Certification Requirements

Certification is exclusive to AdmiNZ member.

Applicants must fulfill requirements in three key areas:

Formal Learning

Formal learning is defined as being assessed by a nationally recognised body and contributes towards a nationally recognised qualification.

• This means the AdmiNZ Professional Diploma in Business Administration or any Level 5 or above qualification on the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF) with a minimum of 120 credits.
• Examples include a Bachelor of Arts from Victoria University of Wellington, a New Zealand Diploma in Business (Administration and Technology) from Te Pukenga, or an AdmiNZ Professional Diploma in Business Administration.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Undertaking learning activities to enhance professional skills, referred to as informal learning.

• For AdmiNZ Certification, you must have completed 125 CPD points over the previous 5 years (an average of 25 CPD points per year). All AdmiNZ webinars, masterclasses and conferences have a points value assigned to them.
• Other informal learning activities also contribute to CPD points, validated through our CPD Points allocation spreadsheet.

Work History

Currently employed in the administrative profession, either in a paid or voluntary capacity, with at least three years of experience prior to applying for certification and a minimum of 1200 working hours over those three years (an average of 400 hours per year).

How to obtain your AdmiNZ Professional Diploma in Business Administration

The AdmiNZ micro-credentials can be combined to make up the AdmiNZ Professional Certificate in Business Administration or the AdmiNZ Professional Diploma in Business Administration.

AdmiNZ micro-credentials have been assessed by NZQA to have Level 5 equivalency to the New Zealand Qualifications and Credentials Framework (NZQCF).

The AdmiNZ Professional Certificate in Business Administration is the equivalent of gaining 60 credits of learning on the NZQCF at Level 5. The AdmiNZ Professional Diploma in Business Administration is the equivalent of gaining 120 credits of learning on the NZQCF at Level 5.

On completion of either of the AdmiNZ professional qualifications you will receive a digital badge. A digital badge is an electronic representation of your achievement. It’s visual, available online and is embedded with metadata that provides context, meaning, process and result of an activity.

Provisional Certification 

If you hold a Level 4, 60 credit qualification or have gained three AdmiNZ micro-credentials you can apply for Provisional Certification.

You must meet the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and work history criteria as for Certification.

Once you complete six AdmiNZ micro-credentials and gain the AdmiNZ Professional Diploma in Business Administration you can apply for Certification. It you complete another Level 5, 120 credit or above qualification you can also apply.

If you hold a Level 4, 60 credit qualification or have gained three AdmiNZ micro-credentials you can apply for Provisional Certification.

You must meet the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and work history criteria as for Certification.

Certification Renewal

Once you have achieved Certification, you need to maintain it! Certification Renewal is required every two years.

To maintain your Certification status you need to:

1. Continue working in an administration role for at least 400 hours per year for each of the 2 years.
2. Earn 40 CPD points over the 2 previous years.