QA News August 2000 [ NZQA ]

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August 2000 ISSUE 34

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•	Editorial	•	What is the NCEA?
•	531,816 New Zealanders registered on the NQF	•	The Framework now plays a significant role in NZ
•	40,227 learners have completed National Certificates or National Diplomas	•	What about the registered learners who have not completed Framework qualifications?
•	What is the National Qualifications Framework?	•	National Certificates most frequently gained to 1999
•	Māori and the Framework	•	The Framework and Industry
•	National Certificates in the News	•	Quality Assurers Meet
•	The Framework in Schools	•	At last - Framework Credits from Prior Learning
NQF Statistics:		�	�
•	Unit Standards Registered to 30 June 2000	•	NQF credits gained by field by year
•	Qualifications awarded by field and level to 30 June 2000	•	NQF qualifications achieved by sector by level to 30 June 2000
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Editorial

This issue of QA News takes a look at what the National Qualifications Framework is and the role it fills in post-compulsory education and training in New Zealand.

In a sense we are entering a new phase. The community has come to understand what unit standards and National Certificates are all about and the Framework is filling an important niche.

The Framework is not about to take over the world but its special characteristics are touching the lives of most New Zealanders. This issue of QA News offers some evidence of that and perhaps encourages readers to consider how their organisation can contribute and benefit.

For the first time, this issue of QA News describes the new National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA). Together with the statistics on Framework uptake and the article on the Industry Training Federation, the NCEA is one demonstration of how far we have all come in ten years.

Perhaps the most revealing section of the QA News is "National Certificates in the News". For these snippets we simply draw on media reports about some of the thousands of real New Zealanders who are taking advantage of new education and training opportunities.

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