eLearn Search Help e-Learning Course Search This tool allows you to search for the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) approved e-learning courses that are available from New Zealand Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Wänanga and Private Training Establishments. e-Learning courses are defined as: Web-based - online access by students is essential to undertaking the course. Web-enhanced - online access by students is expected but not absolutely required. Web-supported - online access by students is optional. The courses that are listed in this search tool are not the entire list of courses available in New Zealand. It is recommended that other sources of information and advice be investigated to complement the information given in this search tool. Information found here does not constitute course or career advice. Searching for Courses This lists individual e-learning courses by the subject area or keyword fields you specify. Specifying a subject area or keyword is optional. However, the more information that is provided, the more specific the search results will be. Course Title Here you can enter a whole title or part of a title. You can specify whether the search will look for results that are similar to the word(s) you supply (by selecting Like), or exactly match the word(s) you supply (by selecting Exact). For instance, searching by selecting Like and entering biology might return results like introduction to plant biology and biology of animals. Searching by selecting Exact would require you to enter the exact full course name, such as biology of animals. Course Title Keywords As an alternative you may list a few keywords to search on, for instance you could enter art and design to look for e-learning courses with art or design in the title. Course Subject The course subject search uses the NZSCED classification for courses (refer to the entry on NZSCED). It allows you to search a subject area at three levels of detail. For example, when looking for statistics based qualifications selections could be made at any of the following levels: Broad – Natural and Physical Sciences Narrow – Mathematical Sciences Detail – Statistics A complete listing of the NZSCED categories is available by clicking on the link to the right of the qualification subject field. Institution Details This allows the search results to be limited to a specific Institution, Institution Type and/or the Institutions in a geographic region. Institution Name In addition to the Course Search details, further focus can be added to only search a specific institution. Institution Region This lists a result only if provider has a presence in a region, such as Wellington or Southland. Institution Type Further to this a specific type of institution can be specified to limit results, for example Wänanga, University, Private Training Establishment, Polytech, or College of Education. NZSCED The New Zealand Standard Classification of Education (NZSCED) is a subject-based classification system for courses at Universities, Polytechnics, Colleges of Education, Wänanga and Private Training Establishments in receipt of government funding. This classification system has been developed by the Ministry of Education in conjunction with Statistics New Zealand and the Australian Bureau of Statistics. For further information on the NZSCED system, please click here. Fee Information The fee information supplied in course search results is indicative only and subject to change. Fees vary, for similar courses, between organizations for a variety of reasons. Please consult the relevant tertiary institution for complete and up-to-date information. Use of Javascript The course subject fields can only be used if your browser has JavaScript enabled. Search for JavaScript in your browser Help function if you are unsure on how to enable JavaScript. All other fields in the course and qualification search will work regardless of whether JavaScript is enabled or not.