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Charges for quality assurance

Information about our quality assurance fees

What we charge for

Ðǿմ«Ã½ may charge TEOs fees for applications and any other quality assurance activities in accordance with our fees as set by the Ðǿմ«Ã½ Board under the Education and Training Act.

Ðǿմ«Ã½ fees

These fees may apply on an hourly or daily basis, plus expenses, to specific quality assurance processes such as:

  • evaluating applications and any associated visits
  • following up non-compliance with moderation requirements
  • the degree monitoring process
  • compliance visits and associated follow-up.

Compliance visits

A compliance visit means any visit and associated follow-up undertaken by Ðǿմ«Ã½ to verify TEO compliance with:

Compliance visits vary in scope. They could be initiated as part of a regular, periodic process or as a result of risk assessment.

They may be scheduled or unannounced.

Examples of compliance visits

  • Programme monitoring against the requirements of the NZQCF Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules, including moderation of assessed work samples.
  • Monitoring of compliance against the requirements of the PTE Registration Rules.
  • Record keeping checks against the requirements of the PTE Enrolment and Academic Records Rules.
  • Student fee protection (SFP) audits against the requirements of the SFP Rules.
  • Monitoring of compliance with Rule 18 of the Programme Approval and Accreditation Rules.
  • Validation visits for newly registered private training establishments against the requirements of the Private Training Establishment Registration Rules.

What we charge

We charge $240 per hour (excluding GST) or $276.00 per hour (including GST) for:

  • compliance visits and any necessary follow-up or additional moderation because of non-compliance.

For more information, contact the quality assurance team