines
These guidelines provide information to tertiary education organisations about how NZQA quality assures educational outcomes. They also show how we prioritise Mātauranga Māori and the acceleration of Māori learner success in tertiary education.
Guidelines for evaluative quality assurance
A summary of Te Hono o Te Kahurangi quality assurance processes for tertiary education organisations.
Guidelines for evaluative quality assurance (external link)
Guidelines for assuring national consistency
How we assure national consistency of graduate outcomes for qualifications at levels 1 to 6 listed on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework.
Guidelines for assuring national consistency (external link)
Ngā kaupapa o Te Hono o Te Kahurangi
Six kaupapa are at the heart of Te Hono o Te Kahurangi. These kaupapa act as a common point of reference for education organisation and evaluators and help to guide evaluative conversations and decisions.
The six kaupapa are: Rangatiratanga, Whanaungatanga, Manaakitanga, Pūkengatanga, Kaitiakitanga, and Te Reo Māori.
Relevant rules and legislation
The NZQA rules that apply to Te Hono o Te Kahurangi are:
- Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards Listing and Operational Rules
- Consent to Assess Against Standards on the Directory of Assessment and Skill Standards Rules
- Micro-credential Approval and Accreditation Rules
- Private Training Establishment Registration Rules
- Programme Approval, Recognition, and Accreditation Rules
- Qualification and Micro-credential Listing and Operational Rules
- Quality Assurance (including External Evaluation and Review (EER)) Rules