Qualification Development Fund
Qualification Development Fund
The Qualification Development Fund supports the development and review of qualifications on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) that reflect industry and community need.
The Qualification Development Fund supports the development and review of qualifications on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) that reflect industry and community need.
The Qualification Development Fund subsidises costs associated with levels 1 to 6 qualification development and review activities, including, but not limited to:
- undertaking evaluations
- collaborating with stakeholders
- conducting needs analyses, and
- assessing industry/community impact.
This fund, is available to approved qualification developers, to encourage and support the development and review of qualifications at levels 1 to 6 on the NZQF.
Limited funding is available to contribute to the cost of:
- developing new New Zealand qualifications
- reviewing New Zealand qualifications that are scheduled for review beginning in:
- in 2020, and
- in 2021, where the need to commence the review in 2020 can be demonstrated.
We allocate the Qualification Development Fund via an application process. Eligible organisations are invited to submit an application for funding. Please email your completed application form to the Customer Contact Group before 5pm, 17 November 2020. Qualification Development Fund Application Form 2020 (Word, 541 Kb) Questions If you have any questions about the application process contact the Customer Contact Group. Note: Qualification development Funding is available to contribute to the costs of qualification development. Applicants need to clearly outline how the proposed project for new qualifications will result in qualification(s) that will meet New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) requirements for listing on the NZQF. This requires showing how you will ensure that: Qualification review Funding is available to contribute to the costs of New Zealand qualification reviews that are scheduled for to commence in 2020. This includes qualifications that are due for review in 2020 where you can demonstrate a need to commence the review during 2020. Funding is also available to contribute to the costs of New Zealand qualification reviews that are scheduled for a later date. In these instances, applicants will need to demonstrate: Funding is limited, and we will assess each application against the assessment criteria outlined in the application form. We may choose to part fund an application. We will notify applicants of our funding decisions in writing by late November 2020. We may negotiate funding with successful applicants. We will then provide successful applicants with a funding confirmation letter stating the amount of Qualification Development Fund funding allocated and the conditions of funding. To be eligible for Qualification Development Fund funding, the applicant organisation must be approved by NZQA as a qualification developer. This can be achieved in one of two ways. The applicant organisation must have: A project may cover a single qualification or a suite of qualifications. However, to be eligible for Qualification Development Fund funding, the qualification(s) covered by the proposed project must be at levels 1 to 6 on the NZQF. Qualification development For qualification development projects: Qualification review For qualification review projects: An organisation that receives Qualification Development Fund funding is required to: comply with the requirements of the Education Act 1989 (or the 2021 the Education and Training Act), and comply with any conditions specified in its funding confirmation letter. We pay funding for successful applicants in two instalments, as specified in the funding confirmation letter. We only pay funding after the funding confirmation letter has been signed and returned to us. We pay the first instalment at the start of the project, and we pay subsequent instalments on the receipt of agreed progress or completion reports. See reporting under Monitoring and Reporting below. Funding recovery Funding must only be used for the activities specified in the funding confirmation letter. If the funded organisation receives funding that was greater than it should have been, or that it was not entitled to receive, we will recover the extra funding. This may include: Organisations receiving funding from the Qualification Development Fund must provide us with the following information. We monitor the performance of funded organisations through the information and reports provided to us.Applying for funding
2020
Funding decisions
Eligibility
Organisation eligibility
Project eligibility
Funding and payments
Funding
Payment
Monitoring and reporting
Reporting
Monitoring