Assessment Rules and Procedures for Granting of The New Zealand Diploma in Business 2009

6 Information about the New Zealand Diploma in Business

6.6 NZDipBus Level 6 (Version Two)

Questions and Answers relating to version two of the qualification are available.

Candidates who enrol for their first NZDipBus prescription that is to be delivered and assessed in a semester or term that started after 1 January 2009 may complete only version two of the qualification.

Each prescription for the qualification is designated as having 20 credits and as being at level 4, 5 or 6.

The following seven prescriptions are designated core prescriptions:

No. Name

400 Accounting Principles

510 Introduction to Commercial Law

520 The Economic Environment

530 Organisation and Management

560 Business Communication

541 Fundamentals of Marketing

550 Business Computing

All core and elective prescriptions are available online.

6.6.1 Entry requirements for version two of the qualification

In general, TEOs may enrol students into the NZDipBus in accordance with the entry criteria approved by the relevant quality assurance body for the TEO under accreditation under Section 259 of the Act. The following are some further requirements for specific categories of students.

Applicants less than 20 years old must have -

a minimum of 14 numeracy credits at level 1 or higher in Mathematics or Pāngarau on the National Qualifications Framework; and

fifty credits at level 2 or above with at least 12 credits in each of three subjects including a minimum of 8 literacy credits at level 2 or higher in English or Te Reo Māori; 4 credits must be in reading and 4 credits must be in writing. The literacy credits will be selected from a schedule of approved achievement standards and unit standards

or equivalent to the above.

International students for whom English is a second language must also have an IELTS score of 6.0 (academic) with no individual band lower than 5.5 or a TOEFL score of 550.

6.6.2 Requirements for the award of version two of the qualification

A candidate has achieved NZDipBus version two when the candidate has:

• achieved 240 credits of which 80 credits are at level six

• completed six of the seven core prescriptions

• completed no more than 60 credits at level four.

A list of the national prescriptions for NZDipBus (version two) and prescription codes (400-600) are available.

Transition arrangements may apply (refer to subsection 6.6.3).

6.6.3 Transition arrangements

The transition arrangement rules for versions one and two of the NZDipBus are:

Any candidate who has passed 12 NZDipBus version one prescriptions and met all requirements for version one of the qualification, and for which the results were reported to NZQA prior to 1 January 2008, qualifies for the award of version one of the qualification.

Any candidate who enrols for their first NZDipBus prescription that is to be delivered and assessed in a semester or term that started after 1 January 2009, may complete only version two of the qualification.

Any candidate part way through version one of the qualification may elect to complete either version one or version two of the qualification. Any version two prescription completed will be accepted towards the completion of version one of the qualification. The last date for award for version one is 31 December 2010.

For the purposes of awarding version two of the qualification, grades of ‘C' or higher for version one core prescriptions that are reported to NZQA prior to 1 January 2009, will be accepted as equivalent to a ‘pass' result for the corresponding version two prescriptions. The results will be recorded with version one prescription code and the grade achieved.

Results of ‘P' (for explanation of grade, refer to subsection 6.11) for version one prescriptions (awarded through credit transfer or Assessment of Prior Learning) are not acceptable for the purpose of awarding version two of the qualification.

Any candidate part way through version one of the qualification wishing to transfer to version two and who has reported results for elective version one prescriptions that have increased in level (refer table below) will need to attain the corresponding version two elective prescriptions through Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) where this is necessary to meet qualification requirements (refer to subsection 6.6.2). The APL process will be managed by the provider who will determine what additional material, assessments, etc, will be required to achieve a 'P' grade for the version two prescriptions. For elective prescriptions that have not increased in level, results for version one elective prescriptions will be accepted for version two of the qualification.

Elective prescriptions which have changed in level

Code Title Level Credit

501 (101) Accounting Practices 5 20

570 (170) Introduction to Banking and Financial Services 5 20

580 (180) Principles of Tourism 5 20

605 (205) Internal Auditing 6 20

630 (230) Leadership 6 20

635 (235) Employment Relations 6 20

637* (227) Entrepreneurial Planning 6 20

644 (244) Buyer Behaviour and Communication Strategies ** 6 20

675 (275) Lending and Securities ** 6 20

676 (225) International Trade and Finance ** 6 20

685 (285) Tourism Industry Management 6 20

Note:

* The 637 prescription is not yet available.

** For these three prescriptions (644, 675, & 676), the above rule 6 of this subsection,

applies to candidates completing requirements for version two of the qualification after 31 December 2009

does not apply to candidates completing version two requirements before 31 December 2009.

6.6.4 Consideration of adverse effect

Candidates who consider that they are adversely affected by these transition arrangement rules may apply in writing to have their case considered by NZQA. An applicant must detail how he or she has been adversely affected. An application should be sent to:

NZDipBus Transition
Tertiary Assessment and Moderation
Qualifications Development and Tertiary Moderation
New Zealand Qualifications Authority
PO Box 160
Wellington 6140

Applications must be received prior to 31 December 2011. No applications received after this date will be considered.

NZQA will endeavour to notify applicants of the outcome within thirty working days of receipt.

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