This page contains links to important documentation and resources for tertiary providers.
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Forms and documents for schools
Finding what you need
Look at the topics below to find the relevant documents.
Topics are listed from A-Z.
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Academic integrity
Annual fees
Find the related forms and worksheets on our web page:
Annual declarations
Go to our web page to find the forms for:
- PTE Annual Declaration form
- TEI Annual Declaration form
Assessment
Principles
Aromatawai and the Principles of Assessment publication [PDF, 5.3 MB]
Consent to assess
Find the information you need on our web page:
Consent and Moderation Requirements
Find the forms you need on our web page:
Applying for approval of Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs)
External evaluation and review
Guidelines
Guide to external evaluation and review for TEOs
Rubric
Rubric descriptors [PDF, 120 KB]
Reports
External evaluation and review reports
Schedule
External evaluation and review schedule 2024
English language providers
Fit and proper person and conflicts of interest
Statutory Declaration as a fit and proper person and of conflicts of interest [DOCX, 75 KB]
Learning outcomes
National consistency of graduate outcomes
Guidelines
Self-assessment
TEO self-assessment summary report [DOCX, 89 KB]
TEO self-assessment summary report (Te Hono o Te Kahurangi) [DOCX, 278 KB]
Reports
Schedule
Offshore delivery
Online delivery
Private training establishments (PTEs)
Guidelines
Guidelines for applying for registration as a private training establishment
Guidelines for maintaining registration as a private training establishment
Applying to become a PTE
Application form for registration as a Private Training Establishment [DOC, 237 KB]
Change of ownership
Application for change of ownership of a registered PTE [DOCX, 78 KB]
Qualifications
Guidelines
Policy for reviewing qualifications listed on the NZQCF
Template
New Zealand qualification template [DOCX, 53 KB]
Application form
Application form for new and reviewed New Zealand qualifications [DOCX, 56 KB]
Review
Schedule of qualification reviews (external link)
Application form for extension of review date [DOCX, 51 KB]
New Zealand qualification review report [DOCX, 18 KB]
Stakeholder attestation report for New Zealand qualification review [DOCX, 14 KB]
Recognition of prior learning
Guidelines for the recognition and award of learning for credit
Self-assessment
Using evaluation to strengthen organisational self-assessment
Standards
Guidelines
Listing assessment standards on the DASS [PDF, 555 KB]
Listing Consent and Moderation Requirements [PDF, 580 KB]
Application form
Application form for listing new and reviewed assessment standards on the DASS [DOCX, 61 KB]
Checklist
Checklist for the evaluation of unit standards [DOCX, 44 KB]
Template
Assessment standard template [DOCX, 23 KB]
Change report
Assessment standard change report template [DOCX, 24 KB]
Change to the classification system
Application form for changes to the classification system [DOC, 75 KB]
Student fee protection
Approval of a student fee protection mechanism
Application for approval of a Student Fee Protection (SFP) Mechanism or Supplier [DOCX, 69 KB]
Exemption
SFP Exemption Notification form [DOCX, 72 KB]
Quarterly attestation
Trustee Quarterly Attestation [DOCX, 19 KB]
PTE Quarterly Attestation [DOCX, 16 KB]
Trust deeds
Standard trust deed for refund period and post-refund period [PDF, 585 KB]
Static trust deed for refund period and post refund period [PDF, 575 KB]