A foundation for progression

Graduate profiles for level 1 and 2 qualifications

This report introduces four generic graduate profiles that could be used as references for Level 1 and 2 qualifications to ensure that educational stakeholders have a common understanding of what graduates from these levels should know, do, and be.

The report also encourages people to use them as a guide to how such capabilities can be expressed in a qualification, while maintaining the flexibility of providers to design and deliver programmes that respond to the specific learner needs.

Having these profiles available will make it easier for learners, tertiary organisations, qualification and programme developers, and government agencies to all be ‘on the same page’ when discussing the purpose and nature of qualifications at these levels.

Download the report:

A Foundation For Progression: Graduate Profiles for Level 1 and 2 Qualifications (PDF, 1.1Mb)

Discussion document | Foundation Graduate Profile Project (PDF, 600Kb)

Background:

A project, completed in 2014, to develop graduate profiles for qualifications at Levels 1 and 2 of the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF).

A collaboration of Ako Aotearoa, Marlborough Community College, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa, Bay of Plenty Polytechnic, CareerForce, He Toa Sports and Adult Literacy Practitioners Association.