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Last dates for qualification assessment and entry extended

View the qualifications affected in the list below.

Toi Mai has extended the last dates for qualification assessment and entry as per the tables below to allow providers additional time to transition to new qualification versions or complete an expiring qualification.

These extensions were made following requests from providers and to recognise the time pressures many are working under at the moment.

The qualifications are across four sectors:

For more information, click here to see the change reports on the NZQA website. If you have any further questions, please email [email protected]

Computing and IT

ID

Qualification title

New last date of assessment for previous version

2592 New Zealand Certificate in Computing (Intermediate User) (Level 3) 31 December 2025
2593 New Zealand Certificate in Computing (Advanced User) (Level 4) 31 December 2025
2594 New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology Essentials (Level 4) 31 December 2025
2595 New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2596 New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology Technical Support (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2597 New Zealand Diploma in Information Systems (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2598 New Zealand Diploma in Web Development and Design (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2599 New Zealand Certificate in Information Technology Practitioner (Level 6) with strands in Server Administration, Network Administration, Information Technology Security, and Software Testing 31 December 2025
2603 New Zealand Diploma in Information Systems (Level 6) with strands in Business Analysis, User Experience, IT Project Management, Information Systems Innovation, and Data Analysis 31 December 2025
2604 New Zealand Diploma in Software Development (Level 6) 31 December 2025

Conservation and Environmental Management

ID

Qualification title

New last date of assessment for previous version

2963 New Zealand Certificate in Conservation (Operations)
(Level 4)
31 December 2025
2964 New Zealand Diploma in Environmental Management
(Level 5) with strands in Marine, Terrestrial, and Conservation (Operations)
31 December 2025
2966 New Zealand Diploma in Environmental Management
(Level 6) with strands in Marine, and Terrestrial
31 December 2025

Creative and Performing Arts

ID

Qualification title

New last date of assessment for previous version

2625 New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 2) 31 December 2025
2626 New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 3) 31 December 2025
2627 New Zealand Certificate in Arts and Design (Level 4) 31 December 2025
2628 New Zealand Certificate in Digital Media and Design (Level 3) 31 December 2025
2629 New Zealand Certificate in Digital Media and Design (Level 4) 31 December 2025
2630 New Zealand Certificate in Fashion (Level 4) 31 December 2025
2634 New Zealand Diploma in Animation (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2635 New Zealand Diploma in Animation (Level 6) 31 December 2025
2636 New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2637 New Zealand Diploma in Arts and Design (Level 6) 31 December 2025
2638 New Zealand Diploma in Digital Media and Design (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2639 New Zealand Diploma in Digital Media and Design (Level 6) 31 December 2025
2641 New Zealand Diploma in Fashion (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2645 New Zealand Diploma in Web Design and Production
(Level 6)
31 December 2024
2646 New Zealand Diploma in Jewellery (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2648 New Zealand Diploma in Photography (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2649 New Zealand Diploma in Photography (Level 6) 31 December 2025
2867 New Zealand Diploma in Creativity (Level 5) 31 December 2025
2869 New Zealand Certificate in Creativity (Level 4) 31 December 2025
3417 New Zealand Certificate in Entertainment, Event and Screen Production Technology (Level 4) with strands in Entertainment Rigging, Lighting, Audio, Vision, Stage Management, Stage Mechanics, Scenic Construction, Gripping, Screen Assistant Direction, Screen Production Assistant, and Screen Special Effects 31 December 2025

Hairdressing

The last date for entry of expiring qualification [Ref: 2412] was also extended. Both these changes were made to allow time to update existing programmes since the recent publication of the new Hairdressing unit standards.

ID

Qualification title

New last date of entry

New last date of assessment for previous version

2411 New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Level 3) N/A 30 June 2025
2412 New Zealand Certificate in Hairdressing (Emerging Stylist) (Level 4) 31 December 2024 N/A – Existing expiry date of 31 December 2026 stands