FIELD
COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES
Revision of Caving
qualification
National
Certificate in Caving
(
The Sport
Fitness and Recreation Industry Training Organisation (Sfrito) has revised the
qualification listed above.
Date new version
published
November 2007
The next
qualification review is planned to take place during 2009.
Reason for the
revision
Feedback from
industry indicates that assessment of learning as described in unit standards
4098 and 11281, is not a key skill requirement for single rope technique (SRT)
Cave Guide Instruction. As these
skills are not commonly required, the inclusion of these unit standards in the
National Certificate in Caving (SRT Cave Guide Instruction) is creating a
barrier to completion of the qualification. The industry has recommended the removal
of unit standards 4098 and 11281 and the addition of unit standard 19426, which
covers leadership skills when guiding adventure tourism
activities.
Main changes
resulting from the revision
Changes
to structure and content
·
Credit total reduced from 78 to
75
·
Purpose statement changed to remove reference
to assessment
·
Unit standards 4098 and 11281
removed
·
Unit standard 19426
added.
Transition
People currently working towards version 1 of
this qualification or the Caving Strand of the National Certificate in Outdoor
Recreation (Instruction) with strands in
Adventure Based Learning, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Single Pitch Rock Climbing,
and Tramping
[Ref: 0733] may either complete the requirements for that version or
transfer their results to this version of the qualification.
The last date for people to complete version
1 is 31 December 2009.
The last date for people to complete the
Caving Strand that was in version 1 of the National Certificate in Outdoor
Recreation (Instruction) with strands in
Adventure Based Learning, Kayaking, Mountaineering, Single Pitch Rock Climbing,
and Tramping
[Ref: 0733] is 31 December 2008.
It
is not intended that anyone is disadvantaged by this revision and the above
arrangements have been designed for a smooth transition. Anyone who feels they have been
disadvantaged may appeal to:
Sport, Fitness and Recreation Industry
Training Organisation
Telephone
04 385 9047
Email
info@sfrito.org.nz