Fire & Rescue New Zealand is registered and accredited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 to provide education and training as a Tertiary Education Organisation and is operating successfully pursuing the objectives of its charter, and complies in all respects with the requirements under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and its subsequent amendments to provide education and training based on unit standards.

Ministry of Education Provider N° 7279

Date of Registration: 15th day of Sept 1998

Status of Provider: Registered & Accredited Tertiary Education Organisation

Click here to review our NZQA Audit Report.

SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION

Fire & Rescue New Zealand current NZQA accreditation scope includes 2 sub-field accreditations, 24 domain accreditations, and individual unit standard accreditations. We offer a wide range of competency based training based on National Qualifications Framework domains, unit standards and local course. We are also, by arrangement, able to apply to NZQA to extend this scope for Associates' courses which are outside it.

We are accredited with the following Industry Training Organisations:

• Forest Industries Training (FITEC)
• Fire and Rescue Services Industry Training Organisation (FRSITO)
• Sport Fitness Recreation Industry Training Organisation (SFRITO)
• Local Government Industry Training Organisation (LGITO)
• Horticulture Industry Training Organisation (HITO)
• Competenz Industry Training Organisation (Competenz)
• Electro Technology Industry Training Organisation (ETITO)
• NZ Industries Training Organisation (NZITO)
• New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)

click here to review what Fire & Rescue New Zealand is accredited to deliver

TERTIARY EDUCATION CHARTER

Fire & Rescue New Zealand Charter has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Education Act (Tertiary Reform) Amendment Act 2002.

Our Charter lays out our reasons for being — a more permanent document, with an approximate life of 10 years — and our Profile fleshes out how we plan on implementing our charter, including goals and objectives. Profiles are only good for the period of a year.

Our Charter was first prepared by Fire & Rescue New Zealand and approved by the TEC in 2004 and revised in 2006. The draft Charter was submitted to the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) on Friday 30th June 2006 for consideration and approval by the Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education), effective from 01 June 2006 and expires on 31 December 2010.

As Fire & Rescue New Zealand grows we are in the process of continuous evaluation. This means that foundation documents will continue to change and be refined to meet the requirements of the School, Tertiary Education Commission, NZQA and the Ministry of Education.

If you require a copy of the Charter or Profile please do not hesitate to contact us 06 858 5120 or simon@fire-rescue.ac.nz and or click here to download the PDF version of the approved charter

QUALITY ASSURANCE

Fire & Rescue New Zealand is bound to operate in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework (NQF). To ensure that we meet the requirements of the NQF, Fire & Rescue New Zealand is externally audited by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.