Field: Justice and Law Enforcement

Change report for the Offender Management New Zealand qualification.

Reviewed qualification

Ref	Version	Title	Level	Credits
2659	2	New Zealand Certificate in Offender Management	4	60

Review information

Qualification Developer	Toitū te Waiora Community, Health, Education, and Social Services Workforce Development Council (Toitū te Waiora)
Reason for the review	5-year review
Review date	August 2023
Outcome date	November 2023
Next review date	November 2028

Summary of development/review and consultation process

Toitū te Waiora advertised the review of the above qualification on its website in June 2023.  All associated stakeholders were invited to provide feedback. This feedback was collated over a two-week period consisting of email and face to face meetings via online Teams.

An advisory group made up of learners, providers, the union and industry representatives reviewed all feedback collated on behalf of its stakeholder group.

The advisory group met twice to discuss and finalise the qualification review.  Decisions made by this group were sent to its stakeholders for final feedback, and this was actioned, where appropriate.

The final draft of the reviewed qualification was published on the Toitū te Waiora website and a notification was sent to all stakeholders in August 2023.

Main changes resulting from the development/review process

· The qualification title was changed to align with the Corrections Act 2004, which refers to ‘prisoners’ rather than ‘offenders’. This change was made throughout the qualification document.

· The strategic purpose statement was updated to include a social and cultural aspirations sentence.  

· The graduate profile outcome 2 was updated to “lead staff”.

· The employment pathway was updated to include current industry terminology for employment positions.

· The evidence requirements for consistency were updated to include skill standards.

· The general conditions were updated to include current industry terminology, legislation, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and other programme endorsement requirements.

Review outcome

Ref:	Version	Reviewed qualification	Outcome category	New qualification details/version (if applicable)
2659	2	New Zealand Certificate in Offender Management	B-New version of qualification	2659-3

Qualification review outcome categories

Outcome	Result	Category
Minor changes to the qualification	Qualification version number and ID (Ref) remain the same New review date is required	A
Moderate changes to the qualification	New qualification version number ID (Ref) remains the same New review date is required	B
Significant changes to the qualification	New replacement qualification with a new ID (Ref) The existing qualification will expire	C
The qualification is no longer required by industry	The qualification will expire with no replacement	D

Transition information

Ref:	Version	Qualification title	Last date of entry*	Last date of assessment
2659	2	New Zealand Certificate in Offender Management	N/A	31 December 2025

*only required for outcome category C or D

Any additional information

The last date for assessment of version 2 of this qualification is 31 December 2025.

It is anticipated that no existing candidates will be disadvantaged by these transition arrangements.  However, anyone who considers they have been disadvantaged may appeal to Toitū te Waiora Workforce Development Council at the address below. Appeals will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Toitū te Waiora Workforce Development Council

PO Box 445

Wellington 6140

Phone: 04 909 0356

Email: qualifications@toitutewaiora.nz

Web: http://www.toitutewaiora.nz