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Quality Assurance

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Assessor Best Practice Workshops 2025

Please join us in an interactive workshop set to inspire excellence in assessment practice.

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Quality Assurance Industry Summary 2024

Ringa Hora currently has the responsibility for maintaining and quality assuring approximately 1,700 standards across the 10 industries of the Service sector.

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National External Quality Assurance

The national external quality assurance system provides assurance in the quality of assessment carried out by organisations with consent to assess.

National External Quality Assurance Plan 2025
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Security Industry Quality Assurance Findings

This report summarises the findings from the Ringa Hora Quality Assurance focus on security providers during 2024.

SECURITY QUALITY ASSURANCE FINDINGS 2024
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Consent to assess

We will support consent to assess applications where we are the standard-setting body.

Consent to Assess
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Consent and Moderation requirements

We are responsible for the development and maintenance of Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) documents.

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Programme Endorsement

If you are developing a programme that leads to a qualification listed on the NZQF in the Service sector covered by Ringa Hora, our endorsement is required prior to submitting your programme to NZQA.

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QA Resources

We have created a range of resources including webinars, how to videos, and helpful guides

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