Rule ITO014: Programme funding eligibility

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Rule or condition

Industry Training Funding is provided for training toward achievement of the following:

• National certificates
• National diplomas
• Limited Credit Programmes and Supplementary Credit Programmes derived from these.

National qualifications must cover a skill within the industry training organisation's (ITO's) Gazetted coverage.

The criteria for national certificate funding approval are as follows

• The ITO must have accreditation from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) to register workplace assessors for the qualification, and/or must use providers accredited by NZQA to assess the unit standards
• The certificate must be unit standard based and registered on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF)
• The certificate must be for a minimum of 40 credits.

The criteria for national diploma funding approval are as follows:

• The diploma must be registered at level 5, 6 or 7 on the NZQF
• It must consist of at least 120 credits at level 4 or above
• It must meet the NZQA quality assurance requirements for diplomas.