Glossary

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) handles the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF). The NZQCF lists all the New Zealand qualifications and credentials approved by NZQA — each qualification or credential has a level of between 1 and 10, based on the learning complexity. The NZQCF 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 NZQCF used to be known as the New Zealand Qualifications Framework.

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 and Credentials Framework and assesses overseas qualifications against it.

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 Immigration New Zealand that shows a person from overseas can enter New Zealand to visit, work or live, depending on the type of visa they have. All visas are issued as eVisas, but if you want a physical label (sticker) in your passport, you can apply for one after you have been given your visa.

Anyone included in a visa application who is not the principal applicant or main person applying for the visa. Non-principal applicants can be the principal applicant’s partner, dependent children or partner’s dependent children.