Originally Posted by
nms.sun3
You wont be able to decide whether your qualifications are exempted using PAR results.
PAR results will be generic like Level 7 or Level 6 with no specification about qualifications/specialization as listed in LTSSL. It would be waste of money/time if you go for PAR and follow it again with IQA. I did the same and realized later that i should have done IQA rather than PAR followed by IQA.
There is no expiry date mentioned in IQA. It's best to go directly with NZQA full assessment.