Education and Training Act 2020

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Micro-credentials

Heading: replaced, on 1 August 2022, by section 31 of the Education and Training Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 38).

445 Application for micro-credential approval

(1)

An institution may apply to NZQA for approval of the content of a micro-credential.

(2)

NZQA—

(a)

may grant or refuse to grant approval of the content of the micro-credential; and

(b)

must give the institution and any joint applicant written notice of its decision to grant or refuse approval; and

(c)

may grant approval for a specified period or indefinitely.

(3)

[Repealed]

(4)

This section does not apply to any secondary school qualification or class of secondary school qualification that NZQA exempts, by notice, from the application of this section.

(5)

A notice under subsection (4) is secondary legislation (see Part 3 of the Legislation Act 2019 for publication requirements).

See secondary legislation made under this Act (if published on this website)

Compare: 1989 No 80 s 251

Legislation Act 2019 requirements for secondary legislation made under this section
PublicationThe maker must publish it in the GazetteLA19 ss 73, 74(1)(a), Sch 1 cl 14
PresentationIt is not required to be presented to the House of Representatives because a transitional exemption applies under Schedule 1 of the Legislation Act 2019LA19 s 114, Sch 1 cl 32(1)(a)
DisallowanceIt may be disallowed by the House of Representatives LA19 ss 115, 116
This note is not part of the Act.

Section 445 heading: amended, on 1 August 2022, by section 32(1) of the Education and Training Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 38).

Section 445(1): amended, on 1 August 2022, by section 32(2) of the Education and Training Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 38).

Section 445(2)(a): amended, on 1 August 2022, by section 32(3) of the Education and Training Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 38).

Section 445(3): repealed, on 1 August 2022, by section 32(4) of the Education and Training Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 38).

Section 445(4): amended, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).

Section 445(5): inserted, on 28 October 2021, by section 3 of the Secondary Legislation Act 2021 (2021 No 7).