FIELD                 SERVICE SECTOR

 

Revision of Hospitality qualifications

 

National Certificate in Hospitality (Small Business Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 1145]

National Diploma in Hospitality (Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 0769]

 

The Hospitality Standards Institute has revised the qualifications listed above.

 

Date new versions published                                                          January 2008

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2010.

 

Reason for the revision

 

The revision was conducted to take account of the review of unit standards in Field Business and the review of NZ Diploma in Business.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

National Certificate in Hospitality (Small Business Management) (Level 4) [Ref: 1145]

 

Changes to structure and content

·      Replacement of expiring standards 11994 and 17497 in the compulsory section.

·      Business subfield and domain names were updated.

·      Standards 4098 and 18203 were added to Elective 2 and standard 9706 was removed.

·      Credit total reduced from 67 to 66 credits.

 

National Diploma in Hospitality (Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 0769]

 

Changes to structure and content

·      Credit transfer arrangements updated.

 

Transition

 

People currently working towards the previous versions of these qualifications may either complete the requirements for those versions or transfer their results to the new versions.

 

The last date for assessments to take place for version 1 of the National Certificate in Hospitality (Small Business management) (Level 4) [Ref: 1145] is 31 December 2009.

 

The last date for assessments to take place for version 3 of the National Diploma in Hospitality (Management) (Level 5) [Ref: 0769] is 31 December 2012.

 

It is not intended that anyone be disadvantaged by this revision; however, anyone who feels that they have been disadvantaged may appeal to:

 

Hospitality Standards Institute

PO Box 9695

WELLINGTON

 

Telephone              04 385 9563

Email                       qualifications@hsi.co.nz