Incentives for category 1 TEOs
Frequency of EERs
Category 1 tertiary education organisations (TEOs) will have a new external evaluation and review (EER) within 4 years of the previous EER report's publication.
Turnaround times for applications
We prioritise applications for programme approval and accreditation from category 1 TEOs.
If the TEO has consistently and successfully delivered training in the subject area, at the same level, we process their applications within 30 working days.
The 45 working day turnaround time applies to incomplete applications or applications for subject areas or levels the TEO hasn't delivered before.
Frequency of financial attestations for PTEs
Category 1 TEOs only need to submit an Independent Assurance Practitioner’s Review Report or Auditor’s Report every 2 years.
This does not change any of the requirements for private training establishments (PTEs) to provide audit or attestation information about student fee protection arrangements.
Student fee protection (external link)
Independent Assurance Practitioner’s Review Reports and Auditor’s Reports (external link)
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Incentives for category 1 and category 2 TEOs
Making new applications
Category 1 and 2 TEOs can make all applications, including for special offshore programme approval.
Delivery sites
Category 1 and 2 TEOs can notify NZQA of permanent and temporary delivery sites instead of applying, with some limitations.
Adding permanent delivery sites
If a category 1 or 2 TEO plans to deliver at a new delivery site in the next calendar year, they can submit a Permanent Delivery Site Form. This is an attestation rather than an application
TEOs should submit these to NZQA by the end of January in the year they will use the new delivery site.
Permanent Delivery Site Form [DOCX, 181 KB]
Adding temporary delivery sites
All TEOs can notify NZQA before they use a temporary delivery site.
TEOs need systems to make sure the temporary site is suitable for teaching and meets all legal and health and safety requirements.
See the approval of delivery sites page for what to include in this notification and when a temporary site becomes a permanent one.