FIELD EDUCATION
Review of Assessment and Programming in Special Education unit standard 7304
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Subfield |
Domain |
Id |
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Special Education |
Assessment and Programming in Special Education |
7304 |
The NZQA National Qualifications Services (NQS) has completed the review of the unit standard listed above that was registered in June 1996.
Date report published February 2006
New comments by date of new unit standard February 2009
Expiry date of new unit standard December 2010
Summary of review and consultation process
During the review of Special Education unit standards in 2003, it was noted that unit standard 7304 was used extensively by Early Childhood Education providers as it was an integral part of the National Certificate in Early Childhood Education and Care (Level 5) [Ref: 0430]. Early Childhood Educators on the review panel commented that this unit standard would fit better in the Early Childhood Education and Care subfield.
At a meeting of the Early Childhood Education Standing Sector Advisory Network (SSAN) in May 2004, the request for transfer to the Early Childhood Education and Care subfield was tabled and endorsed by the Standing Sector Advisory Network for Early Childhood Education. There was no objection to the transfer from the Special Education sector or review panel.
The review of unit standard 7304 altered the emphasis to demonstrating knowledge rather than implementation, as it was not always possible for a candidate to be actively involved in the implementation of early intervention programmes in some early childhood centres for various reasons, including safety.
Main changes resulting from the review
· Unit standard 7304 has been designated Category C and been replaced by unit standard 21327.
· The emphasis is on demonstrating knowledge of assisting with implementation of early intervention programmes as opposed to actually assisting with the implementation.
Unit standard 7304, categorised as category C, expires at the end of December 2007.
Impact on existing provider accreditations
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Current Accreditation for |
Accreditation extended to | ||||
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Nature of accreditation |
Classification or Id |
Level |
Nature of accreditation |
Classification or Id |
Level |
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Standard |
7304 |
4 |
Standard |
21327 |
4 |
Impact on Accreditation and Moderation Action Plan (AMAP)
AMAP 0135 has been updated to include unit standard 21327, and unit standard 7304 has been removed from AMAP 0100.
Impact on existing qualifications
The following qualifications contain unit standard 7304 and will be updated to take account of this review
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For the purposes of these qualifications, people who have gained credit for the expiring unit standard will be exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement unit standard.
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Expiring unit standard |
Replacement unit standard |
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7304 |
21327 |
Summary of main changes to standards' Ids, classification, titles, levels, and credits
The following summary shows the changes made to the standards as a result of the review. All changes are in bold.
Key to review category |
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A |
Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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B |
Changes made, but the overall outcome remains the same - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number | |
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C |
Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id | |
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D |
Standard will expire and not be replaced | |
Subfield Special Education
Subfield Early Childhood Education and Care
Domain Assessment and Programming in Special Education
Domain Early Childhood Education Theory and Practice
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Id |
Title |
Level |
Credit |
Review Category |
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7304 |
Assist with implementation of early intervention programmes |
4 |
4 |
C |
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21327 |
Demonstrate knowledge of assisting with the implementation of early intervention programmes in ECE |
4 |
4 |
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