Glossary

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) handles the NZQCF. The framework lists all the New Zealand qualifications and credentials approved by NZQA. On the framework, each qualification or credential has a level of between 1 and 10, based on the learning complexity. The framework helps individuals and organisations understand the level of skill and knowledge someone with a qualification or credential has. It makes it easier to compare qualifications across countries and regions.

The framework used to be known as the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF).

About the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) – New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)

The New Zealand government agency responsible for setting the standards for New Zealand qualifications and recognising overseas qualifications. It administers the New Zealand Qualifications Framework and assesses overseas qualifications against it.

For more information visit:
New Zealand Qualifications Authority

Students who have a New Zealand Scholarship receive funding from the New Zealand Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). There are 4 different schemes:

• New Zealand Scholarships
• New Zealand Short-term Training Scholarships
• New Zealand Commonwealth Scholarships
• New Zealand English Language Training for Officials.

A record held by us that shows you're able to travel to or stay in New Zealand. The kind of visa you have affects how long you can stay and what you can do. A visa may or may not be endorsed in your passport.

A New Zealand visa holder is a person who has been authorised for entry or residence in New Zealand and has been issued a New Zealand visa by the New Zealand government. This visa is not valid until you are in New Zealand.

If you are applying for a visa as the partner or dependent child of a New Zealand visa holder, you can apply at the same time as they apply for their visa.

Anyone included in a visa application who is not the principal applicant, ie the principal applicant's partner, the principal applicant's dependent children, the principal applicant's partner's dependent children.