This document sets out the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) policies and guidelines for the external evaluation and review of private training establishments (PTEs), wa¯nanga and institutes of technology and polytechnics. It describes a step by step approach to the conduct of external evaluation and review. The approach to external evaluation and review is generic and applies across all nonuniversity tertiary education organisations (TEOs), yet it is flexible in that it recognises the distinctive contributions of the institutes of technology and polytechnics, wa¯nanga and other TEOs. In particular, the unique values and philosophy of wa¯nanga in the New Zealand tertiary education system will be recognised. At times, this current edition reflects specific details of NZQA’s internal processes and roles which may vary from those developed for the external evaluation and reviews undertaken by the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics Quality (ITPQuality) under delegated authority from NZQA.