Review of Thoroughbred Racing unit standards 1629 and 1630

FIELD AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHERIES

Review of Thoroughbred Racing unit standards 1629 and 1630

Subfield	Domain	Id
Equine	Thoroughbred Racing	1629, 1630

The New Zealand Equine Industry Training Organisation has completed the review of the unit standards listed above.

Date new versions published November 2006

Planned review date December 2011

Summary of review and consultation process

Feedback from industry was tabled at the New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) Apprenticeship Board meeting in December 2004 that highlighted the fact that thoroughbred racing unit standards currently registered on the NZQA framework and contained within the National Certificate in Equine (Thoroughbred Racing) (Level 4) [Ref: 1070] insufficiently represented riding skills apprentice jockeys were required to acquire, prior to becoming fully fledged jockeys. Furthermore, industry requested training and licensing be further aligned, whereby relevant specialist unit standards be 'signed off' by NZTR officials where appropriate. Incorporating Stipendiary Stewards current involvement in NZTR licensing, and aligning these practices with competency of related unit standards, strengthens the alignment between training and NZTR licensing, and reinforces safe practices.

Discussion between industry and the New Zealand Equine ITO Board resulted in the Board's decision to review existing thoroughbred racing riding unit standards and develop new unit standards to address riding skills not represented within current unit standards. During the review process consultation and feedback was sought from stakeholders and consensus acted upon.

Main changes resulting from the review

· Credits revised to reflect the complexity, responsibility, and time required to demonstrate the relevant skills and knowledge.

· Changes made to elements, performance criteria and ranges, to reflect industry practices, terminology and meet technical requirements for registration.

· Amendments of special notes in order to clearly specify unit standard requirements, and provide definitions and consistency.

· Minor amendments to titles to better reflect the content of both unit standards.

· A special note stating, 'For this unit standard the practical assessment evidence must be provided in the context of a commercial business operation under normal working conditions' to reflect the fact that unit standard outcomes must meet commercial expectations.

· New unit standards developed to meet identified gaps.

Impact on existing provider accreditations

Current Accreditation for			Accreditation extended to
Nature of accreditation	Classification	Level	Nature of accreditation	Id	Level
Domain	Thoroughbred Racing	4	Standard	1630	5

Impact on existing qualifications

Qualifications that contain the reviewed standards or classifications are tabled below.

The following New Zealand Equine ITO qualifications are affected by the outcome of this review and will be reviewed in March 2007.

Qualification title	Standards in the qualification
National Certificate in Equine (Level 4) with strands in Breeding, Harness Racing, Sporthorse, and Thoroughbred Racing [Ref: 0216]	1629, 1630
National Certificate in Equine (Stable Practice) (Level 3) with strands in Harness Racing, Sporthorse, Thoroughbred Racing, and Track Riding [Ref: 0654]	1629

Summary of main changes

All changes are in bold.

Key to review category
A	Dates changed, but no other changes are made - the new version of the standard carries the same Id and a new version number
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
C	Major changes that necessitate the registration of a replacement standard with a new Id
D	Standard will expire and not be replaced

Field Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

Subfield Equine

Domain Thoroughbred Racing

Id	Title	Level	Credit	Review Category
1629	Ride a horse at track for exercise work Exercise thoroughbred racehorses in pacework on public training tracks	3	5 8	B
1630	Ride at raceday Ride thoroughbred racehorses at raceday	4 5	15 20	B
22354	Ride elementary pacework on a thoroughbred racehorse and demonstrate knowledge of Racetrack Bylaws	3	4	NEW
22355	School thoroughbred racehorses to jump	4	10	NEW
22356	Ride thoroughbred racehorses for barrier practice and at jump outs	3	5	NEW
22357	Exercise thoroughbred racehorses in fastwork on public training tracks	4	8	NEW
22358	Ride thoroughbred racehorses at Official Trials to obtain a raceday licence	4	15	NEW
22360	Ride a thoroughbred horse in an exercise saddle	2	3	NEW
22916	Ride thoroughbred racehorses to obtain jumping tickets	4	10	NEW

Key to review category

A