Field Business and Multi-Field
Review of Business and Multi-field qualifications
National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 2) [Ref: 0008]
National Certificate in Employment Skills [Ref: 0231]
NZQA National Qualifications Services has reviewed the qualifications above.
Replacement qualifications
New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 1) [Ref: 2861]
New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 2) [Ref: 2862]
Date new versions published December 2015
The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2020.
Summary of review and consultation process
Qualifications which provide a pathway or lead to further education and training (at levels 1-5, excluding university qualifications) were reviewed in 2014 as part of the nation-wide mandatory review of qualifications.
The mandatory review involved broad consultation with the sector, including notification of the intention to expire the national qualifications as part of the mandatory qualifications review process. Stakeholders confirmed the ongoing need for qualifications in these areas that would recognise graduate capabilities and provide education pathways – this has been captured within the replacement qualifications.
Main changes resulting from the review
The two national qualifications have been replaced by New Zealand qualifications.
The National Certificate in Employment Skills [Ref: 0231] can be replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 1) [Ref: 2861] with a programme written in the context of employment skills.
The National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 2) [Ref: 0008] can be replaced by the New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 2) [Ref: 2862] with a programme written in the context of business administration and computing.
National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 2) [Ref: 0008]
replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 2) [Ref: 2862]
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Review category |
C |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
National Certificate in Employment Skills [Ref: 0231]
replaced by
New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills (Level 1) [Ref: 2861]
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Review category |
C |
See Key to Qualification Review Categories at the end of report |
Transition
Candidates enrolled in programmes leading to the National Certificate in Business Administration and Computing (Level 2) [Ref: 0008] or National Certificate in Employment Skills [Ref: 0231] may choose to complete their requirements or transfer their results to the replacement qualifications.
The last date for assessments to take place for the existing national certificates is 31 March 2018 when they will be discontinued.
The last date for enrolment is 31 March 2017. People cannot be enrolled in programmes leading to the award of this qualification unless there is appropriate time available to them to complete the programme and be awarded the qualification before it expires.
Key to Qualification Review Categories
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Category A The qualification is published as a new version with the same NZQF ID |
Changes are made to SSB name, contact details or purpose statement |
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No change is made to title, rules or components of the qualification |
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No transition arrangements are required |
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Category B The qualification is published as a new version with the same NZQF ID |
Changes are made to title, rules or components |
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The new version of the qualification recognises a similar skill set to that recognised by the previous version |
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The SSB is confident that people awarded the new or previous version are comparable in terms of competence |
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Transition arrangements are required if candidates must gain additional/different credits for the new version |
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Category C A new (replacement) qualification is published with new NZQF ID |
Significant changes are made to the qualification in terms of components, structure, type or level |
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The SSB views people with the replacement qualification as being significantly different in terms of competence from those with the replaced qualification |
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Transition arrangements are required |
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Transition may be limited to phase-out dates |
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Category D Qualification will expire. There is no replacement qualification |
Qualification is no longer required by industry |
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The qualification is designated as expiring and a last date for meeting the qualification requirements is set |