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ITP Quality's mission is to provide
an excellent quality assurance service to Institutes of Technology
and Polytechnics (ITPs) in New Zealand.
purpose
ITP Quality aims to assist ITPs to demonstrate their fitness
as accredited providers of quality tertiary education programmes
and services. We do this through effective quality assurance
processes of approval, acreditation, monitoring, evaluation and review.
goals
To
achieve our mission, ITP Quality is committed to:
- maintaining
an efficient, knowledgeable and impartial
approval, accreditation, evaluation and review agency;
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fostering the development of quality strategies, programmes
and procedures in ITPs;
- promoting
a quality systems approach in ITPs that is consistent with
NZQA's Register of Quality Assured Qualifications, which includes
the National Qualifications Framework;
- providing
ITPs with leadership and support in qualityassurance matters,
including a system of audit with qualified knowledgeable accreditation
and audit panels; and training provision for Institutes of
Technology and Polytechnics on all relevant aspects
of quality assurance;
- promoting
public confidence in the quality of ITP programmes.
principles
The
following principles and values underpin all of our
activities:
- a commitment to excellent quality education and training among
ITPs;
- a respect for the autonomy of each institution, and the diversity within the ITP sector;
- support for the concept of continuous quality enhancement;
- a commitment to working in an impartial, fair and open
manner;
- recognition of the need to work closely with the NZQA
and other quality assurance bodies;
- a commitment to work closely with ITO's, industry bodies
and professional groups.
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