Reporting and monitoring – DQ7-10

This page provides information about TEOs’ reporting on Delivery at Levels 7 (degree) to 10 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (DQ7-10) and our monitoring of their performance.

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Tertiary education organisations (TEOs) with an indicative allocation of DQ7-10 funding submit a completed Mix of Provision (MoP) template, and an Educational Performance Indicator Commitments (EPICs) template annually to us via DXP Ngā Kete.

We approve the MoP and EPICs through the Investment Plan approval process.

We monitor TEOs’ reported delivery against these commitments, the relevant funding conditions and other requirements and expectations that we set TEOs.

Reporting

All DQ7-10 funded TEOs report to us through the Single Data Return (SDR).

We use data submitted via the SDR to monitor performance, publish performance information, and report tertiary education statistics.

Each TEO uses DXP Ngā Kete to:

submit its SDR
register and maintain qualifications for funding, and
update qualification, course and delivery site details.

During the calendar year, each TEO must submit SDRs as per SDR submission dates.

Full details of the data requirements and reporting dates can be found in the Data Specifications for the Single Data Return.

Source of funding reporting

Domestic learners in a programme approved to access DQ7-10 must be reported under Source of Funding (SoF) 01

Source of Funding 03 must only be used to report course enrolments in:

qualifications not approved as eligible to access DQ7-10 funding in DXP Ngā Kete, and
doctoral study where the 4 equivalent full-time student (EFTS) threshold for SoF 01 has been surpassed.

This is regardless of whether some of the provision will be unfunded.

Is provision leading to award of a qualification eligible to access DQ7-10 and above funding?	Enrolments must be reported in the SDR using only ...	Can domestic learners access StudyLink Student Loans and Allowances?
Yes	SoF 01* (except for doctoral study above 4 EFTS, which must be reported using SoF 03 unless otherwise agreed with us)	Yes
No (except for doctoral study above 4 EFTS)	SoF 03	No (except for some doctoral study depending on individual learner circumstances)

* All funded or unfunded Mix of Provision (MoP) EFTS.

Monitoring

We monitor TEO performance and practices to understand TEO performance in the sector, and to inform our decisions about future funding a TEO may receive.

For conditions on minimum performance standards see the DQ7-10 funding conditions for the relevant year.

Educational Performance Indicators (EPIs)

We monitor the performance of each TEO against the following Educational Performance Indicators (EPIs):

cohort-based qualification completions
cohort-based first-year retention
course completions, and
learner progression from Levels 1–4 to higher level study.

TEOs can view their EPIs, and the EPIs of other DQ7-10 funded TEOs, using the My Performance and Tertiary Performance information products in DXP Ngā Kete.

For further information on how EPIs are defined and calculated, please see Performance of tertiary education organisations.

EPI and Mix of Provision (MoP) commitments

We also monitor the performance of each TEO against its Investment Plan Educational Performance Indicator Commitments (EPICs) and Mix of Provision (MoP) commitments.

Note:

For EPICs, refer to Guidance to develop your Investment Plan.
A TEO is responsible for notifying us of, and discussing with us, significant shifts from the agreed MoP, and the rationale, well before any such shift occurs.

Other monitoring

We also monitor a TEO's:

achievement against any other performance standards agreed in the Investment Plan, including any minimum achievement levels
compliance with DQ7-10 funding conditions and legislative requirements
achievement of parity with respect to participation and EPIs for target learner groups set out in the Tertiary Education Strategy, and
achievement of other expectations that we communicate to TEOs.

Monitoring compliance with funding c76xzonditions includes, but is not limited to, Annual Maximum Fee Movement requirements.

Benchmarking

Tertiary education institutions (TEIs) must participate in benchmarking, which contributes to enhancing institutional capability, and performance and sustainability in the sector.

Using the New Zealand Benchmarking Tool, TEIs can measure their performance against various educational and financial performance benchmarks.

Over and Under-delivery

We approve DQ7-10 funding as a total dollar value (not an EFTS volume). A TEO is expected to manage its enrolments effectively and in accordance with its Investment Plan.

For further information on over or under-delivery, see Consequences for delivery over 105% of DQ3-7 and DQ7-10 funding.