WD1.10 Qualification requirements (02/04/2012)

1. Applicants must have successfully completed a New Zealand qualification(s) that would qualify for points under the Skilled Migrant Category (see SM14).
2. The applicant must have completed:
   1. a qualification at level 7 or above on the New Zealand Qualification Framework and studied that qualification in New Zealand for at least one academic year; or
   2. a two year qualification at level 4 to 6 on the New Zealand Qualification Framework and studied that qualification in New Zealand for at least two academic years; or
   3. two qualifications at levels 4 to 6 on the New Zealand Qualification Framework that each required at least one academic year study in New Zealand, provided the second qualification is at a higher level (two years study in New Zealand in total).

      Note: an academic year means a minimum of two semesters during a period of at least eight months study.

3. An applicant will be exempt from (b) if they have successfully studied and completed in New Zealand a New Zealand qualification(s) that meets the requirements of (a) and:
   1. that qualification was gained before 2 April 2012; or
   2. they had commenced a programme of study towards that New Zealand qualification on 1 April 2012.

Effective 02/04/2012