Organisation type

An organisation may be any organisation or education provider that can help you gain a qualification - that is they supply education and/or training and/or assessment services. On this website you can search for the following types of organisation.

To find an education provider in a particular region, you will need to go to the Find Education Organisations section of the NZQA website.

Government training establishments	State-owned organisations (other than an education institution) that provide education, training or assessment services, eg Navy and Department of Conservation. Commonly known as GTE.
Industry training organisation	A body recognised under the Industry Training Act 1992 as having responsibility for setting standards and arranging the delivery of industry training for the sector it represents. Commonly known as ITO. See Tertiary Education Commission for a full list of registered ITOs.
Polytechnics/Institutes of Technology	Deliver technical, vocational and professional education. They also promote research, particularly applied and technological research that aids development.
Private training establishments	Are private organisations providing education/training (ie they are not state owned) registered with NZQA. Commonly known as PTE .
Standard setting bodies	A collective term that covers industry training organisations and advisory groups; these organisations are recognised by NZQA as nationally representative of experts in a particular field for the purposes of establishing standards for national qualifications.
Universities	Are characterised by a wide diversity of teaching and research, especially at a higher level, that maintains, advances, disseminates, and assists the application of, knowledge and develops intellectual independence. See the New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee.
Wānanga	An organisation recognised as a wānanga by the Crown under the Education Amendment Act 1990, section 162. These are teaching and research institutions that maintain, advance, and disseminate knowledge, develop intellectual independence, and assist the application of knowledge regarding ahuatanga Māori (Māori tradition) according to tikanga Māori (Māori custom).