Acronyms

AMAP

Assessment and Moderation Action Plan

These documents list the requirements of the standard setting body for moderation and accreditation

CATS

Common Assessment Tasks

Developed by the standard setting body (SSB) for assessment against a unit standard

ITO

Industry Training Organisation

ITO's setup within industry sectors to manage industry training.

ITR

Industry Training Register

A national database that logs all trainee details across all providers, ITO's and tertiary institutions (to be introduced 1 March 2011)

NZITO

New Zealand Industry Training Organisation

The ITO for Meat Processing, Dairy Manufacturing and Leather Manufacturing industries.

RCC

Recognition of Current Competency

This is where a candidates existing skills and knowledge are assessed against nationally recognised standards

NZQA

New Zealand Qualifications Authority

Responsible for assuring the quality of New Zealand education

RPL

Recognition of Prior Learning

This is where a person's prior learning is acknowledged as evidence towards nationally recognised standards and/or qualifications.

ROA

Record of Achievement

An Individuals record of learning held at NZQA for all passed unit standards and qualifications

SOP

Standard Operating Procedure

The definition of a particular task a worker is required to perform.

SSB

Standards Setting Body

The organization responsible for developing and registering qualifications and unit standards with NZQA. NZITO is the SSB for Dairy, Meat, Leather and Occupational Health and Safety

TEC

Tertiary Education Commission

The funding body for all post compulsory education and training offered by universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, Wananga, private training establishments, foundation education agencies, industry training organizations, and adult & community education providers.

Terms

Qualification

A Qualification is gained through achieving a standard set of educational tasks. Qualifications cover a wide range of educational levels. New Zealand qualifications include NCEA (National Certificate of Achievement), National Certificates, Diplomas, Degrees. Each level of qualification will be comprised a number of credits.

Credits

Credits count towards completion of a qualification. The higher the level of qualification, the more credits are required

Unit standards

Unit standards are the specific tasks that need to be achieved to complete a qualification. Each unit standard will have a specific focus and will be worth a particular number of credits. Unit standards are set at different levels.