Education Sector
Unfunded International Providers (UIP)
Design Approval Form
This form is used by SMS Developers/Vendors who wish to be compliant with the Unfunded International
Providers system (UIP). This form is to be completed by the SMS Developer applicant to seek approval of your
UIP integration design document. Once approval of your design document has been received you may request
access to the compliance environment for testing. The Ministry is aware that the design document may contain
commercially sensitive information and will not disclose the document to any other SMS vendors or potential
software development companies.
Part 1: Application for design approval
a vendor with clients who need to comply with UIP
I am :
(select one option only)
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1
a vendor wanting to comply to be available to new clients
a PTE with an in-house developed SMS
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3
Complete Parts 1- 4
Complete Parts 1, 2 and 4
2&3
Part 2: SMS development contact details
To be completed by SMS Developer applicants, please complete all the following fields
SMS Development Contact
Name*
Contact Phone*
Contact Email*
SMS Name*
SMS Organisation Name
SMS Version
4
*Fields denoted with an asterisk are required
4
1& 2
Field required for
Part 3: Client list
Please list the clients that you will be bringing on board once your change is implemented. This information is used to plan
for the PTEs which will be integrating with UIP following your development.
Organisation Name (PTE)
Education Sector – UIP (2015-09-14)
MoE Number (if known)
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Education Sector
Unfunded International Providers (UIP)
Design Approval Form
Part 4: SMS Development declaration
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I have read the information provided on STEO for the integration of our SMS with the UIP system and
attach our design document.
Development plan and process followed
Technologies used in development of integration
Design Document:
(Contains)
Details of data mapping for event message attribute
Description of triggers for event messages
Method for managing errors and exceptions
Process flow for sending/resending messages (including logging undertaken)
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I request that you confirm acceptance of our design document.
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SMS Dev Contact’s signature
SMS Dev Contact’s name (please print full name)
Date
Part 5: Further assistance and where to send completed form
Once this form has been completed, please post or scan and email the form and design document to the Ministry of
Education or contact us for further assistance.
Email:
UIP.DataCollection@education.govt.nz
Post:
Ministry of Education
Unfunded International Providers
Application Delivery, Student Systems
PO Box 1666
Wellington 6141
Part 6: Design Approval Result
This section will be completed by Ministry of Education.
Result:
(MoE to complete)
Pass (SMS can now apply for access to the UIP Compliance environment))
Fail (SMS to address issues highlighted and submit a new design)
Comments
Education Sector – UIP (2015-09-14)
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