New Zealand Tertiary College

Tertiary education in New Zealand is provided by universities, institutes of technology and polytechnics, private training establishments, industry training organisations, and w?nanga (M?ori education). It ranges from informal non-assessed community courses in schools through to undergraduate degrees and research-based postgraduate degrees. All post-compulsory education is regulated within the New Zealand Qualifications Framework, a unified system of national qualifications for schools, vocational training and training, and 'higher' education. The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is accountable for quality assuring all courses and tertiary education organisations apart from universities.