How We Define Certain Standard Terms We Use on Our Web Site and in Our Documentation
We use a wide range of standard terms on this Web site and within this document. Their definitions are below.
Definition of Terms
Component
The “meat” of a course. Several components make up a course.
Concurrent studies programme
Where two or more programmes are combined into one cohesive programme approved for funding and single enrolment
Co-requisite
A course a student is required to be completing at the same time as the course or programme in question.
Course
A group of components with similar subjects can be grouped together to form a course. One or several courses can be combined to create a programme.
Credit
A measure of a course or programme. 1 credit usually equals 10 notional hours of study; therefore, a 1-year, full-time programme should be approximately 120 credits or 1,200 notional hours.
EFTS
Equivalent Full Time Status. A government term to determine the equivalency of a student’s enrolment to a full time student. EFTS is determined by the number of credits taken divided by 120 credits.
ITEC
International Therapy Examination Council. ITEC is an international governing body, based out of England, that examines students all over the world in the areas of beauty therapy, nail technology, spa therapies, and other areas. They have been running since 1947. We are an ITEC registered college and have been since we opened in 1985.
Level
On the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework, the level determines the difficulty of the unit standard, programme or qualification. Local course approvals can have levels as well that indicate the difficulty of the tasks involved. Our courses are local course approvals and have no unit standards in them.
NZQA
New Zealand Qualifications Authority. NZQA is the government agency responsible for the registration of private training establishments (PTEs), maintenance of the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF), registration and maintenance of the New Zealand qualifications like the New Zealand Certificate in Nail Technology, approval of programmes and micro-credentials, accreditation of PTEs to offer approved programmes, and the Domestic and International Codes (Pastoral Care of Domestic Students and Pastoral Care of International Students), among many other things.
NZQCF
New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework. A framework created and managed by NZQA that lists all quality-assured secondary and tertiary level qualifications and credentials that NZQA or Universities New Zealand have approved.
Pre-requisite
A course or subject a student is required to have successfully completed prior to starting the course or programme in question.
Programme
A selection of course or courses leading to a formal qualification. Also known informally as a course.
PTE
Private Training Establishment. A tertiary education organisation (TEO) that is owned by a person, persons, or non-government organisation. Aesthetics House Limited trading as The National School of Aesthetics is a private training establishment (PTE).
Qualification
The item given to students once they successfully complete the programmes’s requirements, noting they are now qualified to perform treatments professionally. Also known as an award.
StudyLink
StudyLink are the branch of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) responsible for processing and paying student loans and student allowances.
TEO
Tertiary Education Organisation. Any NZQA-registered or equivalently Government-registered training establishment at the tertiary education level. TEOs include institutes of technology and polytechnics (ITPs) and private training establishments (PTEs), among other TEO types.
TEC
Tertiary Education Commission. TEC is the government agency responsible for subsidy funding, including Delivery at Levels 3 – 7 on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (DQ3-7).
WINZ
Work and Income New Zealand. WINZ is a branch of the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) responsible for processing and paying benefits and social payments. They are the agency responsible for the Training Incentive Allowance.