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Toi Whānui qualifications

Enabling technologies

Innovative and emerging technology platforms, products and services for industry and end-users, including artificial intelligence, cyber security, virtual reality and software as a service (SaaS). Toi Whānui involves inventions that are applied to enable and improve user capabilities. It is the largest of the Toi Mai workforces and has grown rapidly (largely through migration), but has low employment of Māori, Pacific people and women.

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Qualification Level Credits Ref Status
New Zealand Certificate in Computing (Foundation User) 2 60 4132 Under review
New Zealand Certificate in Computing (Intermediate User) 3 60 2592 Under review
New Zealand Certificate in Computing (Advanced User) 4 60 2593 Under review
New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology Essentials 4 60 2594 Under review
New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology 5 60 2595 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in Information Technology Technical Support 5 120 2596 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in Information Systems 5 120 2597 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in Web Development and Design 5 120 2598 Under review
New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology Practitioner* 6 40 2599 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in Information Systems** 6 120 2603 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in Software Development 6 240 2604 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in Cybersecurity 6 120 3837 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in Software Testing 6 120 3849 Under review
New Zealand Diploma in IT Infrastructure*** 6 120 4129 Under review
New Zealand Certificate in Applied Software Development 6 80 4663 Under review

 

*with strands in Server Administration, Network Administration, Information Technology Security, and Software Testing

**with strands in Business Analysis, User Experience, IT Project Management, Information Systems Innovation, and Data Analysis

***with strands in Networking, and Systems Administration

IT qualifications – Following a round of feedback, we are forming an Advisory Group for the design phase of the review.

Te Wao Toi Whānui – Toi Whānui workforce development plan, released 2024.

IT Technical Support skill standards development – This suite of standards were developed in conjunction with Te Pūkenga and an expert advisory group.

New Zealand Certificate in Applied Software Development – We developed this in partnership with Enspiral Dev Academy. The qualification was listed in August 2022.

New Zealand Certificate in Cyber Security

Computing and Information Technology unit standards review – The change report for 37 standards at Levels 3–4 were published alongside their new versions in May 2022. The remaining standards at Levels 1–5 were approved by NZQA and published in June 2022.

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