Māori providers

Tirohia te reo Māori

• What is a Māori provider?
• Māori Provider Development & Support
• Other NZQA services for Māori providers
  • Māori auditors
  • Publications
  • Māori qualifications

What is a Māori provider?

More than 150 registered providers identify themselves as Māori providers.

Typically these educational institutions deliver Māori subjects, conduct their courses in a Māori environment or focus specifically on the needs of Māori learners.

NZQA statistics show that Māori providers are playing a critical role in lifting the achievement, retention and participation levels of Māori learners.

Provider Development & Support

NZQA provides free 'one-on-one' support to all registered Māori providers and wānanga.

Regional facilitators with Māori providers on building their capacity. This includes assistance with programme development, quality management systems and communications with NZQA.

Other NZQA services for Māori providers

Māori auditors

New Māori providers can ask for a Māori auditor to deal with their registration application. They should specify this in their application documentation.

Once registered, all Māori providers will be assigned to a Māori auditor. For further information on registering as a PTE see registration and accreditation process.

Publications

The Māori Provider Development & Support team produces a regular newsletter called Rongopai that profiles successful Māori PTEs, highlights major changes for Māori providers and gives you a regular up-date from the Regional Facilitators.

For a web-based guide to Extending Your Accreditation, click here.

You can also find publications on Māori qualifications, accreditation issues and publications for Māori learners on this website.

Māori qualifications

Many Māori providers are keen to deliver Māori qualifications or national standards as part of their courses. You can contact the Māori Qualifications Service if you want assistance in this area.

NZQA also produces a range of free assessment resources for subjects like Whakairo and Māori Performing Arts.

For the most up to date information and news on Māori qualifications see Te Huarahi.