Glossary

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  • Quality Assurance (QA)

    The New Zealand Qualifications Authority has overall national responsibility for the approval, accreditation and registration of tertiary education organisations (other than universities) and the programmes they provide. Universities New Zealand is responsible for the approval and quality assurance of university qualifications.

  • Quality Tertiary Institutes (QTI)

    Quality Tertiary Institutes (QTI) is a smaller peak body, with 23 members.  All but one of its members are TEC funded, and most are larger private training establishments (PTEs) that receive more than $5m in TEC funding.  All 23 members have a representative on the QTI Board.

  • Rangahau

    Research. Can be applied to research specifically about issues of interest to and for Māori.

  • Rangatahi

    Māori youth.

  • Raranga

    Weaving.

  • Rauemi

    Resources.

  • Registered PTE

    A private training establishment (PTE) that has been granted registration by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority under subpart 5 of Part 4 of the Education and Training Act and whose registration has not been cancelled.

  • Rural education activities programme providers (REAPs)

    A community-based TEO providing a flexible education resource, formal and non-formal education services for defined rural communities within geographical districts.   Excludes urban areas with populations greater than 20,000.

  • Schedule of approved funding

    The appendix in a funding approval letter which specifies the approved funding amounts.

  • Science, technology, engineering and mathematics

    STEM is an acronym referring to the academic disciplines of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.