Micro-credential equivalency with the NZQCF

Learn about the equivalency service previously offered by NZQA

About statements of equivalency

From 2019 to 2025, NZQA provided statements of equivalency for some micro-credentials.

A statement of equivalency compared a micro-credential that is not listed on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) with a credit value and level of the NZQCF.

This service was only available to organisations that are not recognised tertiary education organisations (TEOs) in New Zealand and cannot have their micro-credential approved by NZQA.

Note that under this service, we only assessed the micro-credential's equivalency with the NZQCF. We did not assess its quality or how it is delivered. 

More information about micro-credentials

Register of equivalency

Find a list of all the micro-credentials that have been assessed for equivalency with NZQCF level and credit values:

Register of micro-credential equivalency

For more information about this service, contact the micro-credentials team