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Revision of Tourism Conventions and Incentives qualification

 

National Certificate in Tourism Conventions and Incentives [Ref: 0723]

 

The Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation (ATTTO) has revised the qualification listed above.

 

Date new version published                                                             December 2007

 

The next qualification review is planned to take place during 2008.

 

Reason for the revision

 

The revision was conducted to ensure that the qualification remains achievable.

 

Unit standard 61 is not suitable for people in pre-employment training programmes and must be assessed in the workplace using real clients.  The National Certificate in Tourism Conventions and Incentives [Ref: 0723] is intended as a pre-employment qualification.  Unit standard 61 therefore has been removed and unit standard 11831, which is deemed more appropriate, has been added in its place.

 

Unit standard 18229 has expired, and unit standard 20489 has been added as a substitute.

 

Main changes resulting from the revision

 

·           Unit standards 61 and 18229 have been removed, and unit standards 11831 and 20489 have been added as substitutes.

·           The qualification has decreased in level from 4 to 3, and in credits from 45 to 44 as a result of these substitutions.

 

Transition

 

People currently working towards version 2 of this qualification may either complete the requirements of that version or transfer their results to this version of the qualification.  The last date for assessments to take place for version 2 is 31 December 2008.

 

This qualification contains standards that replace earlier standards.  For the purposes of this qualification, people who have gained credit for the expiring standards are exempt from the requirement to gain credit for the replacement standards - see table below.

 

Credit for

Exempt from

18229

20489

 

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

 

Aviation, Tourism and Travel Training Organisation

PO Box 6466

TE ARO

Wellington

 

Telephone              04 499 6570

Fax                          04 499 6577

Email                       file:///I:/FDRG/LIZ/SSBs%202007%20and%202008/ITOs/ATTTO/Documents%20from%20SSBs/Draft%20Qualifications/2007-0301/info@attto.org.nz