Frequency of EERs
Category 4 tertiary education organisations (TEOs) will have a new external evaluation and review (EER) within 6 to 12 months of the previous EER report being published.
Enrolling new students
Category 4 TEOs cannot enrol domestic students or international students, even if they are a signatory to the Code of Practice.
The Education (Pastoral Care of Tertiary and International Learners) Code of Practice 2021
Making new applications
NZQA will not normally grant a category 4 TEO new approvals.
The TEO cannot apply for offshore programme delivery.
Assessment and moderation of student work
Category 4 TEOs have restrictions on assessing and moderating their students’ work.
Within 6 weeks of the relevant EER report being published, the category 4 TEO must appoint a category 1 or 2 TEO to:
- carry out pre-assessment moderation of all assessment materials the TEO uses to assess students, before those materials are used for assessing students; and
- either carry out the assessment and moderation of all student work or verify the category 4 TEO’s assessment and moderation of all student work.
The appointed category 1 or 2 TEO must have relevant experience in assessing the types of study the category 4 TEO provides.
Frequency of financial attestations for PTEs
Category 4 TEOs need to submit an Independent Assurance Practitioner’s Review Report or Auditor’s Report every year.
Independent Assurance Practitioner’s Review Reports and Auditor’s Reports