2023 Quality Assurance and Enhancement Plan is live! February 1st, 2023 The Plan is for providers assessing standards and delivering programmes in the food and fibre sector. We have developed a National External Quality Assurance and Moderation Plan for providers assessing standards and delivering programmes in the food and fibre sector. Providers have endorsed our whanaungatanga (relationship-based) approach which we will continue to build on this year. The 2023 plan features: A successful risk-based moderation approach (started in 2022) to continue in 2023. Programme endorsement function to continue in 2023 and we will start to focus on moderation at a programme level. The Quality Assurance and Moderation team to continue on-site provider visits as well as trialling virtual site visits in 2023 Muka Tangata advice, action and assurance values to continue in 2023: Whanaungatanga – an emphasis on building relationships first; Whakapono – having a reciprocal high trust model; Whakapakari – a ‘side by side’ approach to improving and upskilling best practice; Whakanui – acknowledging and celebrating stories of success and best practice. Read more about national external moderation and the 2023 plan here.